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Dear all,<br>
<pre>Here is the latest issue of the APC Africa ICT Policy Monitor e-updates No. 13,
a selection of the latest content added to the Africa ICT Policy Monitor website.
For these news, information resources and upcoming events, please visit the
APC Africa Policy Monitor Website links below.
Editor
APC Africa Policy Monitor Website
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<h1><small><small><small>News > Access </small></small></small></h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860ne_1&x=1252759"
class="Tit3">Cameroon: Telecom Conference starts with a focus on
'Access'</a> <img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">06/09/2005 (<a
href="http://www.cameroon-tribune.net/">Cameroon Tribune</a>) -- </span>
The Commonwealth Telecommunication delegates yesterday, kick-started
the Yaounde forum at the Conference Centre. There was every evidence
yesterday at the Yaounde Conference Centre that the greatest challenge
in telecommunication is not just the rapid developments in the
Information and Communication Technology but the difficult way to have
access to it.<span class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860ne_1&x=1138790"
class="Tit3">Ethiopia: Over 11 mln Birr rural technology expansion
center to begin service soon</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">25/08/2005 (<a href="http://www.ena.gov.et">ENA</a>)
-- </span>
A rural technology expansion center constructed in Afar State with an
outlay of over 11 million Birr would soon begin providing services, the
State animal, natural resource and environmental protection bureau
said. <span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span> </p>
<p> <span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span> </p>
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<p> </p>
<span class="themes"></span><b>News > Censorship<br>
</b>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860ne_1&x=1218523"
class="Tit3">Kenya: Parliament website shut after media reports</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">03/09/2005 (<a href="http://www.eastandard.net">East
African Standard</a>) -- </span>
Kenyan parliament has shut down its website amid reports that the The
Standard’s exclusive report of well-guarded secrets embarrassed some
MPs. Yesterday, <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.parliament.go.ke">http://www.parliament.go.ke</a> was
blank after the two-day
serialisation of what reads like an A-Z of some of our MPs’ hitherto
unknown — and perhaps best kept — career and educational details. <br>
<br>
<span class="countries"></span></p>
<b>News > Freedom of Expression and Media<br>
</b>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21866ne_1&x=920930"
class="Tit3">South Africa: FXI expresses concerns over Convergence Bill</a>
<img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">16/08/2005 (<a href="http://www.ifex.org">IFEX</a>)
-- </span>
The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) is deeply disturbed by a
number of provisions in South Africa's new Convergence Bill, which is
supposed to replace existing broadcasting and telecommunications
legislation, and is also concerned about the process that has led up to
the development of the Bill. The FXI presented a number of these
concerns to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications
earlier today. A number of provisions threaten the freedom of
expression and independence of the communications sector, and the FXI
fears that the Bill will not necessarily address the growing divide
between the communications 'haves' and 'have-nots' in South Africa.<span
class="countries"></span><span class="themes"><br>
</span></p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21870ne_1&x=1274096"
class="Tit3">Guinea: Government Democratises Airwaves</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">07/09/2005 (<a href="http://www.ifex.org">IFEX</a>)
-- </span>
The small West African republic of Guinea took an important step toward
guaranteeing press freedom last month, following the signing of a
presidential decree that opens up the airwaves to private broadcasters,
reported the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).<br>
</p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21872ne_1&x=1138459"
class="Tit3">Rwanda: RITA to launch ICT media network</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">26/08/2005 (<a href="http://www.newtimes.co.rw/">New
Times Rwanda</a>) -- </span>
Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA) will soon embark on a
holistic ICT/media approach aimed at imparting the media with ICT
skills to promote their reporting. On Tuesday, RITA assembled various
journalists and discussed modalities of establishing the first ever ICT
Media Network in the country.<span class="countries"></span><span
class="themes"><br>
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</span> </p>
<p> </p>
<h1><small><small><small>News > Laws and Regulation</small></small></small></h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21870ne_1&x=1252438"
class="Tit3">Ugandan President stops TV tax</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">06/09/2005 (<a href="http://www.newvision.co.ug">NewVision</a>)
-- </span>
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has ordered information minister Dr James
Nsaba Buturo to stop, with immediate effect, levying tax on television
sets that are not used for commercial purpose. Museveni made the
directive while meeting members of the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
at State House Nakasero yesterday morning. <span class="countries"></span><span
class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21870ne_1&x=1252892"
class="Tit3">Nigeria: New guidelines for erection of telecom masts</a>
<img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">05/09/2005 (<a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/">Vanguard</a>)
-- </span>
The Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC , says new guide lines for
the erection of telecommunication masts by telecom service providers in
the country will soon be out. The new guidelines, according to the
regulatory authority, will spell out many things as regards erection of
masts in the country including the exact proximity to residential
buildings.<span class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21870ne_1&x=1138079"
class="Tit3">South Africa: No licences for content, applications
providers</a> <img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">27/08/2005 (<a href="http://www.itweb.co.za">ITWeb</a>)
-- </span>
Applications and content service providers will not require licences in
terms of the Convergence Bill, says Joe Mjwara, Department of
Communications deputy director-general in charge of policy.<span
class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><br>
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<p><span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span> </p>
<h1><small><small><small>News > E-Commerce</small></small></small></h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21864ne_1&x=1252890"
class="Tit3">Zambia: E-solutions right solution at a right time</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">02/09/2005 (<a href="http://www.times.co.zm/">Times
of Zambia</a>) -- </span>
THE steadfast growth in Zambia’s gross domestic product (GDP) needs to
be backed by the utilisation of electronic solutions (e-solutions) in
the economy, Huawei Technologies managing director Zhang Wei has said.
