http://www.apc.org/en/taxonomy/term/1428 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.apc.org/en/news/openaccess/africa/privatisation-its-own-can-be-dangerous-workshop-to <div class="abstract"><span class="locality">JOHANNESBURG</span> (Alan Finlay for APCNews) - <p>Privatisation without regulation does not necessarily improve service delivery, and may even decrease access to <a class="glossary-term" href="/en/taxonomy/term/259"><acronym title="information and communication technology: Technology and tools that people use to share, distribute, gather information and to communicate with one another, one on one, or in groups. ICTs can be grouped into three categories. Information technology uses computers, which have become indispensable in modern societies to process data and save time and effort. Telecommunications technologies include telephones (with fax) and the broadcasting of radio and television, often through satellites. Networking technologies, of which the best known is the internet, also extend to mobile phone technology, voice over IP telephony (VoIP), satellite communications, and other forms of communication that are still in their infancy. Style information: APC uses all small case for this term. We NEVER write &quot;Information and Communication Technologies&quot;. Note that there is the option of using this term in the singular (information and communication technology, abbreviated as ICT) or plural (information and communication technologies, abbreviated as ICTs). Source: APC">information and communication technology</acronym></a> for the poor. This is the view of US-based academic and <span class="caps"><a class="glossary-term" href="/en/taxonomy/term/259"><acronym title="information and communication technology: Technology and tools that people use to share, distribute, gather information and to communicate with one another, one on one, or in groups. ICTs can be grouped into three categories. Information technology uses computers, which have become indispensable in modern societies to process data and save time and effort. Telecommunications technologies include telephones (with fax) and the broadcasting of radio and television, often through satellites. Networking technologies, of which the best known is the internet, also extend to mobile phone technology, voice over IP telephony (VoIP), satellite communications, and other forms of communication that are still in their infancy. Style information: APC uses all small case for this term. We NEVER write &quot;Information and Communication Technologies&quot;. Note that there is the option of using this term in the singular (information and communication technology, abbreviated as ICT) or plural (information and communication technologies, abbreviated as ICTs). Source: APC">ICT</acronym></a></span> policy analyst Robert Horwitz, who was speaking at a one-week research workshop held in Johannesburg in July 2008. Horwitz is no newcomer to South Africa, or to the politics behind antennas, cables and wires.</p> </div> http://www.apc.org/en/news/openaccess/africa/privatisation-its-own-can-be-dangerous-workshop-to#comments Open access CICEWA CILAC GOREeTIC KICTANet telecom telecommunications reform Telkom Africa Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:48:46 +0100 frederic 6545 at http://www.apc.org http://www.apc.org/en/news/policy/africa/new-west-african-alliance-make-internet-more-acces <div class="abstract"><span class="locality">GOREE ISLAND</span> (FD for APCNews) - <p><div class="img floatleft thumbnail"><dl><dt><img src="http://www.apc.org/en/system/files/images/IMG_0976.thumbnail.JPG" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="75" height="100" /></dt><dd>Sylvie Syiam</dd></dl></div>The president of the Cameroonian non profit organisation and APC-member <span class="caps">PROTEGE</span> QV, Sylvie Siyam Siwe, was elected president of the GOREeTIC on Friday June 20 2008 in Senegal. She was unanimously voted in as the first president of the GOREeTIC nework &#8211; a newly created group of journalists, activists and <a class="glossary-term" href="/en/taxonomy/term/337"><acronym title="ICT for development: ICT for development (ICT4D) refers to the ways that information and communication technologies can be mobilised in support of development goals, particularly those relating to social, political and economic development. There is both enthusiasm and controversy around ICT4D. For many, it is self-evident that social and economic development can be accelerated and reinforced by access to information resources and the ability to better communicate different kinds of information. Others argue that more urgent needs need to be addressed first, and that fundamental inequities such as opportunities for education, fair working conditions and democratisation must be corrected before societies can effectively avail themselves of ICTs. Style information: N/a Source: Handout: ICTs for Development (ICT4D), Multimedia Training Kit (part of APC&#039;s ICT policy training curriculum)">ICT4D</acronym></a> advocates who intend to make <a class="glossary-term" href="/en/glossary/term/258"><acronym title="internet: A set of interconnected networks operated by government, industry, academia, and private parties which allow computers and other electronic devices in different locations to exchange information. The internet includes services such as the world wide web, electronic mail, file transfer (FTP), chat and remote access to networks and computers. Style information: APC uses &quot;internet&quot; with a small &quot;i&quot; in all languages. Source: TechSoup Glossary and GenderIT.org">internet</acronym></a> policy reform a top priority.</p> </div> http://www.apc.org/en/news/policy/africa/new-west-african-alliance-make-internet-more-acces#comments ICT policy cameroon GOREeTIC Senegal Africa Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:58:15 +0100 frederic 6460 at http://www.apc.org