The continent of Africa has a long history of atlas production at both regional and national levels. The countries of East Africa are no exception to this, hence the history of atlas production in Tanzania can be mirrored ...

The Department of Surveys and Mapping (formerly the Lands & Surveys Department) was established in about 1900 and developed rapidly into a well staffed department. Currently the Department is a major component of the ...

The paper Presented by the Survey of Kenya and the Institute Geographique National (IGN) about the computer assisted mapping project (CAMP) of survey of Kenya, of the Eighth United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference ...

A map is an efficient tool for communicating geographic information. Traditionally Maps have been distributed in paper form with the topographic map as the most Common example. Nowadays, geographic data are stored in data ...

The meeting explored the facts behind the bleak reality of a continent where per capita food production is fast declining, while population is growing faster than the rate of food production and environmental degradation ...

We are in the age of the knowledge economy. The development process no longer focuses on the availability of land, labour and capital, in the traditional sense but on the importance and level of knowledge. The knowledge ...

This paper is not concerned with people learning about ICTs as part of their overall cultural preparation (although I do think it is important that educated people understand the revolutionary technologies of their times). ...

Concerning the potential of satellite broadcasting systems for education and development.The magnitude of investment required for any satellite system necessitates for most developing countries a multinational or regional ...

Recognizing the important role information and communication technologies (ICTs) play in facilitating the attainment of development goals and encouraging the diffusion and utilization of information technologies in Africa ...

The objectives of the paper is to make available to other African countries, information about the various sectors of the economy, culture, agriculture, medicine, scientific or technological status, research findings, ...