Again, a very busy news day:

1. The Rwandan ICT budget is mostly on pace, but greater skills are needed to support the initiatives:
   Over 90 Percent of ICT Budget for 2008 Well Utilised {The New Times via allAfrica}
2. Nigeria wants to encourage those already with licenses to develop:
   NCC – No Plan to License More Telecoms Operators {This Day via allAfrica}
3. An example of how government and industry can interact in regards to ICT:
   Governor Sheirff Commends DAAR Communications {Daily Champion via allAfrica}
4. The capital city boasts 53% Internet penetration:
   Kampala Leads in Internet Use {Daily Nation via allAfrica}
5. RSAWEB cuts ADSL prices by up to 60% as tech, competition increase in SA:
   More ADSL price cuts {MyBroadband.co.za}
6. Roaming costs will be kept as low as possible:
   West Africa plans legal framework on mobile roaming {234next.com}
7. The results come from a Rockefeller Foundation survey of 50 universities:
   Innovation, use of IT still low in East Africa schools {InfoWorld}
8. The South African Finance Minister addresses the nation’s ICT plans for the next 6 months:
   ICT gets a budget nod {ITWeb}
9. The award is given for the bank’s help with the Main One cable project in West Africa:
   AfDB Receives Africa Investor Award as Sponsor of the Year {allAfrica.com Sponsor Wire}
10. Algeria’s infrastructure a top priority in the coming years:
    Algerie Telecom to spend $6 bln on upgrades by 2014 {Reuters}
11. The Vodacom exec addresses mobile penetration:
    Mobile Internet in Africa: Interview with Jose Henriques, Vodacom {smartphone.biz-news.com}
12. The summary of a podcast discussing broadband and mobile banking in Africa:
    Africa online podcast {Cambridge Broadband Networks}