South Africa

Tech Links Around Africa, March 2013

[Last week I had a security problem with WordPress, which is fixed now, my apologies for any inconvenience]
Pivot East, our East African pitching competition, will be held in Uganda for the first time this year. Get your applications in, and plan your travel for June 25-26th in Kampala.

ICTs and development in Zambia: challenges and opportunities

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly important in achieving development goals and promoting citizen participation. Zambia is one of a number of countries in the Southern African region that have sought to include ICTs in their national development plans.

ICT for Education

The paper addresses issues of Information and Communication Technologies in the context of the education sector in Swaziland. The Ministry of Education and Training recognizes the critical use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the transformation of society to ultimately meet the universal requirements of an ever changing global environment.

Community Connectedness as a Competitive Advantage

In the last couple weeks I’ve had the opportunity to be in Nigeria (Maker Faire Africa), followed by South Africa (AfricaCom). Along with Kenya, these countries represent the biggest technology countries on the continent. They are the regional tech hub cities at this point in Africa.

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