Even though the second Decade has not yet ended there are still many projects under execution. This means that, the conditions for making an overall assessment of the impact of the Decade programme have not yet been met. ...

The paper deals about the fifth meeting of the intergovernmental committee of experts for science and technology development recommendations and resolutions.

The problems, policies, issues and prospects by the year 2000 of Africa's basic industries are discussed within the context of the implementation of the Programme of the Second IDDA (1991-2000), now in its third year. The ...

The special Conference of Ministers responsible for Telecommunications was held at the Nicon Noga Hilton, Abuja, the Federal Capital of Nigeria, from 4 to 6 February 1991, at the invitation of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Despite the problems identified, the status of the geographic information technologies in Africa looks promising, but further and continued efforts must be done in order to promote their effective use. These technologies ...

This paper focuses on the African technological development in the context of globalization. Competitive advantage today is determined more by technology than by resource endowment. Although Africa is richly endowed with ...

Recent developments in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field are positively changing ways research is being done in the world and may be used to improve food distribution networks, development of population ...

Information technology has profound implications for the future development of Africa, and for the evolving relationships between the North and the South. A full exploration of all the policy implications and concrete ...