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Should Africa worry about mobile phone radiation?
December 19, 2010 ♦ Comments Off on Should Africa worry about mobile phone radiation?
Should Africa worry about mobile phone radiation?

The short answer appears to be “no”, although there will be uncertainty for some time.

Interesting points from ‘Futures of Technology in Africa’
November 26, 2010 ♦ Comments Off on Interesting points from ‘Futures of Technology in Africa’
Interesting points from ‘Futures of Technology in Africa’

Futures of Technology in Africa, a book recently authored by Jasper Grosskurth and published by STT Netherlands Centre of Technology Trends, comes after three years and hundreds of conversations on the subject of African technology. The results touch on the dynamic nature of African economies, business, infrastructure, mobile, energy, and …

ITU’s ‘The World in 2010: ICT Facts and Figures’
November 8, 2010 ♦ Comments Off on ITU’s ‘The World in 2010: ICT Facts and Figures’
ITU’s ‘The World in 2010: ICT Facts and Figures’

Recently, the ITU released the annual, “The World in 2010: ICT Facts and Figures,” which highlights noteworthy trends in ICT access and usage. The 8-page (1.78mb) document provides an overview of standard metrics such as mobile subscriptions, Internet penetration, fixed broadband subscriptions, and costs for these services. Much of the …

PBS Newshour examines SA’s ‘technical divide’
July 6, 2010 ♦ One Comment

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In light of the World Cup, PBS Newshour has created a segment examining …

Illiterate? Not a problem with voice applications
November 25, 2009 ♦ 2 Comments
Illiterate? Not a problem with voice applications

Today  (Nov 25, 2009), Uganda’s Monitor Online is running a story on how the Internet will soon be an option for the illiterate and disabled. Currently, such individuals are limited to basic SMS functions and in most cases, are unable to effectively browse the Internet. However, that is all about …

Integrating agriculture and ICT
October 25, 2009 ♦ Comments Off on Integrating agriculture and ICT

Although this video was posted over 2 years ago, the advice remains pertinent today. The description, translated from French:
TV Koodo is a program sponsored by IICD for presenting the problems of agriculture and ICT in developing countries and especially the dissemination of agricultural prices with ICT in Burkina Faso. This …