EAST AFRICASeychelles joins the pan-African e-network project
Seychelles is the second African country, after Senegal, to join the $1 billion pan-African e-network project initiated by the Indian government. 13 Oct 2008 10:54
EAST AFRICAKenyan regulator urges PCK to adopt new technology
Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) has been put on notice to either adopt technology or risk being run out of the market by more innovative competitors. 10 Oct 2008 12:27
EAST AFRICAUganda's ICT industry lauded by ITU
[Walter Wafula] Uganda's government has been lauded for turning around what was once an inadequately governed communication sector to an advanced, robust and prosperous information and communication technology industry in the last ten years. 9 Oct 2008 12:00
EAST AFRICAStudents sponsored to attend E-Tourism Conference
Nairobi: Coca-Cola East and Central Africa Business Unit and the Kenya ICT board announced they are sponsoring 80 Kenyan tourism and ICT students to attend the upcoming E-Tourism East Africa Conference and training seminars this month. The conference programme will feature presentations from many of the world's top online companies, including Expedia, Microsoft and Trip Advisor. 8 Oct 2008 11:05
EAST AFRICAAnimation in Kenya comes of age
[Carole Kimutai] Animation is an industry which has been dominated by the West. In Africa, the concept is relatively new, but this year nine animation films from Kenya will be screened at the prestigious Africa in Motion (AiM) festival that will run 23 October - 2 November 2008 in Edinburgh, UK. 6 Oct 2008 09:54
EAST AFRICAInternet innovator to address young Kenyan entrepreneurs
Nairobi: Pete Ward, the co-CEO and founder of wayn.com (Where Are You Now?), a social networking site for travelers, will be addressing over 200 of Kenya's budding entrepreneurs in a Coca-Cola-sponsored session in mid-October. 1 Oct 2008 10:54
EAST AFRICAMicrosoft, USAID boost management of Uganda's education system
[Walter Wafula] In a bid to build capacity in the management of students and teachers information, the Microsoft Corporation and the United States Agency for International Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement an Education Management Information System (EMIS), with the government of Uganda through its Ministry of Education and Sports. 1 Oct 2008 09:27
EAST AFRICAKenya's ICT bill to be tabled in parliament
Kenya's ICT bill will be tabled in parliament as soon as the house business resumes, Kenyan Broadcsting Coproration said today, 29 September 2008. 29 Sep 2008 10:17
EAST AFRICATanzania urged to implement e-policy for the disabled
Tanzania has been urged to develop a strategy to enable disabled people to access information locally and globally. 25 Sep 2008 11:11
EAST AFRICASA vlogger takes Highway Africa Digital Journalism award
[Simone Puterman] BREAKING NEWS: Khaya Dlanga, YouTube vlogger, Thoughtleader blogger and MetropolitanRepublic Johannesburg creative, has scooped the SABC-Highway Africa New Media Award in the Student/Individual category, it was announced this evening, Tuesday, 9 September 2007, at the awards ceremony at the 1820 Settlers' Monument in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The other two winners were Nirmal Shah from Seychelles for Nature Seychelles (www.natureseychelles.org) in the Non-profit category and Togo's Noel Kokou Tadegnon for Sites Média (www.mediatogo.info) in the Corporate category. 9 Sep 2008 23:48
EAST AFRICAICT stakeholders to assess impact of technology on Uganda
[Walter Wafula] Key stakeholders in the information and communication technology sector of Uganda will next week assemble in Kampala, to asses the impact of activities of the sector on human and economic development. 28 Aug 2008 15:30
EAST AFRICAICTs pose challenge to cops in East Africa
Ethiopia: Combating crime has become a daunting challenge to law enforcement officers in East Africa as advances in the information and communication technologies (ICTs) make it easy for resourceful criminals to operate beyond national barriers, according to Ethiopia's police chief. 26 Aug 2008 10:39
EAST AFRICAEast Africa to join high speed internet
One of the last missing sections in the global high speed internet will be filled in when East Africa finally gets connected. The area has so far been reliant entirely on expensive satellite connections to dial up to the world wide web. 19 Aug 2008 15:09
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