[kictanet] The Death of Cybercafes?

[Sam Gatere]

Edith,

Welcome back, it's interesting to note that in Ghana Cybercafe's are
thriving while here they are closing shop! Possibly one thing to find out
would be what internet resource were people accessing  in local cybercafes
that they can now access on the go? and Inversely what are people access in
cybercafe's in Ghana? can they also access in on the go? In my humble
opinion possibly Cybercafe's / PASHA centers could consider a "virtual
office" space model, your main product is not just access to the Internet
but you can do much more. Maybe this would give Cybercafe owners a new lease
of life as broadband access becomes more readily available in the home and
possibly at more affordable rates, which in turn will put local cybercafe
owners under more pressure and mostly those in urban centers.

SammyG.

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:

>  Listers
>
> Just back from Ghana where I was impressed to see that cybercafes are still
> alive (e.g. BusyInternet)...as my experience in Kenya is that it's hard to
> find a functional cybercafe within easy reach with cutting edge services and
> programs (PDF etc)....most are closing down with Internet available on the
> mobile (with aggressive competition). So outside the office set-up and with
> minimal home connections...one has almost no options for innovation.
>
> Is it a good thing that cybers are dying in Kenya and broadband is yet to
> reach homes? what needs to be done differently to inform our efforts on
> digital villages etc?
>
> Edith
>
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