Mobile

Broadband

Business

Education

Web

Statistics

ICT Policy

News

Video

City Profiles

Post Archive for June 2011

African highlights from WHO mHealth report
June 11, 2011 ♦ One Comment

Perhaps no application of technology is as helpful as the benefits of mobile health. E-government, m-banking, e-learning, and e-commerce certainly have their respective places in societal advancement, but the immediate need for health information trumps them all. Mobile health has been around for some time, but has only recently seen …

OA News: June 4-11, 2011
June 11, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on OA News: June 4-11, 2011

Barcamp Benin, “new colonialism”, IPv6 Day, MTN growth, new cybercafe business model, mHealth reports, women in tech on the rise, Visa enters m-banking, ITU report

Vintage Internet maps, 1991-2003
June 10, 2011 ♦ 3 Comments
Vintage Internet maps, 1991-2003

Internet maps were once all the rage. Simple, yet powerful, these visualizations contributed to the creation of robust global networks. 14 such maps provide a throwback of African Internet progress.

Opinion: The privilege of tech ownership
June 8, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on Opinion: The privilege of tech ownership

A recent article in The Zimbabwean presents a great caveat about a pitfall of technological advancement. The message applies to a global audience, but is very pertinent at this crucial time in Africa where early adopters are giving way to the majority. Such is the process of diffusion: discovery, promotion, …

Recent African ICT news roundup
June 6, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on Recent African ICT news roundup
Recent African ICT news roundup

Stories from Angola, Botswana, DRC, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, SA, Tunisia, Zambia, and Zim

Google Remains Busy in Africa
June 5, 2011 ♦ One Comment
Google Remains Busy in Africa

Google continues to work on making the Internet be part of everyday life in Africa. They are serious about Africa and their strategy is simple: get users online by developing a relevant, accessible, vibrant and self-sufficient Internet ecosystem. The current focus is to strengthen the African developer community …