The Open Swahili Localization Project (Kilinux) has just released a free office suite software in Swahili.
12/10/2004
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IN SWAHILI
11/24/2004
ONLINE AFRICAN RESEARCH DATABASE
There is an online database of African university dissertations and theses. Find it here.
11/13/2004
11/12/2004
DIGITAL MEDIA AND PUBLISHING
Digital publishing presents african authors with tremendous opportunities. Read more...
HAND-HELD COMPUTERS AND DEMOCRACY IN RWANDA
Hand-held computers are being used in Rwanda to create a national database for voters. Read more...
11/09/2004
ELECTRONIC PRIVACY IN AFRICA
A symposium organised by the Electronic Privacy Information Center on electronic privacy in Africa, will take place in Cape Town, South Africa in December this year. For more information go here.
11/05/2004
DIGITAL SOLIDARITY FUND
Check out this info about the digital solidarity fund. The Inaugural Ceremony of the Digital Solidarity Fund, created during the WSIS of Geneva , will held on November 17 in Geneva, Switzerland.
10/16/2004
E-GOVERNANCE
Check out the 2005 African Governance Report. Go to page 31 for information on electronic government.
10/08/2004
AFRICA'S ICT WOMEN TO MEET IN ARUSHA
ICT and women empowerment is the central theme of a conference co-hosted by World Summit of the Information Society Gender Caucus East Africa Sub-Region, the Tanzanian Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children, AITEC Tanzania, and the Tanzanian Ministry of Communication and Transport. Read the full story here.
10/04/2004
AFRICAN-FOCUSED WEBLOGS
Visit blogafrica, a collection of africa-focused weblogs, and a collaborative effort focused on increasing the number and profile of Africa-focused webloggers.
9/26/2004
MICROSOFT WINDOWS IN KISWAHILI
Kiswahili is to be introduced into Microsoft Windows as part of a global project to increase world usage. Read more...
9/23/2004
e-Government in Kenya
E-Government Kenyan delegation was in Canada recently to explore ways and learn from experiences that would make it possible to implement the e-government strategy.
eLocust
The Electronic Locust Information System (eLocust) is helping Africa in monitoring locust. The system uses a palmtop computer, GPS device, and HF radio equipment, which runs on a car battery.
9/18/2004
ONLINE JOURNALISM COURSE IN KENYA
The Unites States International University in Nairobi, Kenya will be launching one of Africa's first online journalism course this September. Get the full story here.
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
Pambazuka News is a weekly electronic newsletter covering news, commentary, and analysis, and a range of other resources on human rights and development in Africa. Subscription is free. Pambazuka is published by FAHAMU, which uses information and communication technologies as a tool for social change has a vision of the world where people organise to emancipate themselves from all forms of oppression, recognise their social responsibilities, respect each other’s differences, and realise their full potential. Fahamu means understanding and Pambazuka means dawn in Kiswahili.
9/04/2004
A course in online journalism, thought to be one of its kind in Africa, will be offered at the United States International University in Nairobi, Kenya this year.
8/24/2004
Health and Information Revolution
There are dramatic changes in the health sector right now as a result of information revolution. On May 12-13, 2004, SATELLIFE, Inc., the International Development Research Centre of Canada (IDRC), Uganda Chartered HealthNet, and Makerere University Faculty of Medicine hosted a successful conference on "Handheld Computers in Africa: Exploring the Promise for the Health Sector" in Entebbe, Uganda. The conference explored the benefits, challenges, and opportunities that handheld technology presents for the health sector in low resource environments and featured plenary addresses, panel and group discussions, and presentations. Please view the conference presentation materials and the final report.
8/22/2004
I am back
I had left the town in a bit of hurry. Now I am back. I will respond shortly to those who wrote me and will start posting regularly.
8/09/2004
Community Telecentres
Another e-book detailing case studies of community technology centres in Africa by Florence Etta and Shiela Parvyn-Wamahiu (CODESRIA/IDRC 2003). The book examines the setting, operations, and effects of community telecentres. It describes the telecentre experiences of a variety of local and often rural communities, exploring the management structures and mechanisms that have been established to support these telecentres. The book provides profiles of telecentre usage and discusses the potential and challenges of setting up and maintaining community telecentres in the context of poor information infrastructure and limited human capacity. It is relevant and useful for researchers, policy- and decision-makers, and development practitioners and professionals with interests or active programs in the area of "ICT for development," particularly those with a focus on universal access and universal-service or public-access centres. It is also very useful reference tool for scholars, students, and academics.
e-Black Studies
eBlack Studies is a project in cyberspace. Its main purpose is to provide information for students and scholars in all academic fields that focus primarily on Africa and the African Diaspora.
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