Mr Wei said in a statement released in Lusaka yesterday that his
company had introduced e-banking, e-governments and e-campus in Zambia
to assist the country in embracing and advancing in e-solutions. <span
class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21864s21819e_1">Zambia</a></span>
| <span class="themes"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21864se_1">E-Commerce</a></span>
</p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21864ne_1&x=1139069"
class="Tit3">South Africa: Websites Become Lucrative in SA</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">25/08/2005 (<a href="http://www.businessday.co.za">BusinessDay
</a>) -- </span>
SOME South African websites are finally becoming an effective way of
generating revenue for a business by attracting enough local and
international consumers to make them viable. <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21864s21817e_1">South
Africa</a></span> | <span class="themes"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21864se_1">E-Commerce</a></span>
</p>
<p><br>
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</p>
<p><span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span></p>
<h1><small><small><small>News > E-Governance</small></small></small><br>
</h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21865ne_1&x=1187973"
class="Tit3">Botswana: ICT can spur political change </a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">01/09/2005 (<a
href="http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi">BOPA</a>) -- </span>
GABORONE - A British academic attending WITFOR in Gaborone has called
for a shift of perception from information and communication technology
(ICT) as an instrument for development to ICT as part of a political
process of change. <span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span>
</p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21865ne_1&x=1040810"
class="Tit3">Uganda: Digital land titles in offing</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">23/08/2005 (<a href="http://www.newvision.co.ug">NewVision</a>)
-- </span>
The lands ministry will introduce electronic land titles to eliminate
the over 4,000 fake land titles in the country, the minister, Kahinda
Otafiire, has said. During a workshop at the Grand Imperial Hotel in
Kampala recently, Otafiire said the ministry had hired Stewards Net
Technologies and Magna Carda to computerise the land registration
system and print the cards. <span class="countries"></span><span
class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21865ne_1&x=1041399"
class="Tit3">Nigeria: Obasanjo gives nod to electronic voting</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">23/08/2005 (<a
href="http://www.businessdayonline.com">BusinessDay Online</a>) -- </span>
President Olusegun Obasanjo has given tac-it support for the use of
electronic voting machine for 2007 polls. This is even as the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) maintains that the
National Assembly cannot dictate to it on the method to be adopted for
the polls. <span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span>
</p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21865ne_1&x=1040979"
class="Tit3">Zambia: State to computerise expenditure monitoring</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">22/08/2005 (<a href="http://www.times.co.zm/">Times
of Zambia</a>) -- </span>
The Government of Zambia will soon come up with a computerised system
of checking how ministries are operating and utilising their budgetary
allocations as a way of enhancing efficient use of money. Ministry of
Finance Permanent Secretary for budget Petronella Mwangala said
yesterday when she appeared before the parliamentary committee on
estimates that some ministries had a tendency of not using money even
when the treasury had released the funds.<br>
<br>
</p>
<h1><small><small><small>News > National ICT Strategies</small></small></small><br>
</h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21873ne_1&x=1286705"
class="Tit3">Human Development Report 2005 Launched</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">08/09/2005 (<a href="http://www.undp.org/">UNDP</a>)
-- </span>
This year’s Human Development Report takes stock of human development,
including progress towards the MDGs. Looking beyond statistics, it
highlights the human costs of missed targets and broken promises.
