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OA News: June 15-24, 2011
June 25, 2011 ♦ News
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An overwhelming volume of stories this week, many from SA & East Africa

Mobile app download report includes Mali
June 22, 2011 ♦ Mobile
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Would anyone have guessed Mali potentially has more mobile app download volume than Uganda?

Updated: African leaders on Facebook (June 2011)
June 21, 2011 ♦ Statistics
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Few head-of-state Facebook pages are officially maintained by the leader, but that doesn’t stop the public from supporting their leader. In the past 3 months, the median fan-base for an African leader on Facebook has grown by 23%.

Gallery: 21 African postal stamps that commemorate technology
June 19, 2011 ♦ Uncategorized
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21 examples of African stamps that commemorate technology, be it e-learning or women in computing.

The mobile Super-User
June 17, 2011 ♦ Mobile
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Without assistance, it can be difficult to configure handsets for the mobile Internet. Would-be mobile Internet users often need help to get online. Navigating a phone requires a calibrated series of button pushes – a daunting task for those only starting out with electronic devices. Sure, a user manual could …

On ‘Building Broadband’
June 15, 2011 ♦ Broadband & ICT Policy
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Bringing sustainable broadband to the masses requires a balance between the supply-side (providers) and the demand-side (consumers). The sixth chapter of a recent World Bank publication (Building Broadband: Strategies and Policies for the Developing World) has some wise points on how to increase broadband penetration in developing nations:
To induce investment …