[Fsfe-uk] RFHelp: links with the Lords

[MJ Ray]

Let's see if I can get the right address second time around.  Sorry.

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> Fwd: [AFLUG] FOSSFA Discussed in UK Parliament
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> Mon, 30 Jun 2003 18:22:39 +0100 (BST)
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> Can we have a volunteer to contact Baroness Amos about this, to make
> sure that she is aware of AFFS, please?  I have a contact in DFID,
> but they have gone quiet.  And a volunteer to contact Lord Avebury.
> Either here on this list, or by email to address@hidden -- let
> us know what you need.
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> From: "Bill Kagai" <address@hidden>
> Subject: [AFLUG] FOSSFA Discussed in UK Parliament
> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 17:42:30 +0300
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> FOSSFA was recently debated in the UK Parliament. For more info go to
> http://www.publications.parliament.uk/cgi-bin/ukparl_hl?DB=ukparl&STEMMER=en&WORDS=fossfa+&COLOUR=Red&STYLE=s&URL=/pa/ld199697/ldhansrd/pdvn/lds03/text/30618w02.htm#30618w02_wqn8
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> Free and Open Source Software Foundation in Africa
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> Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government:
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>   Whether they will consider supporting the Free and Open Source 
> Software Foundation for Africa, and whether they will draw this 
> initiative to the attention of other member states of the European 
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> The Secretary of State for International Development (Baroness Amos): 
> DfID works in consultation with the Free and Open Source Software 
> Foundation in Africa (FOSSFA) through our partnership for IT in 
> Education (Imfundo) and our Catalysing Access to Internet in Africa 
> (CATIA) programmes. We are currently considering an action plan recently 
> put forward by FOSSFA in the context of our wider involvement in 
> information and communications in developing countries.
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> We are in discussions with our European partners and others, through the 
> e-envoy about open source development, particularly in the context of 
> the preparations for the World Summit on the Information Society to be 
> held in Geneva between 10 and 12 December 2003.
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> With kind regards,
> Bildad Kagai
> Coordinator
> Free Software and open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA)
> P. O. Box 919 Nairobi 00100 Kenya
> Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue
> Email. address@hidden
> URL. www.fossfa.org
> Tel. 254 20 272 8332
> Fax. 254 20 272 6965
> Cell. 254 722 379 409
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