‘The job of developing rural ICT policy in Africa is too important, too urgent and too big to be left to governments.’ Edmund Katiti, NEPAD e-Africa Programme.
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- Issue no. 60
- June 2011
Q&A
Partners in policy development
‘ICTs can help a country achieve their goals – as long as there is committed participation from all the partners and sectors of society, including rural communities.’ Makane Faye of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Bookmarks
Strategic online communication
Web 2.0 tools can help researchers, organisations and individuals develop a communication strategy to deliver evidence to policy makers and influence debates.
Tech Talk
Technology takes care of business
‘The most useful thing about social networking is that it has enabled me get in touch with old friends, schoolmates and, most importantly, business associates.’ Rop Kiplagat, software developer, Kenya
EXPLORE ICT update
FEATURED TECHNOLOGY: Internet
No time to wait..
The availability of broadband internet has increased rapidly in developing countries in the last few years, but it is still almost exclusively limited to users i.....
RANET: Bringing weather ser.....
A herdsman in the semi-desert region of northern Niger winds up his radio and tunes in to the daily weather report, in the hope that it will help him find suitab.....
Logging the forest..
The Mbendjele Pygmies of the Republic of Congo are working together with an international logging company to help protect their forest environment. Using handhel......
Spreading your bets..
It is difficult for large organizations to target a specific audience when they produce information on a wide range of subjects. One solution is to make it easie......
BROWSE TECHNOLOGY
all technologies...FEATURED Theme: Issue no. 64 - Value chains
Talk about shared experience..
Radio and web 2.0 tools connect Caribbean farmers and agribusinesses ...
A smart fishing suite..
Mobile apps give a boost to the Trinidad and Tobago fish market. ...
Answering farmers’ needs..
A multi-purpose ICT centre in Nigeria connects farmers and researchers ...
A new voice on the market..
Sibiri Sawadogo is a farmer in Burkina Faso. Over the past few years, using very simple farming techniques, he has managed to fight desertification by ‘re-green.....