AFRICAKenyan regulator urges PCK to adopt new technology
Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) has been put on notice to either adopt technology or risk being run out of the market by more innovative competitors. 10 Oct 2008 12:27
AFRICAUganda's ICT industry lauded by ITU
[Walter Wafula] Uganda's government has been lauded for turning around what was once an inadequately governed communication sector to an advanced, robust and prosperous information and communication technology industry in the last ten years. 9 Oct 2008 12:00
AFRICAPsitek exhibits at North Africa Com
CAPE TOWN/CAIRO: Psitek will be showcasing a selection of products and solutions at the North Africa Com exhibition to be held in Cairo on 14 and 15 October, 2008. North Africa Com is the largest telecommunications event specifically designed for operators and telecommunications professionals in the region with over 60 international companies exhibiting. 9 Oct 2008 11:01
AFRICAICT - means to achieve development and democracy
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a means to achieve development and democracy, through supporting political, economic and social transformation, the Commonwealth Director of Legal Affairs told delegates at the Sixth Commonwealth ICT Summit in Abuja, Nigeria on Monday, 6 October. 8 Oct 2008 12:41
AFRICAStudents sponsored to attend E-Tourism Conference
Nairobi: Coca-Cola East and Central Africa Business Unit and the Kenya ICT board announced they are sponsoring 80 Kenyan tourism and ICT students to attend the upcoming E-Tourism East Africa Conference and training seminars this month. The conference programme will feature presentations from many of the world's top online companies, including Expedia, Microsoft and Trip Advisor. 8 Oct 2008 11:05
AFRICA$15m blog sale shows importance of content
A “one-man-band” blog has just been sold for a total of $15m. That's right, a work-at-home blogger has been paid a whopping multimillion pound sum for his blog. 6 Oct 2008 12:47
AFRICA10,000 in Rwanda to benefit from Korea Telecom deal
The Rwandan government is making wireless broadband accessible to 10,000 people, thanks to a deal signed with Korea Telecom (KT). 6 Oct 2008 11:52
AFRICAAfrica turns to internet television
Technology is finally catching up with African television broadcasters and journalists. With the entry of A24, a new 24-hour internet television channel dedicated to telling the African story from an African perspective, IT seems set to entrench itself in the continent's media. 6 Oct 2008 11:17
AFRICAAnimation in Kenya comes of age
[Carole Kimutai] Animation is an industry which has been dominated by the West. In Africa, the concept is relatively new, but this year nine animation films from Kenya will be screened at the prestigious Africa in Motion (AiM) festival that will run 23 October - 2 November 2008 in Edinburgh, UK. 6 Oct 2008 09:54
AFRICAVoIP now legal in Zimbabwe?
Has the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) finally seen the light? If developments at Econet Wireless are anything to go by, VoIP is now legal in Zimbabwe. Or is it? 3 Oct 2008 11:44
AFRICAAU, EU launch six 'lighthouse projects'
Brussels: During the EU/AU college-to-college meeting held on Wednesday, 1 October, 2008, the representatives of each commission agreed that a book of 19 “lighthouse projects” should serve as the framework for implementing the EU/AU partnership on science, ICT and space and its action plan (Eighth Partnership), six of which are considered 'early deliverables'. 2 Oct 2008 09:52
AFRICAInternet innovator to address young Kenyan entrepreneurs
Nairobi: Pete Ward, the co-CEO and founder of wayn.com (Where Are You Now?), a social networking site for travelers, will be addressing over 200 of Kenya's budding entrepreneurs in a Coca-Cola-sponsored session in mid-October. 1 Oct 2008 10:54
AFRICAMicrosoft, USAID boost management of Uganda's education system
[Walter Wafula] In a bid to build capacity in the management of students and teachers information, the Microsoft Corporation and the United States Agency for International Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement an Education Management Information System (EMIS), with the government of Uganda through its Ministry of Education and Sports. 1 Oct 2008 09:27
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