Weekly news roundup March 23

Created By: Esther on 23-Mar-2007 12:00 AM

Why affordable international bandwidth matters
International bandwidth is what connects Africa’s telephone and internet users to neighbouring countries and the rest of the world. It is delivered either by fibre optic cable (like the existing SAT3 cable) or via satellite. 

European ICT laureates honoured
Described by the European Commission as the "Nobel prize" of IT competitions, the three overall awards each worth a tasty EUR200,000 went to British, Swedish and Austrian entrepreneurs. Seventeen more prizes worth EUR5,000 each were awarded to ground-breakimg technology ideas from five other countries.

Digital divide' excluding groups
New technology is transforming British homes and businesses but some groups are being left behind, a report says.

Software system for small farmer microfinance in Kenya
The system handles automatic and semi-automatic communication and payments between farmers’ groups (FG), the project management organization (PMO), commercial and semi-commercial stockists of farmers’ inputs, and the produce purchasing company (PPC).

Monitoring and Evaluation of ICT in Education Projects
This short handbook provides guidance for policymakers struggling with two key issues: What is the impact on student achievement of introducing ICTs in educational settings in developing countries? - How should this impact be measured, and what are the related issues, especially as they relate to Education For All and other Millennium Development Goals?



A manual for launching and sustaining an online community
Creating and maintaining a community requires dedication and direction. This guide assists in this process. Designed to be an easy 'how to' manual for those launching and sustaining a community, the guide examines the various necessary steps in the process from beginning to end.

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