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286.	Using the internet to promote private sector growth in africa: the african virtual business association network
	Thursday, August 25, 2005  by Admin
	This paper describes the mechanics and results of the African Virtual Business Association Network (AVBAN)--an innovative, web-based strategy to bridge the digital divide, strengthen private sector business associations, and promote economic reform and development in Africa. AVBAN consists of a website a searchable directory of African business associations, and communication tools such as discussion boards and a listserv to enable business associations to exchange ideas on economic development issues and business association best practices in governance, management and advocacy.
287.	Gender and the Information Revolution in Africa
	Monday, August 22, 2005  by Admin
	Information is universally acknowledged to be a lynchpin of sustainable and equitable development. In Africa, however, access to information is limited, and especially so for rural women. The essays in this book examine the current and potential impact of the ICT explosion in Africa. They focus on gender issues and analyze the extent to which women's needs and preferences are being served. The authors underscore the need for information to be made directly relevant to the needs of rural women, whether in the areas of agriculture, health, microenterprise, or education.
288.	AFRICAN YOUTH ON THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY: Participation and Leadership in Community Development
	Monday, August 22, 2005  by Admin
	This book describes a new initiative to promote the involvement of youth in Africa's new information economy. It reviews existing infrastructure, the policy environment and its impact, and the feasibility of increased ICT applications in rural communities.
289.	Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa: Networking Institutions Of Learning
	Saturday, August 20, 2005  by Admin
	Volume 3 documents the processes used, and institutions created, to bring computers and connectivity into schools, as a means of enhancing the use and integration of ICTs in teaching and learning. A range of project, administrative, and cultural settings are explored as are a wide variety of technical solutions. The results, observations, and conclusions presented in this book will be useful for policy- and decision-makers in education and ICTs.
290.	INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHONOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
	Saturday, August 20, 2005  by Admin
	While Volume 1 introduced the adoption and utilization of ICTs at the community level, Volume 2 examines the setting, operations, and effects of community telecentres. It describes the telecentre experiences of a variety of local and often rural communities, exploring the management structures and mechanisms that have been established to support these telecentres. The book provides profiles of telecentre usage and discusses the potential and challenges of setting up and maintaining community telecentres in the context of poor information infrastructure and limited human capacity.
291.	Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa; Vol 1
	Saturday, August 20, 2005  by Admin
	Volume one of this series looks at the introduction, adoption, and utilization of ICTs at the community level. In various contexts – geographical, technological, socioeconomic, cultural, and institutional – the book explores the questions of community participation. It looks at how communities in sub-Saharan Africa have reacted to the changes brought about by the introduction of these new ICTs and, in detail, presents both the opportunities and the challenges that ICTs present for community development.
292.	World Summit Youth Award
	Saturday, August 20, 2005  by Admin
	The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) aims to empower youth by creating digital opportunity. It is an international competition for youth-led projects that encourage the active participation of young people in the emerging Information Society. The three WSYA categories are Development, Creativity & Culture and Community Engagement. This awards competition is held within the framework of the UN World Summit on the Information Society.
293.	Information and Communication Technologies in Distance Education
	Friday, August 19, 2005  by Admin
	Information and Communication Technologies in Distance Education - This course has been prepared in response to the many major changes that are occurring in the developing world in the way education and training programs are produced and delivered, how educational institutions are organized, and how educational resources are distributed.
294.	Digital link with Street Children
	Tuesday, August 16, 2005  by Admin
	In a country where vulnerable children have so few opportunities Mkombozi has started a new initiative to capture the potential of young people. Education, training and employment are development priorities for Tanzania, where half the population is under 16 years old. Mkombozi believes that access to information technology is a key way to help young people get themselves out of the poverty trap.
295.	ICT Investment Opportunities in East Africa - Tanzania
	Monday, August 15, 2005  by Admin
	This country report has been produced by International Finance Corporation, IFC, summarizing investment opportunities in teh East African ICT Sector. It includes information on education, economy, policy, status of ICT markets, challenges and concerns and potential market trends.
296.	Government boosts ICT throughout Tanzania
	Monday, August 15, 2005  by Admin
	The Government of Tanzania is making an effort to push the spread of ICT countrywide towards achievement of the Tanzania Development Vision 2025. “The true source of power is not money in the hands of a few but information in the hands of them majority�, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communication and Transport, Salim Musoma.
297.	Free and Open Source Software Usage in Africa
	Friday, August 12, 2005  by Admin
	In the face of rapidly changing technological advancement, the African continent, still generally considered as developing, the ICT infrastructure is sparse and on the lower-side, characterised by small but modern ICT facilities in the urban areas and minimal or no ICT infrastructure in the rural areas. In an attempt to participate in Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for development, the need for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) solutions has emerged. The FOSS solutions have become viable, cost effective and sustainable options for Africa’s participation in ICTs for development.
298.	Free and Open Source Software Usage in Africa
	Friday, August 12, 2005  by Admin
	In the face of rapidly changing technological advancement, the African continent, still generally considered as developing, the ICT infrastructure is sparse and on the lower-side, characterised by small but modern ICT facilities in the urban areas and minimal or no ICT infrastructure in the rural areas. In an attempt to participate in Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for development, the need for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) solutions has emerged. The FOSS solutions have become viable, cost effective and sustainable options for Africa’s participation in ICTs for development.
299.	Free and Open Source Software Usage in Africa
	Friday, August 12, 2005  by Admin
	In the face of rapidly changing technological advancement, the African continent, still generally considered as developing, the ICT infrastructure is sparse and on the lower-side, characterised by small but modern ICT facilities in the urban areas and minimal or no ICT infrastructure in the rural areas. In an attempt to participate in Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for development, the need for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) solutions has emerged. The FOSS solutions have become viable, cost effective and sustainable options for Africa’s participation in ICTs for development.
300.	Government boosts ICT throughout Tanzania
	Friday, August 12, 2005  by Admin
	The government of Tanzania has made concerted efforts to give a push to the spread of Information Communication Technology (ICT) countrywide as a key vehicle towards achievement of the Tanzanian Development Vision 2025.
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