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Francis Mwathi WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP-AFRICA

E-payment: The journey so far 27th November 2009 Eleven months after the Federal government introduced the electronic payment system in all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Nigerians are yet to feel its advantage over the manual payment system it sought to replace. It has been tales of delay payments and people are asking questions. Government said it is aware of the limitations of the system and has promise to seek lasting solution to it. This prompted the government to i… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on November 27, 2009 at 7:55am — No Comments

Francis Mwathi WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP-AFRICA

Growing Use of Cellphones for Family Planning 19th November 2009 The growth of cellphone use, particularly in the developing world, is providing health experts with a new channel of communication to provide family planning information. "The number of mobile subscribers is increasing at a dramatic rate with the number of global cellphone subscribers in 2006 being estimated at 2.5 billion of an estimated global population of 6.6 billion," says David Cantor, a senior technical manager of ICF… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on November 20, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Francis Mwathi International Mobile Money Transfer Services to Exceed $65bn by 2014

With mobile penetration reaching 100 per cent in many developed markets, the mobile phone will soon be in virtually everyone's pocket. Payments and banking are currently major areas of growth in the mobile world and these are set to become even more specialized than they are at the moment. According to a… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on November 16, 2009 at 9:11am — No Comments

Francis Mwathi 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

Added by Francis Mwathi on November 13, 2009 at 8:14am — No Comments

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

Added by Francis Mwathi on November 12, 2009 at 3:31am — No Comments

Francis Mwathi 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

Added by Francis Mwathi on October 23, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Francis Mwathi Friend a Gorilla: Endangered Mountain Gorillas seeking help through Social Networking

The Uganda Wildlife Authority launched a scheme to allow gorilla lovers short of time or money to visit the endangered apes to become virtual friends with them on the net. The "Friend a Gorilla" project was launched last month in Kampala and costs just one dollar a year for enthusiasts. The money generated is intended to help with mountain gorilla conservation. The use of technology has been employed to not only attract online users to visit the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in south-west Uganda bu… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on October 22, 2009 at 4:46am — 2 Comments

Francis Mwathi WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP-AFRICA

Agra goes cyber with online auctions in Namibia 13th October 2009 The Agra Cooperative has started a new Internet service by offering livestock auctions online where bidders can buy animals at the click of a mouse – a first for Namibia. The Agra e-Auction service was launched last week and will save buyers and sellers time and money, not having to drive to and from auctions. Another advantage is that animals will not experience the stress of being transported to and from auctions. “It als… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on October 16, 2009 at 7:53am — No Comments

Francis Mwathi WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP-AFRICA

Starcomms lifts telecentre operators in Nigeria with solar chargers 30th September 2009 Fourth largest telecommunications network, Starcomms Plc, has lifted telecentre operators with solar chargers. The solar battery charger is a portable device that is easy to use and environment friendly, competing effectively with regular source of power. This, the operator said results into the solar devices which could be exposed to daylight. Through clear medium, the solar power battery charger conv… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on October 2, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Fred Safari Uproar over Kenya internet costs

The Kenyan Government has accused the East Africa Marine system (TEAMs) shareholders of colluding to fix internet connectivity prices. Information and Communication PS Bitange Ndemo said the shareholders are making a massive 2,000 per cent from selling their capacity before the cable officially goes live. The shareholders have said that they will first have to recoup their investment before lowering the internet connectivity prices. He said the shareholders should be selling internet connectio… Continue

Added by Fred Safari on October 1, 2009 at 3:21am — No Comments

Francis Mwathi CITIZEN JOURNALISM

Digital technology and the Internet are changing the face of news gathering. Today, cell phone cameras and other devices are capturing local events long before news crews can arrive: often, personal media on major stories hits the Internet before mainstream media can begin coverage. This sharing of community news and information content either as text / blogs, digital storytelling, images, audio file, podcasting or video is known as Citizen Journalism. Feedback and discussion on issues raised i… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on September 30, 2009 at 5:03am — 2 Comments

Francis Mwathi WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP-AFRICA

Information: a compass for overall development 18th September 2009 One common reference to the times we are in is Age of Information. It suffices to mention that information plays a leading role in the development of a nation, and acts as primary vanguard in the nation building process. With time, the process of data collection, communication and dissemination has been steadily improving. Scientific and technological advancements registered have made the process of communication reach its… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on September 25, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Francis Mwathi WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP-AFRICA

African nations pledge to bridge the digital divide 14th September 2009 Countries from across the African continent will join together in national pavilions to address the overarching theme of bridging the digital divide at ITU Telecom World 2009 (Geneva, 5-9 October). Pavilions representing Burundi, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and the Africa Lusophone countries will unite a broad range of organisations from the non-profit, private and R&D sectors wi… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on September 18, 2009 at 7:18am — No Comments

