Global Broadband Commission, ICT accountability
The success of the Internet, above everything else, hinges on public interest, which is tied to literacy. A lack of literacy often translates to a lack of interest in computing. The multi-cultural nature of African societies has long posed a challenge for computer use. For example, South …
Ugandan fiber optic cable project resumes, kayak.com co-founder to fund wireless
This video recaps the International Conference on ICT for Africa held March 25-28, 2010 in Cameroon. The most notable message is to focus on the can instead of the cannot. Africa, despite a host of limitations, has produced success stories since this conference first met 2 years ago. Although such …
Women and ICT in Liberia, Vodacom’s Linkbook
In the midst of The Globe and Mail‘s recent series of articles on the prospects of African development, I came across a feature on abortion laws by African nation. Only four nations (Cape Verde, Reunion, South Africa and Tunisia) unconditionally allow abortion. Offhand and generally speaking, these nations are further …
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