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East Africa Report – Digital Marketplace
November 17, 2009 ♦ Business & Video
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This video, posted on YouTube in early November by ABNDigital, highlights the up-and-coming digital marketplace in Kenya. Not only do Kenyans living abroad purchase items for relatives in Kenya, but Kenyans now enjoy shopping from their own homes or local access points. In fact, the video mentions how a growing …

OA News: November 17, 2009
November 17, 2009 ♦ News
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Outsourcing, West Africa prepares for cables, ICT to reduce carbon emissions

Use ‘ICT for social inclusion’ instead of ‘digital divide’
November 16, 2009 ♦ Education & ICT Policy
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Use ‘ICT for social inclusion’ instead of ‘digital divide’

While searching for ICT books the other day, I came across an interesting book written in 2005. The concepts are just as valid today as they were four years ago. Below is an excerpt:

What is missing is a deeper focus on the “true” knowledge needs of particular cultures and communities, …

OA News: November 16, 2009
November 16, 2009 ♦ News
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Quality of ICT and software, the need for privacy, West African broadband analysis

A quick look at gender and ICT
November 16, 2009 ♦ ICT Policy
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A quick look at gender and ICT

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 …

OA News: November 15, 2009
November 15, 2009 ♦ News
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opening the telecom market, infrastructure status, improving farming, putting Africa on the map