Jacques van Oene
July 11th 05, 05:07 PM
Pan African Heads of Mission Visit ISRO Satellite Centre
July 11, 2005
Heads of Mission of 22 Pan African Countries visited ISRO Satellite Centre,
Narayana Hrudayalaya, Directorate of State Education Research and Training
(DSERT) and Karnataka State Remote Sensing Application Centre today (July
11, 2005) in Bangalore to appraise themselves of India's progress in space
technology and its applications.
It may be recalled that, during the visit to Africa, the President of India,
Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, in his address to the Pan African Parliament on
September 16, 2004, had announced the special initiatives taken by India for
New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD). The President also had
indicated how electronic connectivity and knowledge connectivity can help in
enabling economic development of the region. The President had mentioned
about the possibility of connecting all the 53 nations of the African Union
by satellite and Fiber optic links which could provide effective
communication and connectivity among the nations as well as supporting
tele-education, tele-medicine, e-governance, e-commerce, infotainment,
resource mapping and meteorological services. The Heads of Mission had
called on the President in New Delhi on July 4, 2005. Today's visit of the
Heads of Mission is a follow-up to the above events. The team was briefed on
the Indian space programme at ISRO Satellite Centre. The team also saw the
facilities at the Centre and India's latest communication satellite,
INSAT-4A, which is in its final stages of readiness to be transported to
Kourou, French Guyana, for its launch on board Ariane.
Later, the Heads of Mission had opportunity to witness live telemedicine and
tele-education programme. As part of this they visited Narayana Hrudayalaya
to appraise themselves of space-based tele-medicine. Narayana Hrudayalaya is
one of the super-specialty hospitals that have been networked with hospitals
in various rural and remote areas by ISRO for telemedicine connectivity. The
team then visited Directorate of State Education Research and Training where
they saw the EDUSAT programme under the Chamarajanagar District Rural
Education Project and the programme of Visweswaraya Technological
University. The team saw the demonstration of remote sensing applications
for resources monitoring and management at Karnataka State Remote Sensing
Applications Centre.
The Heads of Mission included: Mr Mohamed Osman Omar of Somalia, Mr Ousman
Nacambo of Burkina Faso, Mr Japhet Issak of Namibia, Mr Desmond Monde
Nxiweni of South Africa, Dr Kheir Eldin Abdel Latif Mohammad of Egypt, Mr
Larbi Moukhariq of Morocco, Mr Mahfud R M Rahiam of Libya, Mr Abdoulaye B A
of Senegal, Lr Kayumba Nyamwasa of Rwanda, Mr Christian Goncalves Baeta of
Ghana, Mr Santos Alvaro of Mozambique, Mr J Wutawunashe of Zimbabwe, Mr
Elyes Kasri of Tunisia, Mr Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem of Sudan, Mr Orlando E
Da Cruz Lima of Angola, Teketel Forssido of Ethiopia, Mr Aime Guezeon of
Ivory Coast, Mr Charless M P Walimbwa of Uganda, Mr Marius Uzochukwu Offor
of Nigeria, Mr Libert Mainza Choombe and Mr Chongo Shula of Zambia, Mr Yeba
Sandenga of Congo and Mr D Seetahul of Mauritius.
Noting that both the India and African Nations have several common problems
associated with nation building and the developments taking place in India
can be replicated in African nations, the visiting Heads of Mission
appreciated India's achievement in space technology and its various societal
applications and said that they look forward to sharing the experience of
India in its successful space programme.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
July 11, 2005
Heads of Mission of 22 Pan African Countries visited ISRO Satellite Centre,
Narayana Hrudayalaya, Directorate of State Education Research and Training
(DSERT) and Karnataka State Remote Sensing Application Centre today (July
11, 2005) in Bangalore to appraise themselves of India's progress in space
technology and its applications.
It may be recalled that, during the visit to Africa, the President of India,
Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, in his address to the Pan African Parliament on
September 16, 2004, had announced the special initiatives taken by India for
New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD). The President also had
indicated how electronic connectivity and knowledge connectivity can help in
enabling economic development of the region. The President had mentioned
about the possibility of connecting all the 53 nations of the African Union
by satellite and Fiber optic links which could provide effective
communication and connectivity among the nations as well as supporting
tele-education, tele-medicine, e-governance, e-commerce, infotainment,
resource mapping and meteorological services. The Heads of Mission had
called on the President in New Delhi on July 4, 2005. Today's visit of the
Heads of Mission is a follow-up to the above events. The team was briefed on
the Indian space programme at ISRO Satellite Centre. The team also saw the
facilities at the Centre and India's latest communication satellite,
INSAT-4A, which is in its final stages of readiness to be transported to
Kourou, French Guyana, for its launch on board Ariane.
Later, the Heads of Mission had opportunity to witness live telemedicine and
tele-education programme. As part of this they visited Narayana Hrudayalaya
to appraise themselves of space-based tele-medicine. Narayana Hrudayalaya is
one of the super-specialty hospitals that have been networked with hospitals
in various rural and remote areas by ISRO for telemedicine connectivity. The
team then visited Directorate of State Education Research and Training where
they saw the EDUSAT programme under the Chamarajanagar District Rural
Education Project and the programme of Visweswaraya Technological
University. The team saw the demonstration of remote sensing applications
for resources monitoring and management at Karnataka State Remote Sensing
Applications Centre.
The Heads of Mission included: Mr Mohamed Osman Omar of Somalia, Mr Ousman
Nacambo of Burkina Faso, Mr Japhet Issak of Namibia, Mr Desmond Monde
Nxiweni of South Africa, Dr Kheir Eldin Abdel Latif Mohammad of Egypt, Mr
Larbi Moukhariq of Morocco, Mr Mahfud R M Rahiam of Libya, Mr Abdoulaye B A
of Senegal, Lr Kayumba Nyamwasa of Rwanda, Mr Christian Goncalves Baeta of
Ghana, Mr Santos Alvaro of Mozambique, Mr J Wutawunashe of Zimbabwe, Mr
Elyes Kasri of Tunisia, Mr Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem of Sudan, Mr Orlando E
Da Cruz Lima of Angola, Teketel Forssido of Ethiopia, Mr Aime Guezeon of
Ivory Coast, Mr Charless M P Walimbwa of Uganda, Mr Marius Uzochukwu Offor
of Nigeria, Mr Libert Mainza Choombe and Mr Chongo Shula of Zambia, Mr Yeba
Sandenga of Congo and Mr D Seetahul of Mauritius.
Noting that both the India and African Nations have several common problems
associated with nation building and the developments taking place in India
can be replicated in African nations, the visiting Heads of Mission
appreciated India's achievement in space technology and its various societal
applications and said that they look forward to sharing the experience of
India in its successful space programme.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info