Weekly links July (4): Africa and ICT

July 29, 2007

This week I selected some interesting articles on African countries and information and communication technologies.

Mobile Phone Reporters in Africa
White African has an interesting blog post on Africa’s Voices experiment on mobile phone reporters.
For Ugandan Farmers, Agricultural Tips Just a Phone Call Away
An example for a project, which offers a text message service for farming methods.
Africa, Offline: Waiting for the Web
Rwanda as an example for the challenges of Internet access in Africa.
Can ICTs improve living standards in Zambia?
These article by Brenda Nglazi Zulu highlights the importance for government ICT policy and the implication of a monopoly in the telecommunication sector.
Incremental infrastructure, or how mobile phones might wire Africa
Ethan Zuckerman envisions how the success of mobile phones can be an example of other economical sectors.

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Sebastian on July 30, 2007 8:13 pm
Hi Christian,

good blog. Just FYI the second link is down (For Ugandan Farmers, Agricultural Tips Just a Phone Call Away)

Cheers, Sebastian

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