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Scan-ICT : indicators of information and communications technologies
(2003-10)
By 2006, almost half of the workforce in developed countries will be employed by industries that are either producers or intensive users of information and communication technologies (ICTs) products and services. However, ...
The use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in Zambia's education and health sectors : the leading role of the University of Zambia (UNZA) and the Copperbelt University (CBU)
(2001-09)
This presentation is not a country report on the use and development of ICTs in Zambia. The paper only seeks to highlight some of the pioneering efforts still going on in the country in the use of ICTs in education and ...
Applicability of near-real-time satellite data acquisition, analysis & distribution of geoinformation in support of African development
(2005-04)
Within the past two decades, Africa has reached a milestone in transitioning from an Area of Interest (AOI) for satellite remote sensing scientists, primarily within the industrialized countries, to a modest base for regular ...
Science and technology and competitiveness of natural resources in Africa : an issue paper
(2001)
The Conference of African Ministers responsible for Economic and Social Development and Planning adopted Resolution No. 826 (XXXII) in April 1996, through which the Ministers structured new Organs to deal with overall ...
National Ict and policies and plans towards poverty reduction: emerging trends and issues
(2005-04)
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) launched the African Information Society Initiative (AISI) in May 1996, which serves as a guiding framework for building the information and communication infrastructure in Africa. ...
"Ideal" interconnection project for online administration : summary of the communication
(2003-05)
Fisheries, agriculture, transport, peoples, mines, sports and leisures, telecommunications, water resources etc, are all areas of importance in administrative policies and the success depends largely on the development of ...
Stratégies électroniques en Afrique : politiques, stratégies et plans nationaux, sectoriels et régionaux en matière de technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC)
(2003-10)
Le présent rapport évalue l’état des politiques, stratégies et plans nationaux et régionaux en matière de TIC. Il porte essentiellement sur le rôle de la CEA et récapitule les principales initiatives régionales et mondiales ...
GIS implementation to support poverty reduction policy and drought management in Ethiopia
(2005-04)
This research was conducted with the aim of studying the qualitative and quantitative aspects for the wide utilization of GIS technology in Ethiopia as the backbone information infrastructure for drought management and ...
Keynote speech : information as an economic resource
(2005-04)
Information is intrinsically linked to human beings, groups and society and is the Basis for their capacity to perceive, interpret, understand and transform the world. From the dawn of human society, information has always ...
A strategy to accelerate African development through the increased use of information and communication technologies : the African development forum '99 post ADF summit
(2001-08)
Amid talk of the growing digital divide between rich and poor countries, an increasing number of Africans are making innovative use of new information and communication technologies (ICTs). ♦ In Morocco, a local Internet ...