Wednesday 8 May, 2013 - 17:51
Mindset Network is a nonprofit organisation that aims at personal, social and economic development of all people in Africa. Mindset uses information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support education in the schooling and health sectors.
Mindset Network seeks to appoint a Office Assistant, based in Johannesburg.
Wednesday 8 May, 2013 - 17:15
Mindset Network is a nonprofit organisation that aims at personal, social and economic development of all people in Africa. Mindset uses information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support education in the schooling and health sectors.
Mindset Network seeks to appoint a Finance Intern, based in Johannesburg.
Tuesday 30 April, 2013 - 8:41
We live in an age of great economic, political, societal and environmental uncertainty. It is against this backdrop that CIVICUS’ 2013 State of Civil Society report focuses on the forces that shape and influence the conditions for civil society. This is because without conditions that enable civil society, civil society will never be able to make our greatest possible contribution to helping to solve pressing and entrenched issues that affect people’s lives.
Thursday 11 April, 2013 - 12:50
The rankings by the World Economic Forum (WEF) show that the government's delays in improving broadband Internet access have a negative impact on South Africa's economy.
In 2013, South Africa occupied 70th place in the WEF rankings of 144 countries, according to its ability to benefit from the digital era.
Rankings are determined on the basis of among other things; a country's regulatory and business environment, the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and the subsequent impact on the economy and society.
Monday 25 March, 2013 - 13:05
According to an article titled, ‘Government's ICT policy is slowly strangling SA’ by Alistair Fairweather, the South African government's information and communications technology (ICT) plans could be doing immense long-term damage to the country’s economy.
Fairweather argues that while the Department of Communications has good priorities, making broadband a priority is meaningless unless you make radio spectrum reallocation an equally important priority.
Wednesday 27 February, 2013 - 9:31
The United Nations Human Rights Council has in the past called the right to freedom and expression ‘one of the essential foundations of a democratic society’. It has recognised the Internet's importance in the "promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression." This subsequently led to a landmark resolution which saw the United Nations declare Internet access a human right because of “the vast potential and benefits of the Internet rooted in its unique characteristics, such as speed, worldwide reach and relative anonymity.
Tuesday 5 February, 2013 - 13:27
Who uses the Internet? A student of mine recently said she thought art galleries are frequented by ‘old rich white people’ (she is black). And many seem to believe that the Internet might be more or less as exclusive - at least if we swap ‘young’ for ‘old’. Behind this is a common idea that the Internet is a luxury - for rich (white) people and rich (white) countries. And so, the thinking goes, in South Africa (SA) we should focus on sorting out the basics - like getting textbooks to Limpopo - before we worry too much about the World Wide Web.
Tuesday 29 January, 2013 - 11:16
Technology is evolving rapidly and opening doors for a variety of sectors including education. In resource-poor settings and rural communities new technological advances create opportunities where none previously existed.
Thursday 10 January, 2013 - 10:56
Microsoft has announced that it will ‘retire’ its Messenger online chat feature on March 15 and replace it with the Skype Internet telephony service it bought last year.
The company sent an e-mail message advising Messenger users to update to Skype using their same account information in advance of the deadline.
"You'll be able to instant message and video chat...just like before, and also discover new ways of staying in touch with Skype on your mobile and tablet," it further explained.
Monday 10 September, 2012 - 17:34
Journalists, international media, activists and other role players have flocked into Grahamstown for the 16th edition of the Highway Africa Conference, which takes place from 9-11 September 2012.
Hosted by Rhodes University's School of Journalism and Media Studies in partnership with the Department of Communications and other stakeholders, the conference has been at the centre of Africa's debates on journalism, media and Information and Communication Technology.
