Policy, Page 90
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Tue, May 28th, 12:14 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan ICT Master Plan to be reviewed in line with Jubilee promises
The Kenyan government is to review the National ICT Master Plan launched early this year to harmonise it with the promises contained in the Jubilee manifesto, the ICT ministry has said. → Read more
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Tue, May 28th, 10:32 · Richard Cutcher
SA’s indigenous knowledge going digital
A digital platform, described as the first of its kind internationally, is to be expanded to store South Africans’ indigenous knowledge (IK) on subjects such as arts, crafts and farming practices. → Read more
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Tue, May 28th, 09:25 · Tom Jackson
SA Press Council will not investigate Sunday Times
The Press Council of South Africa has turned down a Department of Communications (DoC) request to investigate the conduct of the Sunday Times newspaper, saying it has no powers to launch such an investigation. → Read more
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Tue, May 28th, 08:45 · Kamau Mbote
Kenyan government to deploy fibre to schools and hospitals
The Kenyan government will in the coming months deploy fibre to the country’s schools, hospitals and police stations to boost internet usage and facilitate better service delivery. → Read more
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Mon, May 27th, 14:30 · Brandon Gregory
DA: Transport minister and SANRAL must stop “arrogant crusade” on e-tolling
Ian Ollis, shadow minister of transport for the Democratic Alliance (DA), today said Ben Martins, minister of transport, is “jumping the gun” by gazetting regulations on e-tolling in Gauteng. → Read more
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Mon, May 27th, 12:37 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s death and birth data to go digital
Kenya’s Civil Registrars are set to digitise their records within the next six months, in a process that will clean up civil records and remove duplicate entries. → Read more
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Mon, May 27th, 10:58 · Brandon Gregory
OUTA: SANRAL continues to ignore public regarding e-tolls
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has condemned the South African Roads Agency Limited’s (SANRAL) lack of public consultation over the latest Gauteng Freeway Improvements Project (GFIP) regulations. → Read more
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Mon, May 27th, 10:23 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian government blamed for poor patronage of local software
Software developers in Nigeria are enjoying less patronage than they might expect due to the lack of sustained support from the Nigerian government, which is accused of neglecting local developers. → Read more
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Mon, May 27th, 07:59 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana’s Hope City project relocated
Ghana’s multi-billion dollar ICT enclave Hope City has been relocated by its developers to satisfy the interests of investors and facilitate easier land acquisition. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 15:27 · Martin Cheruiyot
ICT will transform Liberia – minister
Information Communication Technology (ICT) will change Liberia, according to a minister, with new graduates set to provide technical administrative competencies to the country. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 15:20 · Brandon Gregory
COSATU threatens “Marikana” over e-tolls
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) said today they were growing impatient with authorities thwarting their protests plans and will continue to fight against e-tolling. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 15:07 · Kamau Mbote
Small and fragmented markets remain challenge to innovation
Small market size and low buying power are just two of the challenges facing innovators in Africa, with the market not big enough to consume innovations. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 13:44 · Nick Sato
Ory Okolloh departs Google for Omidyar Network
Philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network has announced Google’s policy manager for Sub-Saharan Africa Ory Okolloh as its new director of investments within its government transparency initiative. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 10:26 · Brandon Gregory
COSATU considering taking halted e-toll case to High Court
The Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) is considering taking a magistrate’s court decision to halt their plans to protest e-tolling in Johannesburg today to the High Court. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 08:41 · Gabriella Mulligan
Bandwidth Barn model ready for export – minister
The Bandwidth Barn incubator model could be packaged and exported to countries across Africa, with the Mauritian government already in the process of building their own such incubator. → Read more
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Fri, May 24th, 07:52 · Martin Cheruiyot
Community Technology Access (CTA) project launched in Dadaab
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has partnered with Microsoft and HP to launch the Community Technology Access (CTA) project to boost education provision in the world’s largest refugee camp, Dadaab in northern Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, May 23rd, 13:16 · Brandon Gregory
ID cards to replace ID books in July
Smart ID cards will replace green, bar coded identity books in South Africa, minister of home affairs Naledi Pandor has announced. → Read more
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Thu, May 23rd, 07:34 · Susan Mwenesi
No third signal distributor – CCK tells media owners
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has maintained there will be no third digital licence distributor, crushing media owners’ hopes of a third operator. → Read more
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Thu, May 23rd, 07:32 · Brandon Gregory
COSATU warns it plans to shut down Gauteng’s highways
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has warned it is planning a total shutdown of highways as it protests against e-tolling. → Read more
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Wed, May 22nd, 15:18 · Brandon Gregory
Pule: “ICT sector has created more than 37,000 jobs”
The South African ICT sector has created more than 37,000 jobs since 2010, according to Dina Pule, minister of communications. → Read more
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