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Purpose of the Consultative Process on regional and global Economic Integration (GEI): Sign up

The purpose of this Consultative Process is to capture the views of the Au communities and 53 member States in the process of identifying critical actions that need to be taken at regional and global levels to optimise the benefits and minimise the risks of globalisation in in order to come up with a Proposed Economic Integration (EI) bill before it is tabled to African Parliament Assembly.

This is to ensure that the New proposed EI policy is owned by the AU communities and member States and yields practical and sustainable solutions that would void constraints to AU communities and member States benefiting from globalisation as regional and global Economic Integration would improve the lives of Africans, enlarge markets, reduce costs, speed the building of infrastructures, promote sustainable development and eliminate or reduce poverty at a manageable level in the African continent.

H.E. Thabo Mbeki, Chairman of the African Union Assembly and President of this Proposed AU Commission on Regional and Global Economic Integration: "Our peoples throughout our continent are determined that we must advance in decisive manner toward the realisation of the goals of African political and economic integration and unity - we have to do this so that we overcome the problems of poverty and underdevelopment that afflict Africa, impose misery on millions of Africans, and lead to the global marginalisation of our continent and its people."

We 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 up

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

The 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

Making Globalisation Work for "All"

Optimising the benefits and minimising the risks of globalisation in Africa. Critical actions that need to be taken at regional and global levels:

Introduction Improving Low Capital Market Liquidity Managing Escalating Tariffs Increasing productivity and Diversification Marketing and Global Trade Facilitation Managing High Levels of External Dept Sign up Participant Working Tools and Global Information Management Online System

Official launch of the Proposed African Union (AU) Consultative Process on Regional and Global Economic Integration

In collaborative efforts with the Office of the Chairman of the AU Assembly, the Proposed AU Commission on Regional and Global Economic Integration invite you to officially participate in the proposed AU Consultative Process on Global Economic Integration Programme (AUGEIP) developed in the overall interest and objective of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and the WORLD COMMISSION ON THE SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF GLOBALISATION of the United Nations International Labor Organisation (ILO).

The valued stakeholders and "Participants" invited to participate in the AUGEIP programme are Regional and International Institutions; National ministries of AU member Sates such as Agriculture, Commerce trade and industry, Legal Affairs,Finance and Planning, Transport and Communications, Farmers Union organisations, Rural communities organisations; Cooperatives; Processing Manufacturers; Traders; Agro-NGO Forum and the Private sector.

Innovation being the key to achieving growth and speeding the transition, this Proposed Consultative Process is to aid the efforts in formulating policies, and strategies to address the situation of the African communities within its 53 member States. To charter a strategic new course for the future in quest of achieving growth and speeding the transition into developed nations. Hence, this is a consultative opportunity you cannot afford to not participate.

The purpose of this Consultative Process is to capture the views of the African Union communities, the 53 member States and of all stakeholders in the process of identifying critical actions that need to be taken at regional and global levels to optimise the benefits and minimise the risks of globalisation in Africa.

For the African Union "market economy" to be healthier and strong on a regional level with global reach, it needs constant economic reforms to be pursued, which entails tremendous challenges and difficulties and requires the effective and sincere collaboration of "all" you stakeholders.

It is an acknowledged fact that regional co-operation and integration is not only critical but also imperative to the development and prosperity of the African Union communities and member States.

The AU, and indeed, the entire African continent, has no worthy, favorable, independent alternative to economic integration. If the AU doesn't achieve meaningful economic integration, Africa will have no place in the world of the future. With meaningful integration the AU and indeed the entire African continent will also become an important economic unity.

This is why the Proposed AU Commission on Economic Integration, Research and Information System has embarked on Consultative Process of the African community and the 53 member States in order to come up with own "policies" and "strategies� that will address regional co-operation and global economic integration imperative to the sustainable development and prosperity in Africa.

In order to optimise the benefits and minimise the risks of globalisation, the following interim comprehensive policy and strategy has been implemented for your review and comments by the Proposed AU Commission on Global Economic Integration, Research and Information System:

1) Improve the AU communities and member States low capital market liquidity;

2) Manage escalating tariffs;

3) Increase productivity and stimulate diversification;

4) Provide marketing and trade facilitation, and

5) Assist AU member States to achieve manageable levels of external debt.

With eleven (11) interim comprehensive modern technological Integration tools, Management Information, Controls and Communication Systems comprising of:

1) The AUGEIP Global Trading, Research and Information Network : AUGEIP- ANMRIDS Trading System

2) The AUGEIP CFDs Foreign Currencies (Forex) Trading System

3) The AUGEIP Agricultural, Natural Resources, Manufacturing Research and Information Development Network: AUGEIP- ANMRIDS Trading System;

4) The AUGEIP Agricultural Marketing and Regional Strategic Food Reserve Network: AUGEIP � AUAMTS System

5) AUGEIP- ANMRIDS Minerals Trading System

6) AUGEIP- ANMRIDS Metals Trading System

7) AUGEIP- ANMRIDS Gems Trading System

8) AUGEIP- ANMRIDS Jewellers and Precious Metals Trading System

9) AUGEIP- ANMRIDS Fertilizers

10) AUGEIP- ANMRIDS Agro-products Trading System

11) AUGEIP- ANMRIDS General Trading System

We need more resources and financial assistances to fully implement the AUGEIP Programme:

However the African Union Assembly and all stockholders are aware that this effort should not stop here. To help in capturing the views of the above, the following steps will take place and the Proposed AU Commission on Economic Integration (AUGEIP) need more resources and financial assistances from all stockholders for the following:

Advertisements of the Consultative Process programme at national, regional and global levels Information highways, Search engines, major Informative databases and Research systems.
Advertisements of the Consultative Process programme on national, regional and some global print media, community radio and television.
Development and distribution of the 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.
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.
Direct collections of the above stakeholders' views on the proposed GEI policy via AUGEIP's Online Research and Information System and databases.
Organisation of Forums via Internet, telecasts and regional conferences to review the collected stakeholders' views on regional and global Economic Integration (GEI).
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.

Hence! We urge you to sign up today to participate and we thank you in advance for your efforts and contributions in implementing this programme.

Please direct all inquiries to: permanent-secretary@africanunion.intranets.com

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