African women’s participation in the global information society is hindered by many challenges and barriers, such as infrastructure deficiencies, policy misdiagnoses, and the structural and cultural features of African societies. As such, it is difficult to quantify the discrepancy between male and female participation in the ICT sector. However, empirical …

Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, the National President of the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria made some spot-on remarks in advance of the 2009 COMBIT (Communications, Business Systems, and Information Technology Expo) Africa exhibition to be held next month in Lagos. He strongly believes that ICT can bring a nation, in …

A thought-provoking post we wrote three years ago. The theme of nation branding remains just as important today.
Does each of the 53 African nations need to have a distinct image in order to secure the best possible internet connections? In short, the answer is “no”, but such branding can help …