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South Africa ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016
January 26, 2016 ♦ Comments Off on South Africa ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016

A recap of national ICT headlines for the end of 2015 and start of 2016.

South Africa ICT Headline Roundup, January – September 2015
September 8, 2015 ♦ Comments Off on South Africa ICT Headline Roundup, January – September 2015

A recap of national ICT headlines for the first 8+ months of 2015.

Gains in women’s rights made online are not always certain or stable
January 22, 2015 ♦ Comments Off on Gains in women’s rights made online are not always certain or stable
Gains in women’s rights made online are not always certain or stable

ICTs raise awareness of the need to improve women’s rights. There needs to be even greater policy intervention, however.

Is African broadband data worth it?
January 20, 2015 ♦ One Comment
Is African broadband data worth it?

A Research ICT Africa policy brief from June 2014 asks the question: “Is broadband data worth the money?” The answer depends on where you live.

Report finds declining global Internet freedom; no freedom in Ethiopia, The Gambia, Sudan
January 9, 2015 ♦ Comments Off on Report finds declining global Internet freedom; no freedom in Ethiopia, The Gambia, Sudan
Report finds declining global Internet freedom; no freedom in Ethiopia, The Gambia, Sudan

Of sixteen African nations surveyed from May 2013 through May 2014, only two were found to have true online freedom. If anything, governments expanded online controls.

Video roundup: engaging African learners, changing lives in Zambia, empowering women in Senegal & Cameroon, and more
January 5, 2015 ♦ Comments Off on Video roundup: engaging African learners, changing lives in Zambia, empowering women in Senegal & Cameroon, and more

More than twenty online videos from June – December 2014 show how technology is educating youth, empowering women, and strengthening economies.