Extreme inequality between countries and within countries is identified
as one of the main barriers to human development—and as a powerful
brake on accelerated progress towards the MDGs.<span class="themes"></span>
</p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21873ne_1&x=1251979"
class="Tit3">Botswana: Political leaders urged to appreciate ICT </a>
</span><br>
<span class="Txt2">06/09/2005 (<a
href="http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?">BOPA</a>) -- </span>
Information communication technology experts have emphasised the
importance of sensitising African political leaders about ICT issues so
that they can appreciate and support it.<span class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21873ne_1&x=1251976"
class="Tit3">Botswana: WITFOR Declaration To Be Presented To UNESCO </a>
<img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">05/09/2005 (<a href="http://www.mmegi.bw/">Mmegi</a>)
-- </span>
The just ended World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) conference
adopted a proposal called the “Gaborone Declaration”, which will be
presented to the UNESCO general assembly. The proposal focuses on how
technology can be used to enhance development and eradicate poverty in
developing countries. <span class="countries"></span><span
class="themes"></span> </p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21873ne_1&x=1041059"
class="Tit3">Ethiopia: ICTAD project being undertaken with 25 million
USD</a> <img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">21/08/2005 (<a href="http://www.ena.gov.et">ENA</a>)
-- </span>
The Information and Communication Technology Assisted Development
(ICTAD) project is underway in Ethiopia with 25 million USD loan
obtained from the World Bank. Manager of project management unit with
the Ethiopian Information Communication Technology Development
Authority (EICTDA), said the project is believed to be crucial in
reducing poverty and improving living of the people.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p><span class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span> </p>
<h1><small><small><small>News > Media</small></small></small><br>
</h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860ne_1&x=1054699"
class="Tit3">Kenya: Freedom of the media spelt out in document</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">24/08/2005 (<a href="http://www.eastandard.net/">East
African Standard</a>) -- </span>
The proposed new constitution for Kenya guarantees freedom of the media
and gives citizens rights to information held by the Government. It
bars the Government from controlling, interfering, harassing or
penalising anyone concerned in publications and broadcasting.<br>
<br>
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<h1><small><small><small>News > Training and Education</small></small></small></h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21860ne_1&x=1156172"
class="Tit3">Zimbabwe: Computers gather rust</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">30/08/2005 (<a href="mailto:zakchibaya@yahoo.com">Zakeus
Chibaya </a>) -- </span>
HARARE – Fearful that people are going to read uncensored information,
the Zanu (PF) government is reneging on its promise to provide internet
services to schools after doling out hundreds of computers countrywide
during the March elections in their bid to
woo voters.</p>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21878ne_1&x=921048"
class="Tit3">Uganda: Makerere University to start e-learning</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">16/08/2005 (<a href="http://www.newvision.co.ug">NewVision</a>)
-- </span>
Makerere University is to start its first ever e-learning (internet)
programmes in an effort to reduce congestion in the lecture rooms. The
deputy Vice- Chancellor, Dr. Lillian Ekirikubinza, told an
international Information Communication Technology conference at
Makerere University that the University Council and Senate had approved
the proposal. <span class="themes"></span> </p>
<h1><small><small><small><small><small><small><big><big>News >
Science and Technology</big></big><br>
</small></small></small></small></small></small></h1>
<p><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21874ne_1&x=1138268"
class="Tit3">Zambia: Science and technology vital for wealth creation</a>
<img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">27/08/2005 (<a href="http://www.times.co.zm/">Times
of Zambia</a>) -- </span>
Zambia Government has said science and technology will be given
prominence in the Fifth National Development Plan in order to create
wealth for the people. Science and technology minister Judith
Kapijimpanga said yesterday during a workshop on Identification of
Goals and Priorities in the Development and Application of Science and
Technology in Lusaka, that Government was working on initiatives on how
technology could play a role in wealth creation. <span
class="countries"></span><span class="themes"></span> </p>
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<b>Reports</b><br>
<br>
<img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1287087"
class="Tit3"> Harnessing Science and Technology for Human Development
- BOTSWANA 2005 </a> <img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">08/09/2005 -- </span> Botswana Human Development
Report 2005 focuses on the role of science and technology in the
development process. The theme is inspired both by recognition of what
humanity has achieved ? in agriculture, manufacturing, communication,
medicine etc - with the aid of science and technology and the
development possibilities technology offers to Developing Nations. <br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Opinion</b><br>
<br>
<div><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1274422"
class="Tit3">After Tunis: A summit without implementation and civil
society?</a> <img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">07/09/2005 -- </span> Civil society groups active
in
the WSIS have voiced their protest against a serious development
related to the Tunis summit outcomes. The latest draft for the summit
document on implementation and follow-up is lacking a meaningful
commitment to implementation, and they also are a serious setback for
the multi-stakeholder approach. <br>
<br>
</div>
<div><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1253198"
class="Tit3">South Africa: Govt should set measurable ICT targets</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">05/09/2005 -- </span> It is important SA has clear
and measurable ICT targets, the presidential international advisory
council on information society and development heard this weekend. The
council convened for its annual meeting in Zeerust in the Northwest.
