The potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as tools for development is increasingly being recognized at the highest political level.
IDRC's Pan Asia Networking (PAN) program initiative has about 10 years experience with small grants funding.
One of the worst violent incidents in Kenya since 2007 took place on August 22, 2012 when 52 people died in ethnic violence between Orma farmers and the nomadic Pokomos in Tana River County.
The cost of access to information and communication technologies (ITCs) in Africa remains the major impediment to the participation of Africans in the networked society.
Launched in 2003, Research ICT Africa (RIA) has successfully conducted demand- and supply-side studies with a view to better understanding information and communication technology (ICT) access and usage in Africa.
Earlier phases of the project (102136, 102806 and 103850) successfully demonstrated the viability and cost-effectiveness of integrating handheld computers (personal digital assistants - PDAs), mobile caching services and mobile telephones into a n
The African Network Operators Group (AfNOG) is a forum for technical cooperation and coordination between African network operators and engineers from the region's universities, research institutions and industry.
African universities and research institutions possess significant human capacity, but their contribution to national human development as well as their intellectual property output is still very limited.
IDRC's Acacia (Communities and the Information Society in Africa) and Connectivity Africa programs have demonstrated that civil society organizations are capable of deploying local networks using voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) for teleph
IDRC's telecentre.org builds bridges between people working in telecentres around the world in the belief that information and communication technology (ICT) used locally strengthens both individuals and their communities.