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The countries below contain a historic archive of information on the state of the internet that is now three years old. For some countries, the information has remained largely the same whereas for others considerable change has occurred. However it can still be used to identify organisations involved in developing the internet and to understand the historic development of the Internet in Africa. For up-to-date (but "pay-for") information click here: There are special rates for students and universities.

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This is an area where you can download longer articles and reports of interest. These will be updated as new material becomes available.

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This IDRC-supported research study looks at how complaints by African consumers in the telecoms and Internet sectors are dealt with and what input consumer organisations are able to make into policy for these sectors. It is based on a survey of 30 African countries and includes detailed case studies of Kenya, Senegal and South Africa.

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This chapter from the ITU's Global Trends in Telecommunications Reform 2005 examines the market and regulatory implications of the shift to IP networks and outlines the different types of responses regulators are making to VoIP calling.

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Leslie Chan, Barbara Kirsop, Subbiah Arunachalam look at the use of Open Access archiving as a way of improving scientific capacity building.

If you have updates or interesting material to add, please send it to info@balancingact-africa.com

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Schoolnet - building tomorrow's digital generation
Snippets
Africa's digerati
Useful websites and discussion lists
Digital toolbox/
In search of the business model

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This is News Update's free small ads section for its readers. In the first instance, ads will be restricted to 50 words. Jobs, work, web sites, organisations all welcome. Please send them to Russell Southwood, News Update
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KABISSA - SPACE FOR CHANGE IN AFRICA

Kabissa is a space on the Internet for the African non-profit sector. African organizations are invited to sign up for free membership accounts to get web space, e-mail mailboxes and more. Domain hosting is also available. The Kabissa newsletter appears on Fridays and contains information relevant to the African non-profit sector. Write to info@kabissa.org or visit http://www.kabissa.org for more information and to sign up.

BYTES FOR ALL

Bytes for All, a voluntary online initiative which tries to focus on people oriented IT practices in South Asia. Bytes for All represents the realities of computing and Internet for the majority of the world. Please visit us at http://www.bytesforall.org and subscribe the mailing list at bytesforall-subscribe@onelist.com

TELEMATICS FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

Balancing Act is pleased to be working with the Telematics for African Development Consortium, another initiative focusing on providing free information on Telematics and Development to e-mail subscriber. This information service currently goes out to over 1000 subscribers most of whom are based in Africa. If you would like to receive free weekly Consortium circulars, send a request for subscription to neilshel@icon.co.za

LearnEnglish Website
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish

The LearnEnglish website is a FREE site to help young people around the world improve their English language skills. Backed by the solid reputation of the British Council in English language teaching, the site features interactive games and quizzes, stories and poems, songs and lyrics, virtual postcards and useful links.

KNOWNET INITIATIVE
http://www.knownet.org

Knowledge incubates in Human Mind and when applied innovatively becomes a factor of growth and development. KnowNet Initiative aims to popularise knowledge networking in developing countries for overall human development through the amalgamation of Information and Communication Technology and Remote Volunteering. It aims to create a team of ICT- volunteers to train one person in each rural village to open up a two-way communication channel for managing local information and knowledge for the benefit of the local communities.

AFRICANEWSCAST

You are invited to visit
http://www.AfricaNewscast.com
Online Africa News Publication
e-mail: info@africanewscast.com

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News Update is a free e-letter produced by Balancing Act that covers African internet content and infrastructure developments, It goes out to government, the private sector, education and NGOs. To subscribe, send a message saying "I want to subscribe" to info@balancingact-africa.com


This page last updated on January 28 2004.

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