Fred Safari Nokia to train Kenyan anti-counterfeit agency on detecting counterfeits

Trade in counterfeit products is still raging on in Kenya in the face of weak anti-counterfeit laws, a dormant anti-counterfeit agency and a porous border. Now manufacturers are calling for strict enforcement of anti-counterfeit measures to curb trade in counterfeits and consolidate economic growth. To fight counterfeits in the market, Nokia, a leading mobile phone manufacturer, has set out a plan to train Kenya Bureau of Standards officials on how to detect counterfeits at the point of entry.… Continue

Added by Fred Safari on September 18, 2009 at 3:11am — No Comments

Francis Mwathi Poverty , Illiteracy could lead to undeutilization of Fibre Optic Capacity

Telecom operators and investors in Africa face a dilemma, as to whether the expected level of demand is worth the huge capital investment into the submarine fibre optic cable currently available to the continent. A total of seven undersea fibre optic cables, with an aggregate capacity of 10.94 terabytes (10,940 gigabytes), have landing stations along the entire coast line around Africa. A panel of five telecom experts at the ongoing Telecom World Africa 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa, noted on… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on September 17, 2009 at 4:30am — 1 Comment

Francis Mwathi WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP-AFRICA

Major African banks launch online services September 4th 2009 Increased broadband capacity in Africa has pushed major banks in the region to launch Internet and mobile-phone banking services to customers to improve their access to banking services. Standard Chartered Bank in Africa is rolling out Internet banking it calls iBanking to customers across the continent. In addition, the United Bank of Africa, the Zambian National Commercial Bank (Zanaco) and the regional First National Allianc… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on September 11, 2009 at 4:45am — No Comments

Francis Mwathi Broadband Forum announces global broadband statistics for second quarter of 2009

The Broadband Forum yesterday announced the latest broadband statistics in a press conference at Broadband World Forum-Europe. Based on data provided for the Forum by industry analysts Point Topic (http://point-topic.com/home/gbs/), global broadband grew by 12.9 million lines in the second quarter of 2009 to reach 445 million. In terms of technology, fiber and wireless broadband continue to gain access technology market share. For fu… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on September 10, 2009 at 3:12am — No Comments

Francis Mwathi Three Brazilian states attain 100% mobile penetration

Brazil surpassed 160 million mobile telephony lines in July, while the states of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul reached a mobile penetration of 100 percent of the population for the first time, according to the latest Anatel by a telecoms regulator known as Anatel. Brazil’s mobile operators collectively added approximately 2.3 million new mobile connections last month to end July with a total of 162 million, according to the publication. In the period January-July 2009 a total… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on September 2, 2009 at 2:30am — No Comments

Fred Safari Fleet managers turn to technology for security

Is your driver using the company car to run personal errands or even as a taxi service? Technology is offering an answer to this and other business operation challenges such as motor vehicle theft, fuel consumption or loss of goods in transit. Commonly known as ‘the big brother’, technology based business monitoring systems are offering managers a real-time peep into what their employees are doing and the cost of such activities to their business. Kenyan entrepreneurs have found these systems… Continue

Added by Fred Safari on September 1, 2009 at 2:25am — 2 Comments

Francis Mwathi Computer viruses slow African expansion

Alan Mercer was at his desk in the regional capacity building bureau in Assosa, western Ethiopia, when a man burst into his office, distraught. Right at the end of a four-year master's degree programme, he had lost the only copy of his thesis to a computer virus. Mercer, an IT trainer with Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), wasn't surprised. "Show me an Ethiopian computer without a virus and I'd ask which foreigner it belongs to," he says. While western countries have partially learned to neutra… Continue

Added by Francis Mwathi on August 25, 2009 at 7:20am — No Comments

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Alan's bicycle model has relatively lower operating cost in terms of vehicle depreciation and fuel-free operation, as compared to eTrike and eJeep.
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Hello all, As world leaders prepare to go to Copenhagen for the UN climate change summit, the rest of us can share our thoughts on this most topical issue here. Having watched the devastating effects of climate change via video clips from national...
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Jimmy L. Calata replied to telecentre.org's discussion 'Question 2: How to make the telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) more influential on behalf of telecentre movement?' in the group Online Consultation 2009
I agree with you friend that the TCF should not be tied up with conditions or anything that accompanies the contributions of super or regional power, or other leading organizations that constraint us from moving towards our shared goal of solving ...
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