ChangeWaves

Intimate partner violence and ICTs

2. February 2010

A woman is at more risk in places where she is supposed to feel safe and with people she is supposed to trust the most. The story of a 26 year old Brenda Karamuzi, who was allegedly murdered by her lover and thrown in a septic tank is still fresh in many a Ugandan’s mind. [...]

Africa ICT News round-up

15. January 2010

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Telecentres struggle to take-off in Rwanda The government may lose Rwf155m if the requirements needed to operate equipment Public Information Kiosks (PIK) are not met soon. The equipment is practically not functioning due to low connectivity among others. A PIK unit is basically composed of a computer, a kiosk frame, a kiosk touch screen, a [...]

Kenya Digital Study

11. January 2010

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The Kenya ICT Board and TNS Research International are conducting an online survey to understand Internet usage and potential among Kenyans. You can participate in this online study that will take you no more than 25 minutes. Your opinion and feedback will help in identifying existing gaps and potential with regard to Internet availability and [...]

Africa needs strong ICT policies

11. January 2010

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I literally stumbled upon this interesting article that highlights the need for strong ICT policies in Africa. The writer notes that this will help African countries either become an integral part of the global knowledge economy or find themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide. Publishing scientific findings and accessing the research of [...]

Here is a brand new 2010

7. January 2010

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As we slide/ bounce/ stagger (pick your choice!) or even merely enter or stumble upon AD 2010, a decade of the 21st century is already behind us. How special the beginning of the Second Millennium sounded, and seemed, at the time! I was hardly in University. The world was as it should be as it [...]

CSO Research training in Addis Ababa ends on a high note

10. November 2009

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The 12 day intense research training to 17 participants from Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Sudan ended on a high note last Friday at the Christian Relief and Development Agency (CRDA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Divided into five groups, the participants had to demonstrate what they had learnt over the two weeks. The results [...]

Violence Against Women – Understanding the complexities

31. October 2009

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The tireless work and effort of grassroots organisers, researchers, policy-makers and advocates over the past two decades have put violence against women and girls (VAW/G) on the map as a critical issue to be addressed in the international arena. Development partners have dedicated funds and provide technical assistance for research and programmatic efforts aimed at [...]

African News on ICT and technology

19. October 2009

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AFRICA: African universities to buy 60 GB bandwidth and set up continental network Almost unnoticed African universities have come together to sort out their bandwidth problems in the new era of fibre. In April 2010, European NREN Dante will start to implement with eastern Africa’s UbuntuNet Alliance, a continental network to link up African universities [...]

ICT news round up

6. October 2009

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Africa: ICT is Transforming the Continent Says Kagame Despite being a ‘late-comer’ in embracing the use of Information Communication Technology, Africa has embraced ICT tools that have put the continent on the right development path. “Being late-comers in embracing, and indeed starting from a low base in creating information and communication technology sectors, ICT is [...]

In pictures: Nairobi’s digital divide

22. September 2009

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Africa may have new fibre-optic internet links, but the continent’s extremes mean that even gaining access to the web is a challenge for many of the continent’s poor. Find more pictures here