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  • The Challenge of Digital Inclusion in Mozambique

    Mozambique Thetha Report Cover

    SANGONeT (Southern African NGO Network has been coordinating a regional research project into ICT4D issues in different countries in the region. Reports are produced, and then debated in Forums in the respective country. So I want to give you a quick report on the Mozambique Forum, which as you know from SANGONeT, took place on 30 July 2009.

  • ICASA Opens Discussion on Internet TV

    ICASA issues a discussion document aimed at implementing a regulatory framework for Internet protocol television (IPTV)

    The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has issued a discussion document aimed at implementing a regulatory framework for Internet protocol television (IPTV).

    Steven Ambrose, an analyst at World Wide Worx, says the IPTV could be a nonstarter until there is broadband access and also fibre to homes and gated areas.

    “Few people in South Africa have access to high-speed Internet at home. The current high-speed Internet service is not good enough for IPTV. There should be uncapped bandwidth for IPTV,” explains Ambrose.

    Source: 
    Business Day
    Article link: 
    http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=103430

  • Botswana Thetha ICT Discussion Forum

    The Botswana Thetha ICT Discussion Forum will be held on 10 March 2010 at the Gaborone Sun in Gaborone, Botswana.

    Event type: 
    Seminar
    Event venue: 
    Gaborone Sun Hotel, Gaborone
    Event start date: 
    03/10/2010
    Event end date: 
    03/10/2010
    Contact person(s): 
    Stephen Mutula

  • Zambia Thetha ICT Discussion Forum

    The Zambia Thetha ICT Discussion Forum will be held on 28 October 2009 at the Golfview Hotel in Lusaka.

    The event forms part of a series of regional events that SANGONeT is hosting in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Botswana.

    Event type: 
    Conference
    Event venue: 
    Golfview Hotel, Lusaka
    Event start date: 
    10/28/2009
    Event end date: 
    10/28/2009
    Contact person(s): 
    John Munsaka

  • IT Weighs in for Human Rights

    More than half of NGOs in South Africa say that information and communications technology has had a major impact on their ability to advance human rights in this country - Report

    More than half of non governmental organisations (NGOs) in South Africa say that information and communications technology has had a major impact on their ability to advance human rights in this country. This is one of the key findings of a report entitled, State of ICT in South African NGOs 2009.

    The report, which was sponsored by Microsoft and the National Development Agency (NDA), states that while this figure has barely shifted in the past two years, NGOs are now poised to explore the cutting edge of mobile technology and social networking in pursuit of their causes.

    Source: 
    SANGONeT

  • Google Turns Eleven

    Monday, Google celebrated its 11th birthday. Look out for another example of its famous Google "doodles". The internet giant has added an extra L to its name to form an 11, representing its eleven years as a company

    Google is celebrates its 11th birthday on Monday, 28 September with another example of its famous Google "doodles" -- a special logo on its search front page. The internet giant has added an extra L to its name to form an 11, representing its eleven years as a company.

    However, there is some confusion over the exact date of the company's birth. Last year, Google put up its 10th birthday logo on September 2 and, according to its Wikipedia entry, it was incorporated as a privately held company on September 4 1998.

    Source: 
    <br /> Mail and Guardian
    Article link: 
    http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-09-28-google-doodle-celebrates-search-engines-1...

  • ICT4D: Facing the Challenges Head-on in Tanzania

    Tanzania Thetha Report Cover

    Download the full report here.

    This report presents a situational analysis of ICT4D in Tanzania and aims to establish key priority areas for ICT4D in Tanzania, identify various issues determining the success or failure of ICT4D in Tanzania, and recommend possible measures to be taken to facilitate the progress of ICT4D for the next ten years.

    Author(s): 

  • Cheap Affordable Quality Telecoms for SA

    Mobile companies are likely to come under pressure from Communications Minister, Siphiwe Nyanda, to slash interconnect fees as he pushes to lower the cost of communication in SA

    Mobile companies are likely to come under pressure from Communications Minister, Siphiwe Nyanda, to slash interconnect fees as he pushes to lower the cost of communication in South Africa.

    Nyanda says that his priority during his term of office is to drive down the costs of communication to provide cheap, affordable and quality telecommunications.

    He says if necessary, the government would look at giving companies incentives to invest in inaccessible areas, and could also use public sector institutions such as Sentech to provide infrastructure investment.

    Source: 
    Business Day

  • Tanzania Thetha ICT Discussion Forum

    The Tanzania Thetha ICT Discussion Forum will be held on 15 September 2009 at the Mövenpick Royal Palm Hotel in Dar es Salaam.

    The event forms part of a series of regional events that SANGONeT is hosting in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Botswana.

    Event type: 
    Conference
    Event venue: 
    Movenpick Royal Palm Hotel, Dar es Salaam
    Event start date: 
    09/15/2009
    Event end date: 
    09/15/2009
    Contact person(s): 
    Jim Yonazi

  • Free Internet Access for SA Schools

    Protocol still prohibiting Internet access to school children 

    School children who have long been promised half-price Internet access are still not getting online, as regulations calling for discounted access are bogged down in official protocol.

    Now the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has proposed that all government schools should get Internet access for free, in a move that companies will support as soon as the government finalises its requirements.

    Source: 
    <br /> Business Day
    Article link: 
    http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=77448