Weekly News Roundup - Africa January 12

Created By: Esther on 12-Jan-2008 12:48 AM

Uganda's ICT Sector Registers Double Digit Growth
Uganda's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector has registered a double digit growth since 2000 and grew by 33 percent in 2006/2007, according to a report released by the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA).
"The sector is very dynamic and vibrant, the investment inflows have been very strong and in 2006, the sector attracted in excess of $73 million," says the report.
It says the direct employment stands at 6000 while over 350,000 people are also indirectly employed.

South Africa: Digital Trends in 2008

This is an opinion on the digital trends expected in South Africa in 2008.
This year will signal the next phase in social media development in South Africa with more enterprise companies and leading brands playing in the space as well as the growth in open source development of enterprise 2.0 platforms, which will dominate the focus for the first quarter of 2008. A look at 2007's biggest trends reveals the key areas of development going forward into the new year.


Uganda: Students Too Can Own Computers
OWNING a personal computer (PC) by a student at a higher institution of learning is not simple, considering the fact that many students do not have a steady source of income.
Students today are required to type and print their coursework, reports and research before they hand them in as soft or hard copies or both to their lecturers for marking.

Kenya: AccessKenya Feat Signals Potential in ICT Market
Kenya's only listed technology company, AccessKenya, overshot its customer targets for 2007, its managers said. It had recruited 1,950 leased line customers against an initial target of 1,720, a 13 per cent overshoot.
Analysts said the figure signalled the growth potential in the ICT market, especially in specific segments such as residential broadband services.

African ICT Company Nets Two Prestigious Awards in London
"MIS", Mediterranean Information Systems, a Tunisian company specializing in information technology has recently received two prestigious awards in London.
Over the years, the international convention, "Exclusive Partners Meet" organized by the giant computer company ACER, rewards the best partner companies from all parts of the globe.


Galaxy Backbone Initiative for Unlocking Wider Access to ICTs
Open access is a term used in several different ways and means different things to different people. In Nigeria like other developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa it could easily mean the right combination of policy, regulatory, business ad technical elements that serve to create wider access to information and communication technology (ICT) for the critical purpose of development.


Reshuffles in the Algerian Public ICT
Algeria's minister of ICT, Mr Boujemaa Haichour has appointed Mr Mouloud Djaziri as Algerie Telecom's (AT) a new director general, one week after he accepted the retirement of the director general of Mobilis Mr Hachemi Belhamidi and his replacement by Mr Lounis Belharat.
In his statement of appointment, Mr Haichour pointed out that "these changes are necessary to boost the ICT public sector and enable it to face rules of competitiveness and efficiency."

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