The Research ICT Africa (RIA!) August 2008 Policy Brief is based on the preliminary analysis of the Individual and Household ICT Survey undertaken by the network.
The policy brief provides a snapshot of ICT development in Ghana, which has not been robust despite the country having been amongst the early reformers of the African ICT sector. In spite of improvements in certain sector segments, others such as household fixed line, internet access and public telephones, need policy support to catalyse their development.
Click here to download the RIA! Policy Brief (PDF format)
For further information about this report, contact:
Dr. Godfred Frempong <gkfrempong [at] stepri.csir.org.gh>
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Knud Erik Skouby and Reza Tadayoni of the Center for Communication, Media and Information Technologies (CMI), in cooperation with Hugo Jost of Ascom AG, have undertaken an independent assessment of mobile broadband coverage and capacity in Denmark. CMI designed the test and Ascom has undertaken the actual measurement to test coverage and different aspects of capacity. Four networks are included in the assessment: Sonofon, TDC, Telia and 3.
Click here to download the full report: Managerial Report Mobile Internet Benchmarking (PDF format).
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The Graduate School of Public & Development Management and the LINK Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Afreica are proud to inform that applications to join the January 2009 Master of Management in ICT Policy and Regulation degree programme are now open.
Click here for the programme brochure.
Contact Sue-Ellen Donough at the Admissions Office on +27 11 717-3698.
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LIRNEasia seeks self-motivated and quality-conscious individuals to fill the following two vacancies: Researcher / Project Manager and a Junior Researcher.
Click here for more information about the two open positions.
Deadline for applications: 5 October 2008.
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The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and a number of organizations working on ICT issues in the Latin American region, recently participated in a workshop in Quito, Ecuador to build up a ICT4D Andean Network - APC’s CILAC project Communication for influence in Latin America (CILAC - Andean Region), which seeks to integrate research, research communications, network-building and advocacy for affordable universal broadband.
Among other presentations, Hugo Carrion from Imaginar introduced Situación de las TIC Acceso a infraestructura en la Región Andina.
Click here to download an interview with Julián Casasbuenas, director of Colnodo for the radio program ALER Contacto Sur.
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The Journal of Community Informatics (a global e-journal) is highlighting Wireless Networking for Communities, Citizens and the Public Interest. The first part of the special issue is devoted to thematic papers on issues concerned with community wireless applications. The second section, Notes from the Field, presents a series of case studies and assessments of community wireless projects.
“The papers in this special issue demonstrate that community-based approaches to Wifi development are part of a broader integration of technology, organizational capacity, and local culture. Social goals are part of most community Wifi projects, and integrating these goals and the technical structures of Wifi networks is part of what makes many community Wifi projects successful” (from the Introduction to the special issue by guest editors, Alison Powell & Sascha D. Meinrath).
Click here to go to Special Issue: Wireless Networking for Communities, Citizens and the Public Interest, The Journal of Community Informatics, Vol. 4 No. 1 (2008).
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