South Africa

Circling the point: From ICT4D to Web 2.0 and back again
Circling the point: From ICT4D to Web 2.0 and back again 30 July 2009 Anriette Esterhuysen

In a new publication “Change at hand: Web 2.0 for development”, APC’s Anriette Esterhuysen explores the circular relationship between information and communication technologies for development and Web 2.0 for development, and the assumptions about the “quick fix” that ICTs were expected to provide.

Digital inclusion discussions in Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Digital inclusion discussions in Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe 30 July 2009

Thetha – a Nguni word for debate – bring together a wide range of national, regional and international stakeholders on the expected ICT challenges and opportunities that the Southern African region will face in the next ten years are being organised by APC member SANGONeT. Pre-Thetha reports on Zimbabwe and Mozambique make useful contextual reading. Find out more about Thetha.

Regional FOSS workshops in five African countries
Regional FOSS workshops in five African countries 30 July 2009 Arnold Pietersen

The Community Education Computer Society (CECS), an ICT training NGO established in 1985 in South Africa, is conducting two-day workshops on free and open source software (FOSS) in five Southern African countries. Workshops will build awareness of FOSS and build capacities to conduct OpenOffice Writer courses in Lesotho, Malawi, and Namibia; and build partnerships with organisations and indivi...

Internet watchdog report now in French
Internet watchdog report now in French 11 June 2009 APC

APC is pleased to announce that Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) which is available in English for download at www.giswatch.org and is available in print upon request, is now also available in French on the GISWatch website. GISWatch is an annual watchdog report which this year asks: How do we ensure access to the internet is a human right enjoyed by everyone? The report highlights t...

R U Ready 2 Talk? Keep your chats exactly that! New Campaign for South African girls
R U Ready 2 Talk? Keep your chats exactly that! New Campaign for South African girls 28 May 2009

Is the cellular phone a tool for oppression or empowerment? An innovative new campaign by Girl’sNet, a daughter project of Women’sNet aims to ensure that the cell phones are are used to empower young South African women through positive self-expression.    

APC says goodbye to the Africa ICT policy monitor site
APC says goodbye to the Africa ICT policy monitor site 28 May 2009 Chakula

Since the APC Africa ICT Policy Monitor started in 2001, significant inroads into raising the profile of the need for progressive ICT policy approaches in Africa have been made. The need for a portal like the Africa ICT Policy Monitor that collects and organises news and resources on a vast array of issues has diminished, but APC’s policy programme’s Africa wing will continue to report on i...

APC response to the Internet Governance Forum Review
APC response to the Internet Governance Forum Review 15 May 2009 APC

“The IGF has embodied the WSIS Principles – that internet governance should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and international organisations – in its practice as a space for policy dialogue. [...] There are however areas that need improvement. Participation of civil society, and in some cases also of d...

South Africa elections 2009: E-campaigns, the "f' word, and new political movements
South Africa elections 2009: E-campaigns, the "f' word, and new political movements 14 May 2009

The recent South African elections, held on April 22 2009, seem to be the most vibrant yet to grip the country. Political parties launched their manifestos and a striking issue was the absence of women’s concerns in the political parties’ agenda, in spite of the fact that women formed the majority of this years registered voters. This special edition newsletter on gender and politic...

The BroadBand4Africa coalition explains what’s behind the South African campaign
The BroadBand4Africa coalition explains what’s behind the South African campaign 27 April 2009

Does broadband really make a difference to economic growth? Are there other similar broadband campaigns elsewhere in Africa? The South Africa broadband campaign has answers to these questions on its campaign site:www.broadband4africa.org.za. APC has translated this essential information into French and Portuguese for our African readers and Spanish for Latin American readers fed up of paying o...

Launch of draft framework for a national broadband strategy highlights policy vacuum in South Africa
Launch of draft framework for a national broadband strategy highlights policy vacuum in South Africa 24 March 2009

A draft framework towards a broadband strategy in South Africa was launched in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

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