Established five years ago, the council's objective is to advise the
president on bridging the digital divide, including making telephony
accessible to the disadvantaged.<span class="countries"></span><br>
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</div>
<div><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1253225"
class="Tit3">Managing technological learning: a strategic imperative</a>
<img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">05/09/2005 -- </span> Firms in developing countries
that wish to innovate effectively must be able to manage the process of
'technological learning'. This refers to the accumulation of
capabilities to change technologies, in contrast to the more formal
type of knowledge that emerges from lab-based research and development.<br>
<br>
<div><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1251905"
class="Tit3">Guess Where IT Belongs? </a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">05/09/2005 -- </span> I was struck by the
recurrence
of the phrase “IT has no boundaries” during the deliberations of the
Information Technology conference that was held in Gaborone last week.
IT is a product of the most advanced economies, which needed war in
order to conquer and enslave other nations. And to do so required good
means of communication. Hence the Morse code, and then the telephone,
which is a little over a hundred years old, and then this thing that we
now call IT.<span class="countries"></span><br>
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<img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1188048"
class="Tit3">Sub-Saharan Africa needs policy action </a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">01/09/2005 -- </span> Sub-Saharan Africa lags
behind
in such a way that without a decisive local or international policy
action, the sub-continent will not achieve the Millennium Development
Goals (MDG). Thomas Feige, the acting head of the European Delegation
in Gaborone, said yesterday that the European Union (EU) recognises the
role that transport, energy, water and sanitation as well as
information and communication technologies can play in helping Africa
implement its infrastructure plan that the New Partnership for Africas
Development (NEPAD) spearheads. <br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Analysis</b><br>
<div class="rellinks">
</div>
</div>
<img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1207091"
class="Tit3">Software and seeds: Open source methods</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">02/09/2005 -- </span> Open source methodologies
used
in software are interrogated and then compared to the methods used in
farmers' rights groups. The use of open source methods in other
contexts illustrates increasing interest in grassroots democratic
movements participating in the continuing process of balance between
public and private interests. These efforts provide a possible
alternate framework for policy decisions concerning intellectual
property. <br>
<br>
<img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1094043"
class="Tit3">Information and Communications Technology for Sustainable
Development </a> <img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">26/08/2005 -- </span> Carnegie Mellon hosted a
Workshop on June 26-27, 2003, at the World Bank, in Washington, DC, for
ICT and development professionals from around the world. This was
followed up by the Bangalore Workshop on ICT for Sustainable
Development, January 14-16, 2004. The results of these Workshops form
part of the book Information and Communications Technology for
Sustainable Development: Defining a Global Research Agenda.<br>
<br>
<img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1060734"
class="Tit3">Africa Civil Society Prepcom Briefing</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">24/08/2005 -- </span> The WSIS PrepCom III of Phase
II of the WSIS – will take place from September 19-30 and will be the
last meeting for negotiation of the final Tunis documents. The
following document outlines briefly the documents that will be
negotiated, how they will be negotiated, and different opportunities
for lobbying and the timetable for negotiations for PrepCom III. <span
class="countries"></span><br>
<br>
<div><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1253227"
class="Tit3">Access to Technology</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">06/09/2005 -- </span> One of the major challenges
that experts at the third Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation
holding in Yaounde would face is seeking appropriate technology for
developing countries. Considering the concern of opinion leaders and
decision-makers to respond to the growing need for access of their
citizens to ICT, especially within the growing market, participants
would have to come out with workable solutions and not just theories.<br>
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</div>
<div><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1253290"
class="Tit3">Bandwidth Can Bring African Universities Up to Speed</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">06/09/2005 -- </span> There are two striking facts
about African universities and bandwidth. The first is that the average
university in Africa has the same aggregate bandwidth as a single home
user in North America or Europe. The second is that the average African
university pays more than 50 times for this bandwidth than its
counterparts in Europe or North America do for much more capacity.<span
class="countries"></span><br>
<div class="rellinks">
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</div>
<img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ie_1&x=1274069"
class="Tit3">Media ethics and professionalism scrutinised at MISA
Conference </a> <img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
<span class="Txt2">03/09/2005 -- </span> Those governments in the
Southern African Development Community (SADC) region that still own,
control and influence media operations were urged to stop furthering
their political agendas through media control. Government control
stifles editorial independence and free, fair and objective reporting.
