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Cellphone operators need to get savvy to thrive in Africa 11th November 2009 African cellular network operators need to sharpen up their acts to make a profit in countries where already poor consumers are trying to cut back their spending even fur...
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Question > I have a pop web page-phonoghraphic web pop in every minutes-how do i block > it please.I have tried all scanning but not. > thanks > mark Farahani, Tanzania. Answer Hi Mark there are some options you can consider here that could be o...
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Great read indeed, Mr. Njoroge and his team are doing a tremendous job in this disadvantaged community, a proof of the impact of telecentres in aiding easy access to information, improving lives, creating jobs and opening up more opportunities.
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Fibre optic cable carriers are incurring millions of shillings lately as additional cost for security and monitoring off their lines as cases of vandalism are worryingly on a rise in East Africa. Industry insiders say cable vandalism is fast emer...
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Congratulations To All Telecentre.org Photo Contest Winners!
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Congratulations Chamin , this Pictures was among the winning photos of the Telecentre.org Photo Contest
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Congratulations Niranjan , this Pictures was among the winning photos of the Telecentre.org Photo Contest.
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Academic/research, Network, Nonprofit organization, Telecentre
Organization
UgaBYTES Initiatives
Job Title
Community Facilitaor
About Me (biography and organization description)
Anything to do with technology, especially that designed the community including the marginalized.
Areas of interest/expertise and types of services provided:
Information Technology and Telecoms
Website
http://www.ugabytes.org, www.telecentrecommunity.ning.com
Email (please note that this website is public, including your profile information)
mfrancis@ugabytes.org
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francis.mwathi (Skype)
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+256 783 010269
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Ggaba Road
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Kampala
Country
Uganda
Region
Eastern & Southern Africa
Languages (in order of preference):
English
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WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP-AFRICA

Cellphone operators need to get savvy to thrive in Africa
11th November 2009
African cellular network operators need to sharpen up their acts to make a profit in countries where already poor consumers are trying to cut back their spending even further. Operators must begin sharing infrastructure to cut costs, lobby governments for relief from arbitrary taxes, argue against politically imposed rate cuts and offer locally developed data content to keep consumers interested. That list of cru… Continue

Posted on November 13, 2009 at 8:14am —

Francis Mwathi

Cable vandalism may raise internet cost in East Africa

Fibre optic cable carriers are incurring millions of shillings lately as additional cost for security and monitoring off their lines as cases of vandalism are worryingly on a rise in East Africa.

Industry insiders say cable vandalism is fast emerging as avenues of unnecessary expenses and if this continues, operators may even be forced to to pass on the additional costs to the consumers. Companies now have to incur expenses in hiring guards to man the cables with some even being forced to intro… Continue

Posted on November 12, 2009 at 3:31am —

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KASHWESHA Community Resource Centre: A Telecentre standing tall in empowering Slum Dwellers

KASHWESHA Community Resource Centre is a civil society organization committed to promoting the rights of the slum dwellers in a low cost residential area in Nairobi, Kenya. It begun in the year 2001 as a community based organization that focused on the well being of its members through capacity building, by ensuring that its members who mainly consisted of the slum dwellers got the available resources and support. The telecentre serves community members from the adjacent Korogocho slums, KCC slu… Continue

Posted on November 10, 2009 at 1:15am — 1 Comment

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WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP-AFRICA

Mobile subscription rate fastest in Africa
27th October 2009
Since 2003, mobile phone subscription has grown faster in Africa than in any other region of the world, a new Information Economy Report has revealed. Dubbed, "Trends and Outlook in Turbulent Times," and released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the report, indicates that there are now more than 10 times as many mobile subscriptions as fixed lines in Africa and more tha… Continue

Posted on October 30, 2009 at 9:47am —

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WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP-AFRICA

“Information economy report 2009” presented in Tunisia
22nd October 2009
As in New York, Manchester, Helsinki and Bangkok, the International Press Center in Tunis held this morning, a press conference on “Information Economy Report 2009” issued every year by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Mr. Haj Klai, Minister of communication technologies explained that Tunisa will witness, during the next five years, a radical and essential shift in terms of informatio… Continue

