Angola presentation

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Washington, DC June 29, 2000 US Angola Chamber
of Commerce Annual Membership Meeting
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Citizens Energy

• Citizens commercial involvement in Angolabegan
  in the mid-80s
• Citizens non-profit programs
• 1988 1996 ADPP orphanages in Luanda, Huambo
  and Kuito
• 1991 Founding of the US Angola Chamber of
  Commerce
• 1993 Emergency medical supplies charter plane
• 1994 - 1995 Fish-drying project in Cacuaco, a
  village north of Luanda
• 1996 Catholic University project starts
• 1997 Physicians Against Landmines assessment
  study

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Citizens International

• Creation of country-focused investment funds to
  finance development projects
• Original public-private partnership model
• New Nigeria Fund being incorporated
• Focus on Health Care, Agriculture, Youth
  Education, Job Creation, Information Technology
• Board corporations, UN agencies, Nigerian Govt
• Angola initiative under consideration

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Angola Educational Assistance Fund

• The Angola Educational Assistance Fund (AEAF) was
  launched by Citizens Energy in March 1996 as a
  501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
• AEAF collaborate with, and advises the Catholic
  University of Angola (UCAN)
• Promotes the collaboration between higher
  education institutions and development
  organizations, in Angola and abroad
• Encourages the involvement of the private sector
  in educational activities in Angola

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Catholic University of Angola

• Open university, admission criteria based solely
  on merit, its purpose being to serve Angola and
  its people
• UCAN opened its doors in November 1999 to its
  first class of students, there are 1000 students
  enrolled
• Its presence creates an alternative that
  encourages higher standards of academic education
  in Angola
• Departments established Law, Economics
• To be inaugurated in 2001 Computer Engineering

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Michael Kennedys legacy

• Block One Social Bonus Seed Funding
• Identify a project that has an overall positive
  impact on Angolan society
• Work with the Angolan Government and the
  commercial partners to make creative use of the
  social bonus concept
• Create an endowment fund dedicated to the
  Catholic University project

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Michael Kennedys legacy

• Training Levy Decree Sustainability
• Originally drafted by the AEAF in 1996 for long
  term financing of a social development project
• Legislation passed in July 1997 to fund the
  University using the countrys oil revenues
• UCAN receives one cent per barrel from the oil
  production (0.01/barrel)
• Other institutions of higher learning
  benefitfrom similar decrees passed later

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Current projects

• Information and Communication Technology
• Make the highest possible information and
  communication technology standards available to
  UCAN faculty staff and students (1998-1999)
• Chevron Book Project
• 50,000 books for A. Neto University in 2000
• School Networking
• Connect selected high-schools in Luanda to the
  Internet (2000)
• Provide training for teachers
• Computer Engineering Department
• Establish a completely new department by January
  2001

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Information and Communication Technology

• Collaborative effort
• Angola Educational Assistance Fund (AEAF)
• International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
• Ebonet (local ISP)
• Catholic University of Angola (UCAN)
• International Telecomputing Consortium (ITC)
• University of Trento, Italy
• USAID (specifically the Leland Initiative)
• Resources
• 120 LAN-connected personal computers
• 4 computer classrooms
• Additional PCs in the library
• 2 open access spaces for Internet access
• 1 Mbs wireless bridge to Ebonet based on
  spread-spectrum technology
• Leased line from Ebonet to Angola Telecom _at_ 1 Mbs
• Angola Telecom satellite link _at_ 2 Mbs

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Information and Communication Technology
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Information and Communication Technology
UCAN Wavenet Wireless Bridge Antenna
Ebonet Building with Transmitting Antenna
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Information and Communication Technology
UCAN Server RoomCompaq Server, Backup Server,
PBX, etc
Computer Classroom 121 PCs, 1 Printer
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Information and Communication Technology
Computer Access area8 Pcs, 2 Printers
Computer Access area12 Pcs
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SCHOOL NETWORKING

• Goal introduce a selected number of schools in
  Luanda to the use of information and
  communication technology and to connect to the
  Internet.
• Funding IDRC, Johannesburg, and AEAF, Boston
• Implementation
• AEAF, Boston
• Ebonet, Luanda
• UCAN, Luanda
• Schools that have been selected and will have
  received a formal training as of July 31, 2000
• IMEL, Luanda
• IMIL, Luanda
• Primeiro de Maio, Luanda
• ICRA, Luanda

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SCHOOL NETWORKING

• Equipment
• Installation of equipment and dial-up scheduled
  right after training is completed (end of July)
• Equipment will be shipped mid-July in a container
  from Boston to Luanda (which includes 36 used PII
  and PI PCs plus peripherals to be installed in
  the schools)
• Future steps
• Funds needed to connect one school 20,000
• Further school selection and fund raising under
  consideration
• Creation of School Net Angola (as part of the
  School Net Africa initiative by IDRC)

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Computer Engineering Department

• In May, 2000, UCAN requested AEAF assistance in
  creating a Computer Engineering Department
• 75 students enrolled in the preparation year,
  classes will start in January 2001
• Curriculum is being developed
• 2 year diploma, 4/5 year under-graduate degree
• Tailored to market needs, new telecommunication
  policy, etc
• Survey among companies operating in Angola
• Submission to Ministry of Education for approval
• Faculty staff recruiting is underway
• Resumes are being reviewed
• Initially, reliance on some foreign staff, long
  term goal is an all-Angolan faculty

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Opportunities

• Collaboration with the new Computer Engineering
  Department
• Resources, financial support, curriculum
  development, participation in programs,
  internship opportunities, etc
• Participation in the School Networking project
• Resources, financial support, etc
• Example Chevron Book Project
• 50,000 books for A. Neto University shipped in
  2000
• Common interest and resources available by the
  partners

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UCAN A Door for Development in Angola
?12 classrooms ? Amphitheatre ? Library ? Chapel
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How to contact us

• Angola Educational Assistance Fund1 (617)
  812-1055 (voice-mail, fax)info_at_aeaf.orghttp//ww
  w.aeaf.org/
• Catholic University of Angola244 (2)
  331973244 (2) 398759 (fax)info_at_ucan.eduhttp//
  www.ucan.edu/