TechVenture Africa: allAfrica.com: Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF)

allAfrica.com: Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) - Employment Opportunities: "Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) is a charitable organisation which has been set up to improve the business climate in Africa. Its funding comes from a mixture of multi and bilateral financiers and corporate organisations. The operations of the ICF are overseen by a Board of Trustees. The ICF Headquarters is in the process of being set up in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Chief Executive Officer has been appointed and now wishes to recruit four Directors."

Intel Chairman Craig Barrett on the U.N. and Silicon Valley

"Silicon Valley IT companies are in the right place at the right time to help the United Nations address the world's health, education, and economic problems. Barrett, who has been appointed the chairman of the U.N.'s Global Alliance for ICT and Development, says, "My job is to make sure that we don't talk a lot, but we do a lot." The Alliance will meet today at the the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., to discuss the role of Silicon Valley in the U.N.'s information technology goals.

Intel's chairman at the company's headquarters in Santa Clara. February 28th, 2007 12:01 am

IFC Executive Vice President Lars Thunell

"The investment climate remains a major challenge on Sub- aharan Africa's path to a better future. African businesses currently face one of the world's highest levels of regulatory obstacles to Entrepreneurs. Africa has also been one of the world's slowest regions to reform its investment climate. Private investors need the right environment to operate. Transparent, robust institutions and an efficient and clear business regulatory environment are also needed to establish the conditions necessary for growth."

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allAfrica.com: Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) - Employment Opportunities

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