Posted on October 23, 2009 at 8:00am —

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At 4:04am on November 11, 2009, Mohammad Kamrul Islam Bhuiyan said…
Thank you for congratulating me.
At 4:47am on October 28, 2009, Damas Ogwe said…
Thanks a lot Francis. I am fully on board
At 7:46am on October 16, 2009, Robert Ooko said…
Hi,thanks for your invitation and contribution.I truly feel at home in the community.
At 11:31am on October 3, 2009, Shafeen Charania said…
Thanks Francis - I will be sure to check out the references.
At 2:16pm on September 22, 2009, Diana Jean Muir said…
I am beginning to set up a website for the Africa Virtual School (for which we provide free online courses) and would like you to invite you to participate by setting up a page for your own country. If this is something you're interested in, please feel free to contact me at admin@plc.edu.

http://www.africa-virtual-school.com/

Thanks!
Diana
At 8:09am on September 19, 2009, Martin-Mary Falana said…
Are you online now so that we can chat?
At 8:08am on September 19, 2009, Martin-Mary Falana said…
Dear Francis, got your message late. I went to the rural community to carry out a research on OVC. Just returned and found that the contest has closed. But when I read the message well in the link you provided, I saw that I can still contest as the deadline has been postponed till 30th September. I am happy. Thank you very much. What is your phone number, i need to speak with you directly any moment from now.
At 1:56am on September 9, 2009, Martin-Mary Falana said…
Dear Francis, I just went through your pictures and discovered we can do alot of things together especially in the area of ICT for the rural, marginalised and excluded communities we work in Nigeria.
At 10:21am on September 3, 2009, Frank Bedoya said…
Thanks Mr Mwathi for your information and collaboration. I hope this will be a wonderful time of learning from each other.
At 11:12am on August 28, 2009, Owino Fredrick said…
Hey! siku hizi umenyamaza sana , wassup???? Nway I am attending a one week seminar: 2nd world Agroforestry congress at the UN complex here in Nairobi. Once through I will post something on ma blog and here for you guys to see.
 
 

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Barbara, I guess you're right. Though the place is nice the work entails a lot of load and to be honest I'm putting much pressure at work myself. I only play at night. The problem is with me, so I have to use my energy properly. A week more befor...
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Reynald, I have signed up at Wordpress, and I am waiting for my activation notice in my email at bfedock@juno.com. I have a question about the following statement: "it is the platform we are using that for the Lightline. Pls. use the email accou...
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Here we will hold our online consultation from the 12th till 30th November, 2009. Please do participate and help shape the future of telecentre.org. Follow the discussion via email, by clicking the 'follow' link on the right hand side panel.
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manily poor people depends upon the agriculture.not only people. Nature will be change climate whenever environment increase then automatically all are safe.
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Agriculture is the source of food,feed,fibre and fuel for the mankind and domestic animals.Telecentres are becoming helpful for the human efforts to secure the necessary produces for the survival of the peoples around the world.
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P.S. look at the dashboard and click on the Lightline blog.
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Barbara, Thanks for the explanation. By the way, I was informed last night that your package has arrived. I can't wait to see it. For your editing, pls. sign up to wordpress.com- it is the platform we are using that for the Lightline. Pls. use t...
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Reynald, I purposely sent you the logic problem that was illustrated in the front of my logic magazine. I am scanning and attaching the explanation. It was not an easy puzzle, and, getting two out of four right was good. Since this attachment to...
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Reynald, How do I access the corrections? I am eager to help. For your workshop, are you near the sea? As a consultant, my favorite workshop was at Emerald Isle on the coast of North Carolina. Oh, I remember those days when I took long beach wal...
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The IT/BPO Career fair organized by Private Sector Team at in Badulla 12th and 13th November @ Public library Badulla. we arrange Nenasala Information counter this event . As Nenasala Operators we arrange to provide information to participant,...
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