ICT

Africa is a nice place: It is a place where politics is held high, politicians take their time to make promises they have no intention of keeping, and the public takes it without question.

Technology and innovation is the new topic for the talk shop; the proclamations are on what technology can achieve and how it can be done, but nothing serious happens.  read more »

“Helo James, when will 'Uganda be ready' I seem to be discouraged by yo paper on BPOs posted on 20'oct 07 on the internet. Johnson-interested party” read the text I received a week ago.  read more »

Experience real broadband! Life will not be the same again! New Internet freedom, enjoy real broadband!

These are just some of the adverts by Internet service providers and mobile phone companies providing data services.  read more »

Why Merali beats us all…..

Businessman Naushad Merali is well known in Kenya’s business circles. He is famous for upstaging MTN in the sale of Vivendi shares in Kencell, he exercised his right to buy off the stake, and within two hours he sold off to Celtel, making about 2 billion shillings (US$ 30 million).  read more »

By Brenda Zulu

As Zambians await the listing of shares by Celtel Zambia on the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE), it is a good time to look at the technological risks that are outlined in the Celtel Prospectus.  read more »

How do we celebrate one year of President Yar Adua in the ICT community? I am in Accra at an eLearning conference and exhibition. I have been here for two nights, and the power supply has not blinked for a second.  read more »

There is digging going on in the City of Lusaka in readiness for the Metropolitan fiber optic. Just out of curiosity, I asked one of the diggers if they know what this fibre optic was all about and the answer was that they did not know it.  read more »

By Brenda Zulu
A huge digital divide exists between the able and disabled people in terms of access to information communication technology (ICT) which must be closed if less disabled people are to escape poverty and engage in the global economy. The current Information communication technologies (ICT) revolution has enormous social and economic implications for all people.  read more »

The first time my mother saw a computer, she was very fascinated, she said typing was so easy and reminded her of the few days she used a friend’s typewriter.  read more »

Peter Kimacia’s resignation from the Kenya ICT board received mixed comments from the ICT industry players. Some felt that it was a bold decision while others wondered why he took the job in the first place.
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