This was said at the recently concluded regional conference organised
in Windhoek by the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) on the
theme Media, Ethics and Professionalism: Towards an Ethical Africa
Media. <br>
<span class="countries"></span><span class="countries"></span><span
class="themes"></span><span class="countries"></span><span
class="themes"><br>
<br>
<b>Guides</b><br>
<br>
</span><img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=re_1&x=1153147">Free/open
source software (FOSS) policy in Africa: A toolkit for policy-makers
and practitioners</a> <img src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org"
align="texttop" height="13" width="12"></span><br>
"Free/open source software (FOSS) policy in Africa: A toolkit for
policy-makers and practitioners" is targeted at governments that are
investigating whether and how they can integrate FOSS into their
strategies for social and economic development. It provides a broad
overview of how FOSS fits into national ICT policy-making, outlines the
areas where governments can take policy decision related to FOSS as
well as some of the possible approaches, and lists activities related
to FOSS policy from across Africa.<br>
<br>
<img src="cid:part1.00080705.06020309@apc.org" align="texttop"
height="13" width="13"> <span class="Tit3"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=re_1&x=937793">Managing
ICTs in South African Schools; A guide for School Principals</a> <img
src="cid:part2.02080106.06070804@apc.org" align="texttop" height="13"
width="12"></span><br>
The purpose of this guide is to give principals and senior school
management information on using and managing ICT resources so that they
can provide leadership in their schools. The guide also considers some
implications of the use of the computer and related resources for
teaching and learning. The authors hope that it will also be a valuable
resource for other senior members of the school staff, and for School
Governing Bodies.<br>
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class="themes"></span><br>
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<p><span class="Txt2"><b>24/08/2005</b></span>, <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s30084e_1">International</a></span><br>
<a href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=1126129">Africa
Civil Soceity Discussion Forum on WSIS Prepcom 3</a><br>
The Africa civil society organizations is holding a discussion forum
Discussion on WSIS Prepcom 3 and the report of the WGIG. Organized by
the African Civil Society for the Information Sociey (ACSIS) with the
collaboration of PIWA (CIPACO project) and APC. From 24 August to 17
September 2005.
</p>
<p><span class="Txt2"><b>07/09/2005</b></span><br>
<a href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=1253497">PICTA/GKP
Meeting, 7 - 8 Sep 2005 </a><br>
The 2005 annual PICTA meeting is taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
from 7 - 8 September 2005 under the theme of Networking Development in
Africa. This year the core PICTA partners are expected to put extra
effort into strengthening PICTA as an arena for collaboration among the
key institutions involved with ICT and Knowledge for Development in
Africa.
</p>
<p><span class="Txt2"><b>12/09/2005</b></span>, <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21817e_1">South
Africa</a></span><br>
<a href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=33696">Highway
Africa Conference 2005 'Reinforcing journalism in the information
society'**</a><br>
The Highway Africa 2005 will explore the above issues and seek to
assist in overcoming the challenges. Highway Africa’s programme
includes a unique mix of plenary and keynote presentations, panel
discussions and hands-on workshops where delegates acquire practical
skills and expertise.
</p>
<p><span class="Txt2"><b>19/09/2005</b></span>, <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s30084e_1">International</a></span><br>
<a href="http://www.itu.int/wsis/preparatory2/pc3/index.html">PrepCom-3
of the WSIS Tunis phase to take place in Geneva</a><br>
The third meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom-3 of the Tunis
phase) will take place in Palais des Nations, Geneva (Switzerland) from
19-30 September 2005.
</p>
<p><span class="Txt2"><b>24/10/2005</b></span>, <span class="countries"><a
href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=s21817e_1">South
Africa</a></span><br>
<a href="http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=ee_1&x=1274358">World
Development Information Day (WDID) 2005</a><br>
SANGONeT will host a special event on Monday, 24 October 2005, to
celebrate World Development Information Day. The United Nations General
Assembly instituted World Development Information Day in December 1972
with the objective of drawing public attention annually to development
problems and the importance of strengthening international cooperation
to solve them.
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network of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering and<br>
supporting groups and individuals through the strategic use of<br>
information and communication technologies, especially internet-related<br>
technologies. APC and its members in more than 30 countries pioneer<br>
practical and relevant uses of ICTs for civil society. APC is an<br>
international facilitator of civil society's engagement with ICTs and<br>
related concerns, in both policy and practice.<br>
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to more enabling ICT policy environments through promoting inclusive<br>
policy processes. In Africa APC is doing this through the Africa ICT<br>
Policy Monitor project which aims to enable civil society organisations<br>
to engage in ICT policy development to promote an information society<br>
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Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
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