[kictanet] Fw: Digital Apartheid

Sun May 5 11:43:54 EAT 2013

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Subject: Digital Apartheid

  May 4, 2013    

Digital Apartheid
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2013 Global Information Technology Report released on April 10, South Africa's cellular mobile prices are among the highest in the world. Our own comparison of mobile broadband costs of South Africa and selected African countries shows South Africa's costs significantly higher. We believe that the South African pricing structure for mobile services and many other ICT services may be impacted by the Apartheid legacy. Read more...

South Africa Mobile Broadband is one of the Fastest in the World 
A CISCO Systems study commissioned by Bloomberg has ranked South Africa mobile Internet speed among the 20 fastest in the world. South Africa was ranked 12th, ahead of Russia, China, Brazil, India and four others. Read more...

Julian Assange, Baba Jukwa and Cyberpunks
Cyberpunks are revolutionary advocates of change through the use of the Internet. They typically use cryptography (encryption of communications) to maintain privacy as they interact with one another on the Internet. Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder used to be a leading cyberpunk back in the 1980s. In a new book, Cyberpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet, Assange and other cyber-activists examine the future of the Internet and human freedoms. Their analysis has a lot of relevance to the growing use of the Internet and human rights in Africa. Read more...

ICT Africa Announces a One Stop Web Page for All ICT Related Events in Africa
"If an ICT event happens in Africa, you will find it on the ICT Africa event page" Read more...

Uncertainty Over Telecel's Indigenisation
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