Foreign investment and/or partnership is inherently a tale of two countries. Usually, one is focused on physical development and the other is motivated by financial yield. Balancing these two forces is a formidable challenge. The intricacies of this relationship may never be fully understood. In fact, the historical contexts, distributions …
Strong investment reported in Nigerian telecoms, IE8 in Ethiopia, Google in Ghana, SA to rival Dubai?
Indian investment, Facebook to target mobile Internet users, ICANN results
A recent study of Ghana’s overall culture, including Internet adoption and practices, provides some interesting insights into communications trends and how citizens use mobile phones and the Internet. Balancing Act Africa recently summarized some of the more interesting results:
mobile users still prefer voice calls over SMS – those who understood …
Nairobi as new tech hub, Microsoft & Nigeria, Ghana Internet survey, Gmail SMS in Ghana
PanAf Edu Vol. 2, N°1 on ICT research in education in Africa (27pp, 3.5MB) is a must-read for those interested in the field of African education. The publication contains a dozen first-hand reports focus on how computer-based ICT has been utilized in West African secondary schools. All articles in the …
oAfrica is a showcase of the dynamic African digital landscape. We addresse a variety of aspects of African Internet connectivity with an understanding that every nation has different tools and ideologies to utilize. Although every African citizen may not have the chance to access the Internet for years to come, African digital opportunities are rapidly expanding. We do our best to objectively share those stories.
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