Seven Strategic Areas for ICT and Environment
Seven Strategic Areas for ICT and Environment

[This article was published in the August 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

ICT development will not contribute to the acceleration of the current negative trends, but will instead contribute towards sustainable development. A limited number of areas need to be prioritised to start with.

Gracenet: The New Girls’ Network
Gracenet: The New Girls’ Network

[This article was published in the March 2005 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Gracenet organisation tells an interesting story about how ICT is helping in redressing gender inequalities through networking among women.

Tansen CMC:New directions in multimedia
Tansen CMC:New directions in multimedia

[This article was published in the September 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The goal is to explore ways that Tansen can use ICTs as dynamic development tools: to bring more voices and cultural forms, ideas and issues into the community

Microsoft tie up with African countries, Ghana
Microsoft tie up with African countries, Ghana

A memorandum of understanding has been signed with The government of Ghana and Microsoft aimed at creating a workforce that is literate in information and communications technology. Angola has also signed an agreement with the software giant on financing Internet access for the government and training.

In Fact:Wireless fidelity
In Fact:Wireless fidelity

[This article was published in the April 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The growth and development of wireless communication has opened up new avenues of ICT for development. However, with this development also comes plethora of terminologies.

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