OA News: April 2, 2011
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- The Internet allows conference messages to be relayed to Africa within 24 hours instead of one month as before:
Mormon Church giving members more Internet access {Mormon Times} - There are still nearly 400,000 dial-up Internet users in South Africa. The number is steadily declining but will soon even out unless broadband providers change their strategy:
Dial-up clings on despite broadband boom {myBroadband.co.za} - The upcoming political elections in Nigeria are relying on technology to encourage votes – especially from the large youth (and urban) demographic:
Nigeria: Youth + technology = change {The Africa Report} - Spurred on by 20% year-over-year mobile growth, Africa now boasts more mobile subscriptions than Europe:
Africa passes Europe in mobile connections {IT News Africa} - Rwanda will soon be enhanced on Google maps:
Rwanda: Country Mapped On Google {Balancing Act} - At the beginning of 2011, more than 80% of markets worldwide have separate ICT regulatory agencies, making for a total of 158 ICT regulators worldwide – up from 106 just one decade ago. Additionally, 92% of markets have competitive 3G mobile broadband markets:
Effective ICT regulation critical {Biz Tech Africa} - Help provide cheaper Internet and educational access for NGOs and the people of Kibera:
Empower and educate youth in Kibera using ICT! {Global Giving} - Intelsat’s satellite will eventually provide broadband Internet to small businesses and public service entities:
New Dawn satellite launch postponed {Fin24} - Rwanda’s national ICT plan, at its half-way point, has been reviewed:
Committee Discusses National ICT Plan {The New Times via allAfrica.com} - Kenyan businesses, if they have addressed a Vision 2030 pillar, shoud apply for this award:
Kenyans: Apply for the Vision 2030 ICT Innovation Awards {ICT Works } - Find colorful African infographics galore from this new resource:
Afrografique {Afrographique} - A publication that takes a closer look at some selected territories across the region and explore if and how the new communication tools promote, deepen, and advance democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Befriending Voters And Arresting Activists {K-A-S} - Everything you need to know about the state of Africa’s mobile industry (68 pages):
Mobile Africa 2011 {MobileMonday} - An article covering general ICT trends from Africa, including growth, investment, and regulatory reform:
Africa’s rising information economy {Africa Renewal} - Is Kenya ready to handle $7 billion in contracts to build the Konza super city? The tech hub would tie in to the nation’s Vision 2030 campaign:
Silicon Savannah {Think Africa Press} - Nigeria has more Opera browser users than the United States:
Opera Users in Nigeria grows 90.3%, 7th in the world {Web Trends Nigeria} - An evil of the Internet has been the faciliation of primate smuggling:
Africa chimp smuggling: conservationists call for action {Channel 4}
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