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Post Archive for September 2013

Quick notes from the Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) 2013
September 30, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on Quick notes from the Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) 2013

Objectives addressed at AfIGF 2013 included the usual blend of increasing awareness on Internet Governance for African users, increasing representation of all parts of the continent, and forming recommendations on reducing the internet access gap.

OA News: September 21-29, 2013
September 29, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on OA News: September 21-29, 2013

This week’s African tech news round-up consists of 126 stories from 27 countries.

Five events to be held in Africa during Google for Entrepreneurs Week 2013
September 28, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on Five events to be held in Africa during Google for Entrepreneurs Week 2013

This year, from September 30 – October 4, 2013, Googlers in Kampala, Johannesburg, Lagos, Tunis, and Accra will host events to equip entrepreneurs with the skills they need to build and scale internet businesses.

Understanding Sudan’s internet outage
September 25, 2013 ♦ One Comment
Understanding Sudan’s internet outage

There is still no definitive word on why Sudan’s internet was shut-down on Wednesday September 25th, 2013 amid protests after the Sudanese government lifted fuel subsidies. All signs point to a government shut-down.

Online gender equality a growing priority for Africa
September 23, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on Online gender equality a growing priority for Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, there are only half the number of women connected to the internet as men. Promoting women’s access to ICTs is an important part of development agenda as ICTs provide myriad opportunities for advancing women’s empowerment and inclusion.

African highlights from ‘State of Broadband 2013’ report
September 22, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on African highlights from ‘State of Broadband 2013’ report
African highlights from ‘State of Broadband 2013’ report

The Broadband Commission for Digital Development has released its second annual country-by-country snapshot of the state of broadband deployment worldwide.