Archive for April, 2010

A Ghanaian perspective on the digital divide debate

Noah Dumahasi, project manager for Together Ghana, shares his thoughts on the digital divide across Ghana and the development of communication technology in rural Africa.

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Fourth mobile license to be offered in Rwanda

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency said it would offer a fourth mobile license in a bid to boost wireless penetration in the country. (more…)

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African Mobile penetration to hit 56% by 2014

Gartner research predicts that by 2014, there will be a 90% mobile penetration rate and 6.5 billion mobile connections. (more…)

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World Malaria Day

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Mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device

By 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device worldwide. According to Gartner’s PC installed base forecast, the total number of PCs in use will reach 1.78 billion units in 2013. (more…)

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ICT Bill to be passed by Zimbabwe

Despite its economic crisis, Zimbabwe’s ICT Bill, which would pave the way to improved ICT services in the country, is awaiting approval from the cabinet, before going to the parliament for further scrutinity reports ITNews Africa (more…)

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France Telecom denies Kenya exit

The main investor in Telkom Kenya, France Telecom, has denied reports that it plans to exit its Kenyan operation, as a result of registered losses. (more…)

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Kenyan operators are outsourcing to stay in the game

In order to remain competitive, Kenyan telecom operators are outsourcing their customer service and Network management operations. (more…)

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Togo to get third mobile license

Togo’s Ministry of finance is conducting a feasibility study about issuing a third mobile license, according to reports. (more…)

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Part 5: ForgetMeNot Africa Digital Divide Debate – Uganda

In Part 5 of the Digital Divide Debate series, Emmanuel Mugabi from the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Uganda shares his thoughts on the digital divide in Africa.

Filmed at Digital Africa, Kampala, Uganda, 2010.

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