Un article intéressant sur l'Etat des TIC en Côte d'Ivoire

Le statut des TIC en éducation : cas de la Côte d'Ivoire Séhi Antoine Mian Bi Résumé À partir d'une recension d'un corpus d'articles scientifiques, de rapports, d'ouvrages numériques et de thèses portant sur les TIC et l'éducation en Côte d'Ivoire, nous avons voulu rendre lisible de l'évolution du statut des TIC dans le secteur de l'éducation et de la... more

Update on the 5th African Conference on FOSS and the Digital Commons

Conference Registration: Registration for the Fifth African Conference on FOSS and the Digital Commons – (IDLELO 5) 2012 Abuja (Mayrch19-23, 2012) is currently open. The IDLELO 5 conference will bring together experts and practitioners from Africa and around the world to discuss on the theme "Open Source Solutions for achieving Millennium Development Goals". To register please go to Idlelo 5 Conference Registration.... more

Arrival of very cheap smartphones

Samsung has just released a new smartphone for US$49!! Based on Microsoft's latest v7.5 Mango operating system, the phone is sturdy, aesthetically pleasing, comes with a long-lasting battery, a good amount of storage, and most importantly, full access to the Windows App marketplace. Mashable has a good 1st-time review and Samsung's product page has more details. What's very important is the potential tremendous implications for smartphone... more

power of information!

the list of questions in the hands of the moderators, how would you answer, what would you ask? <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Questions for the panellists:   What ICT applications (mobile telephones, PCs, the Internet, broadband) may be the most effective for poverty alleviation?- How can ICT use by the business sector promote "better life"? M-applications a new buzz word or real... more

we screwed the protocol!!

ouch we screwed the protocol! an opening speech to close the presentations!

High level panel on ICT for a better life

interesting panel, 3 International Organizations, 1 private sector, 1 Government - the multistakeholder set is almost there...civil society missing, I tried till the end but last minute withdrawal. Anyway what is interesting is to see how the setting of the panel can sensibly change the dynamic of the debate and indeed the outcome. I believe that the classic format of series of presentations from the panellists, disconnected from eachother is... more

Hectic days at the WSIS forum 2009!

As expected the number of meetings and people to meet make the day always too short! The community platform is the best way to take the most of this experience to continue discussing and networking!