USA Africa Dialogue Series - A REAL LIFT‹Re: Invitation to Tech4D 2020 Women's Summit

Kikelomo, 

Looks great. Terrific. 

Here in Silent Sussex, things pretty dull, chill and rainy. 

Your info has picked up my day—actually night.  

A real lift. Thank you.

I shall be thinking of you on the 25th March. 

Any Report on the Proceedings and Outcome of the Summit 

Would be gratefully received. 

I assume you have been in touch with Prof Falola, 

And his wife, Dr Bisi Falola? And of course Prof Yacob-Haliso? 

And also the amazing Prof Maurice Amutabi, of the Multimedia University of Kenya? (See attached item) Incredible stuff he's been doing for many years now. While keeping a sharp eye on the present, with a deep grounding on the past, his principal thrust is focused on Cyber-realities and the Horizon Future. You will see in the enclosed item, the incredible force of ingenuity and imagination with which he reaches out. A huge range of awareness/ possibilities/ imagination/ and thinking is released in the topics and substantive content in the structure/ grouping and internal arrangement. In just reviewing these Groups and Topics we get a sense of all the above. …Prof Falola will know what I mean when I say there is in Maurice, more than a touch of his ancestor, the Great Yoruba Chief, Agbo. …I would so much like to be with your people and with Maurice. …But I travel little these days to distant places—even many places nearby. However, when my body tells my head I'm ok to get out on the trail again, I will greatly hope to see Maurice again, and perhaps visit with you, your Tech4D colleagues in Nigeria and elsewhere. I surprise myself that I am coming up 83 in October. I feel, of course, that I may reach 25 in another year or two. Fantasies of the Elder.  Mmmmm. 

 

All best and good luck. 

And please keep me informed.

Baba m 

PS  Attached is an item ( AND SO THE WEEK ENDS …) that's just gone out. 

You'll see what it's about, and the threat it poses; the threat  

To Press Freedom—such as it is—, to the ordinary citizen, and to cyber-communication. 

Some very unhealthy precedents being set here in UK under Our Boris, 

As he follows up on Trumpie's US initiative—indeed presumably on Trumpie's instructions. The oligarchs/ our Rulers are set on tightening their grip. If they have their way, all of us seeking to Broaden and deepen the Inclusive world we aim for and so greatly need, will find the barriers/ hurdles/ obstructions showing significant increase. Enough. 

So, Kikelomo, congratulations on this vital and splendid Tech4D initiative. Tis exciting. And tis most important to take it forward. It is also important you be aware of the growing resistance from your and our rulers that is developing. To be forewarned—if you hadn't already figured all this out long ago.

All best,  Baba m

From: Kikelomo Ayobami <info@witin.org>
Reply-To: <info@witin.org>
Date: Sunday, 8 March 2020 18:34
To: Michael VICKERS <mvickers@mvickers.plus.com>
Subject: Invitation to Tech4D 2020 Women's Summit

ComputeHer for a Sustainable Digital Economy- #IWD2020 Registration is open for our International Tech4D #IWD2020 Summit. Registration details on http://wit.ng/tech4D2020 -Theme: "ComputeHer for a Sustainable Digital Economy" -Date: 26th of March. -Time: 8am - 3pm -Venue: Unilag Unsubscribe