The New Nation - Internet Edition

With representatives from over 30 partner agencies of more than 25 countries who are currently working with EMDS programmes around the word, the Annual Global Meet of network partners on 'Bridging the Use-Divide: Meet in Cairo 2007' concluded recently in the Eguptian capital of Cairo. . The aim of the event was to become a rich forum for the exchange of ideas on the use of the programmes, their results and outcomes, as well as for a cross fertilization of ideas and best practice.

Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman, Daffodil Group & Daffodil International University, the Bangladesh representative presented papers in the Cairo meet. In his paper, he talked about the growing scenario of Bangladesh and requested the leaders of the partner agencies to visit Bangladesh and invest for ICT development.

During the session (one week), the new National Centre in Egypt hosted lunch at Egypt's Foreign Trade Training Centre . Information and reports of the partner agencies hwere presented in the documentation for this year's meet.