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Post Archive for June 2013

Report stresses need for African public, private, and social cooperation to build ICT ecosystem
June 16, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on Report stresses need for African public, private, and social cooperation to build ICT ecosystem
Report stresses need for African public, private, and social cooperation to build ICT ecosystem

Dalberg Global Development Advisors, with support from Google, surveyed more than 1,300 businesses in Senegal, Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria as part of the April 2013 “Impact of the Internet in Africa” report.

Industry report shines light on African undersea cables
June 14, 2013 ♦ 4 Comments

A new annual report highlights how undersea fibre optic communication cables (including those reaching African shoes) are important to the global economy.

E-learning report finds mobility in learning has ‘not yet eclipsed traditional ways of education delivery’
June 13, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on E-learning report finds mobility in learning has ‘not yet eclipsed traditional ways of education delivery’

The eLearning Africa Report 2013 – a survey of the experience and opinions of more than 400 professionals and practitioners from 42 African countries – covers successes and failures in how technology is being used to support African learning.

4G competition heats up in Tanzania, Uganda
June 13, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on 4G competition heats up in Tanzania, Uganda
4G competition heats up in Tanzania, Uganda

Smile Communications, with the support of Alcatel-Lucent, launched Tanzanian 4G LTE service in May 2013. Weeks later, Smile launched the same service in Kampala, Uganda.

Video roundup: white space broadband, 4G for Tanzania, ICT in education, BRCK, and more
June 11, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on Video roundup: white space broadband, 4G for Tanzania, ICT in education, BRCK, and more

Like last month, the majority of YouTube videos highlighting ICT progress come from East Africa and Ghana, but this month also includes Namibia and Tunisia.

Limited emphasis on CS in Nigerian secondary schools
June 11, 2013 ♦ One Comment

As of 2013, there is little evidence supporting the notion that computer science courses, let alone computer training is common in Nigerian schools.