Aboriginal Canada Portal

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Aboriginal Canada Portal Connectivity Working
Group Terms of Reference Framework (Draft for
discussion/planning purposes)
Aboriginal Canada Portal Working group August
30th, 2004
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(Aboriginal Canada Portal and Connectivity
Working Group)
Pre-amble (to include references to distinct
peoples, ACP background recognition of
importance of transparency collaboration
) Mandate a) through advocacy and knowledge
sharing, promote equitable, affordable
and sustainable access to ICT and develop
related ICT capacities and skills by
Aboriginal Peoples in Canada b) to ensure
that abroad diverse aboriginal aboriginal
peoples interest across Canada c)
increase their capacity to use ICTs for quality
of life improvement
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Aboriginal Canada Portal and Connectivity Working
Group

• Objective
• To foster and guide an integrated
  multi-stakeholder strategy leading
• to
• a) Aboriginal communities gaining access to
  high speed network
• infrastructure and equitable high-speed
  telecom service costs
• acquire the capacity to maintain local
  ICT network and equipment.
• b) measures that encourage Aboriginal culture
  to be preserved, promote
• and gain access to on-line and promoted
  globally
• c) develop advanced and integrated Aboriginal
  government services and
• programs on-line
• d) the development and use of e-learning
  services
• e) develop inter-jurisdictional urban
  aboriginal services and access

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• Mandate
• - to encourage and facilitate
  inter-departmental and Aboriginal
• stakeholder partnerships and collaboration
• - advise senior government and Aboriginal
  leaders on importance
• of connectivity in Aboriginal communities
• - develop the appropriate research and
  associated consultation approaches
• to prepare the an Aboriginal connectivity
  initiative that includes
• consideration of governance,
  coordination, infrastructure, sustainability
• and the provision of equipment and
  capacities to deliver e-health, e-ecdev,
• e-gov, e-learning, e-culture development
  and urban e-services.
• Principles
• a) work in partnership
• b) respect and transparency

Aboriginal Canada Portal and Connectivity Working
Group
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Aboriginal Canada Portal and Connectivity Working
Group

• - Members
• - Rules and Procedures (meetings, minutes,
  co-chair(s) etc)
• - Protocols
• - Terms
• - Duration

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Aboriginal Canada Portal Connectivity Working
Group Activities

• Participate and prepare for ACPC wg meetings
• i) guide ACP web-site developments and
  partnerships
• ii) assist in annual Aboriginal Connectivity
  survey
• Advise and assist in championing Global
  Indigenous Connectivity
• (WSIS, SoA etc..)
• Prepare, coordinate and plan National CAC Forum
• i) recruit community participation
• ii) advise on Forum Agenda, Content,
  Panelists and Invitations
• iii) assist in preparing and reviewing
  options forward/consultation strategy paper
• for ACP consideration and eventual
  Aboriginal community consultation
• - On-line Digital Culture
• - On-line Economic Development
• - e-learning and education
• - e-health
• - e-government
• - urban Aboriginal on-line services