DigI:Digi-GotoMeeting Aug2017

= Venue = https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/727235565

= Agenda =
 * 1300 Welcome
 * 1310 status Digi
 * Admin: Financial report submitted, payment expected by 20Aug2017
 * see all Digi meetings at DigI:Meetings
 * 1320 status Tanzania (Elibariki & Felix)
 * short report from meetings with Telecom operators, regulatory aspects
 * plans for negotiations with TelCos
 * 1340 status DRC (Finn Helge)
 * time-plan
 * 1350 Kick-off
 * Travel support++
 * Agenda
 * public workshop, see DigI:DigI_Inception_Meeting_Sep2017
 * 1355 AOB
 * Plans until September
 * Village platform
 * 1400 end of meeting

= Minutes GoToMeeting 8.8.2017 =

Admin
The financial report was submitted to the Research Council of Norway (NFR), and the sheets are currently under review from NFR.
 * We expect payment by 20Aug2017, and can right afterwards pay your bills

Status TZ
First meeting where held with Telecom Operators
 * need initial assessment and site survey
 * some aspects discussed at:

Meeting with

Health interventions, Meeting 10Aug2017 at 08:00h local Paris time
 * specific interventions planned
 * which villages to start with (decision on 3 or 4 villages)

Conclusions:
 * include all operators in the request for information (RFI)
 * short report from meetings with Telecom operators, regulatory aspects
 * plans for negotiations with TelCos
 * Meeting 11Aug2017 1000-1100 DigI:Operator_value_proposition_Aug2017

status DRC

 * time-plan


 * Maurice to contact Finn Helge

Kick-off 14-15Sep2017

 * for Travel support++, ask Christine
 * Agenda is available at DigI:DigI_Inception_Meeting_Sep2017, please add your topics
 * 14Sep2017 we will also organise a public workshop, Josef to establish the public page

AOB

 * Fida Shah invited as special advisor to strengthen the contacts to USAid, UNO - see Meeting notes with Fida
 * Ideas for student collaboration established at BasicInternet:Village_Hackathon, feel free to involve your students