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Category: On-mission

Visa on Arrival

29 August 201824 September 2018
Raul Zambrano
Innovation, On-mission
My passport seems to profess a deep love for visa stamps. Every time the possibility of travel to another country arises, I can hear its excitement of filling yet another passport page with a brand new and (maybe) shiny visa Read more

Heading to Baghdad III: A time-space warp

19 December 200914 July 2016
Raul Zambrano
e-governance, MyTake, On-mission
No one in the team traveling to Iraq was very excited about missing the helicopter. Most of them had slept close to nothing in the last 24 hours and were really yearning for a comfortable place to rest. I was Read more

Heading to Baghdad II: So close but yet so far

18 December 200914 July 2016
Raul Zambrano
e-governance, MyTake, On-mission
It still seemed like the middle of the night when we exited the plane and started walking on the tarmac. A UN security guide was leading us into the US army based located at the airport. The base is called Read more

Latinux Magazine Interview

19 November 200914 July 2016
Raul Zambrano
e-governance, FOSS, ICTD, On-mission
“Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are not an end in itself but rather a means to reach people and enhance their lives.” (Raúl Zambrano) Born in Colombia, Raul Zambrano is trained as an engineer, sociologist and economist. He currently works Read more

South Africa BTOR

20 May 200331 December 2014
Raul Zambrano
On-mission
1. The two day mission to Johannesburg/Pretoria on 14/16 May had two objectives: 1) To participate in the ICTD Strategy Task Force meeting that the Department of Communications (DoC) is leading with support from the Markle Foundation; 2) continued dialogue Read more

Mozambique BTOR

19 May 200331 December 2014
Raul Zambrano
On-mission
Mozambique BTOR 1. The two day mission to Maputo on 12-14 May had three objectives: 1) assess the status of the ICTD programmes; 2) assist the CO in the ongoing ICTD mainstreaming efforts; and 3) discuss with GoM and the Read more

Out of (South) Africa

17 May 2003
Raul Zambrano
MyTake, On-mission
Flying from Maputo to Johannesburg, which takes 45 minutes, is an efficient gateway to easily notice the huge gap between the two countries. The same goes for most of the sub-Saharan African nations. It is almost like flying from Mozambique Read more

Maputo in May, again

14 May 2003
Raul Zambrano
MyTake, On-mission
Six months is probably not a long time to expect and run into major changes in most countries. Mozambique is, of course, no exception. Maputo is still an intriguing city with its beautiful geographical surroundings and coastline that hosts the Read more

Africa ICTD Strategies Workshop

13 May 200318 January 2021
Raul Zambrano
On-mission
Today we had a lunch meeting with Salomao Manica (ICT Policy Commission), Laureno Chemane (ICT Policy Commission), Aeneas Chuma (DRR) and Violet Kakyomya (PO). Salomao started by explaining the reasons as to why they would rather not hold a meeting Read more

Dominican Republic BTOR

28 April 200331 December 2014
Raul Zambrano
On-mission
Back to Office Report Mission to Dominican Republic 21-25 April 2003 Garry Garriott, SURF Panam�, and I visited the country at the request of the CO who recently signed an MoU with INDOTEL, the Dominican telecom regulator. The main purpose Read more

Dominican Republic

27 April 2003
Raul Zambrano
MyTake, On-mission
This was my first time back in Santo Domingo since 1999. I must admit the city has changed quite a bit. The first thing one notices is the development of physical infrastructure, buildings and roads specially. The long and beautiful Read more

Bridge-IT Global Support Team meeting in DC

7 April 200331 December 2014
Raul Zambrano
On-mission, Partnerships
Nokia, IYF, Pearson and UNDP held its quarterly meeting on 4 April. The meeting concentrated on 3 central isssues: International launching for Philippines pilot in May; discussion on the guidelines for visual representation of the partnership including use of logos; Read more

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