Policy, Page 49
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Tue, December 10th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Ghana continues laptop rollout to schools
Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has so far distributed around 40,000 laptops to schools in three years as part of its Better Ghana Agenda. → Read more
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Tue, December 10th, 14:30 · Tom Jackson
ICT will make Rwanda an investment destination – minister
Rwanda’s use of ICT has given it an advantage over other African countries and will make the East African country an investment destination, according to minister of youth and ICT Jean Philbert Nsengimana. → Read more
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Tue, December 10th, 14:00 · Richard Cutcher
Nigeria willing to learn from A4AI findings – ministry
Nigeria’s Ministry of Communication Technology has expressed its willingness to work with and learn from the Alliance For Affordable Internet (A4AI) as it tries to build a national broadband network which will eventually serve the whole country. → Read more
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Tue, December 10th, 11:30 · Richard Cutcher
Infrastructure, not competition, vital to drive broadband affordability – A4AI
Infrastructure development, public private partnerships (PPP) and driving demand are among the key necessities to make broadband affordable in developing countries, according to Joshua Goldstein of the Alliance For Affordable Internet (A4AI). → Read more
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Tue, December 10th, 10:00 · Tom Jackson
SKA considers change to governance structure – report
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation is considering changing its governance structure, becoming a treaty organisation rather than a corporation, as it seeks benefits including tax exemptions. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 20:00 · Tom Jackson
We will regain good credit rating – SANRAL
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has said it has taken its first step towards improving its credit rating after Moody’s decided against further downgrading the state-owned company following the launch of e-tolls. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 19:00 · Richard Cutcher
Google, Facebook and co set up surveillance lobby group
Leading technology and internet companies have established the Reform Government Surveillance lobby group, in a bid to curb snooping by the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) on their data servers and customers. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Egypt inaugurates cybersecurity team
The Egyptian Computer Emergency Response Team (EG-CERT) has been launched in a bid to enhance cybersecurity in the country. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA digital TV signal to be switched on by April
Digital television signal will be switched on in South Africa by April 1, 2014, although a date for analogue signal switch-off has not yet been determined, according to the latest gazetted amendments to the Broadcasting Digital Migration Policy. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 16:00 · Nick Sato
Kenya in partnership with South Korea to improve ICT sector
The Kenyan and South Korean governments have announced a partnership to develop an e-government masterplan in Kenya, looking to develop ICT to stimulate socio-economic development in the country. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 15:30 · Richard Cutcher
African election social media monitoring to get upgrade
The developers behind the Social Media Tracking Centre (SMTC), first used during West African elections in 2011, are currently working on the next version to overhaul both its front and backend interface. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Members to play key role in achieving national broadband targets – WAPA
South Africa’s Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) has said its members are “uniquely positioned” to aid the successful rollout of the country’s new broadband policy. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Africa leads developing world on internet affordability – A4AI
Africa leads the developing world in terms of internet affordability, with Morocco top of the table and Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda also ranking in the top five developing countries, according to a new report by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 12:30 · Tom Jackson
SA broadband policy gazetted by Carrim
South Africa’s minister of communications Yunus Carrim has gazetted the country’s new broadband policy, seeking to provide a long-term strategy to provide connectivity to 100 per cent of South Africans by 2020. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Moody’s confirms SANRAL rating
Credit ratings agency Moody’s has confirmed the South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (SANRAL) credit rating after the implementation of the controversial e-tolling system. → Read more
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Mon, December 9th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Israeli firm awarded Zimbabwe e-passport tender as “reward” – report
Israeli security company Nikuv has been awarded a new tender for the production of e-passports in Zimbabwe, amidst allegations the tender was granted as a “reward” for the company’s role in purportedly manipulating the July general elections. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SAPO set to offer eRegistered mail
The South African Post Office (SAPO) has selected the RiposteTrEx platform of the Escher Group to power its new digital mail offering, in a bid to provide eRegistered mail to the country. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 16:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Ugandan MPs given iPads, Kenya set to follow
Ugandan members of parliament (MPs) have each been given an iPad at a total cost of US$370,000, allowing MPs to access official documents while travelling. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 14:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Kenyan legislators pass controversial bill
Kenya’s National Assembly has approved all the recommendations presented by President Uhuru Kenyatta on the contentious Kenya Information and Communications Amendment (KICA) Bill which has seen journalists protest across the country. → Read more
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Fri, December 6th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
The e-toll showdown begins now – OUTA
Wayne Duvenage, chairman of the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA), has said the launch of e-tolls this week does not mean the end of the campaign against them and only now can his group really begin to protest the policy. → Read more
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