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need more resources and financial assistances to fully
implement the AUGEIP Programme. The Office of the Permanent
Secretary of this Proposed AU Commission on Regional Economic
Integration, Research and Information System drew up the
following expenditure plan outlining the expected FIRST
expenditure as an approximation. The indicative tasks to be
Budgeted are shown below. Sign
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INDICATIVE
REQUEST FOR FUNDING THE FIRST LINE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION
TASKS:
FIRST
LINE OF FUNDING TO COVER:
- Production
of this Proposed AU Consultative Process programme and
Website in other four official AU languages
(French, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic and Swahili) in order
to reach over-board African communities.: Time
frame: 03/01/2003 – 03/22/2003. Estimated Funding
needed: US $ 35,000.00
- Advertisements
of this Proposed AU Consultative Process programme on
national, regional and some global print media, community
radio and television: Time
frame: 03/01/2003 – 05/17/2003. Estimated Funding
needed: US $ 106.000.00
- Development
and distribution of this Proposed AU Consultative Process
programme on electronic medias such as CD ROM, Online
electronic libraries and Internet access to all Ministries
of Commerce, trade and Industry; Ministries of Agriculture
and Co-operatives; Ministries in charge of Mines, Energies
and Natural resources of the 53 member States and to their
Provincial and Districts offices for rural communities
participations and reviews: Time
frame: 03/10/2003 – 05/17/2003. Estimated Funding
needed: US $ 106.000.00
- Implementation
of AUGEIP Internet Centers (AUIC) throughout the 53 member
Sates to provide Internet connections to areas of the AU
communities lacking to be able to participate in the
AUGEIP programme, especially to accommodate for capital
consumptive expenditure related to procurement of
equipments and software to establish local link to
Internet via local ISPs (First step); computers and
accessories; cables; furnitures acquisition and
communication lines and equipments, minimum operational
personnel of 3 Contracts qualified employees in each AUIC,
leasing or renting of spaces to implement the AUIC;
licenses purchasing and operating rights for each AUIC:
Time frame: 03/17/2003 – 05/17/2003. Estimated
Funding needed: US $ 212,000.00
- Direct collections of the above stakeholders' views on
the proposed GEI policy via AUGEIP's Online Research and
Information System and databases: 03/17/2003
– 05/17/2003. Estimated Funding needed: US $ 53,000.00
- Organisation
of Forums via Internet, telecasts and regional conferences
to review the collected stakeholders' views on the
Proposed AU Regional and Global Economic Integration
Programme (AUGEIP): 04/01/2003 – 05/17/2003.
Estimated Funding needed: US $ 53,000.00
- Submission
of the final reviewed GEI policy to the AU Chairperson, to
the Assembly and Parliament for adoption and enlistment of
the International community for implementation of the
adopted GEI policies within the AU communities and member
States: Starts on 05/17/2003 to 05/31/2003.
Estimated Funding needed: US $ 53,000.00
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current interim management, research and technical staff
is composed of 10 people. There is a critical shortage of
at least one AUGEIP Programme Implementation Coordinator
to coordinate the Proposed AUGEIP Consultative Process
programme in each member States and attached at the
Proposed AU Commission on Regional and Global Economic
Integration Programme. For a total of 53 AUGEIP
Coordinators to be hired on Contract basis. For operating
expenses of 10 original managerial, research and technical
staff and salaries for three (3) months – the duration
of the Proposed AUGEIP Consultative Process Programme: Time
frame: 03/01/2003 – 05/31/2003. Estimated Funding
needed: (US $ 3000 x 63 x 3) = US $: 567,000.00
TOTAL:
time
frame: 3 months. Estimated Funding needed: US $
1,235,000.00
The
Consultative Process starts from March 1, 2003 through Mai 31,
2003. Please click here
to find out HOW to pay for your appreciated contributions.
We thank you in advance for your efforts and contributions in
helping to FULLY implement this programme.
Sincerely,
P.O. The Permanent Secretary of the Proposed Au Commission
on Regional and Global Economic Integration (AUGEIP)
Please direct
all inquiries to: permanent-secretary@africanunion.intranets.com
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