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Post Archive for June 2011

Updated: African leaders on Facebook (June 2011)
June 21, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on Updated: African leaders on Facebook (June 2011)
Updated: African leaders on Facebook (June 2011)

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 ♦ Comments Off on Gallery: 21 African postal stamps that commemorate technology
Gallery: 21 African postal stamps that commemorate technology

21 examples of African stamps that commemorate technology, be it e-learning or women in computing.

The mobile Super-User
June 17, 2011 ♦ One Comment
The mobile Super-User

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 ♦ Comments Off on On ‘Building Broadband’

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 …

OA News: June 12-14, 2011
June 14, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on OA News: June 12-14, 2011

Pivot25, Broadband for Burundi/Somalia/Southern Sudan, e-tourism quickly gains steam, the benefit of West African backbone, the MXit story

ABN Digital’s ICT videos
June 12, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on ABN Digital’s ICT videos
ABN Digital’s ICT videos

ABN Digital (Africa Business Network) is “the continent’s first and only pan-African real-time financial and business television network.” In aiming to create an online platform for the financial story of Africa, ABNDigital often produces segments on telecoms.