IT DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
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THIS IS A GROUP TO FEATURE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA AND HOW IT CAN MOVE US AWAY FROM THE SOCIO ECONOMIC STRIFE TO BEING A BETTER AFRICA
Location: POLOKWANE,SOUTH AFRICA
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How can we improve infrastructure in our beloved africa 1 Reply
Started by Dona P Chimanikire. Last reply by Samuel Seluka Oct. 20, 2009.
food production
Started by Dona P Chimanikire Aug. 21, 2009.
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Comment by seyfe tadesse on April 12, 2010 at 8:46am
- i say ICT is the easiest way out from poverty but east african countries specifically ethiopia understand the issue so late and yet to privetize the sector to private investors and it is killing the potential benefit it would have bring to the people and i say we do something about it.
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Comment by Francis thuo kamau on March 3, 2010 at 11:07am -
Kenya and Eastern African countries are spending millions of money to instal ICT infrastructure. We need to come together and think critcally on how we can leverage this technology for the benefit of people especially the rulral folks.
There are many areas of concern now that we have this huge bandwith. Security.
Anybody interested in this discussion?
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Comment by Solomon Osei-Gyamerah on October 2, 2009 at 3:16pm - Mining Companies in West Africa for example takes so much but very little is seen in the mininig communities. AngloGold Ashanti has mined gold in Obuasi for more than 100 yrs but Obuasi still remains a slump. The mining law in Ghana allows companies to have 90% of the profit. At least land could be used as equity. Any best practice in RSA and Australia?
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Comment by Nimit Leelasorn on August 25, 2009 at 11:40pm - We are looking for M&E/MIS expert in West Africa.
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Comment by Dona P Chimanikire on August 7, 2009 at 11:14am -
Africa and I.T
ask yourself this, why are we backward when it comes to technology
we have the best programmers and designers in africa
why not step forward our inventions to make africa great
irrigation inventions
agricultural inventions
anything that works for a better Africa
food mechanisms
please input on this and lets form an organization to eradicate poorness through I.T.
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Dear Hannah,
Greetings!
Thank you for initiating and leading this interesting topic discusion. The questions that you have put forward are thought provoking and i tried to address the questions as much as possible as far as the Ethiopian experienc…
1. Yes, Ethiopia has its own national plan, which mainly focuses on poverty eradication as replied before .Although the PRSP process started in2000 as a process largely between government and the donors, it has now evolved beyond that, and the PASDE…
1) Yes, Rwanda has a PRSP/National Development Plan,
2) and 3) Yes, the M & E plan is operational as the Department of Statistics and the Strategic Planning and Monitoring Unit within MINECOFIN are jointly responsible for the general coordination of…
Rwanda PRSP goals are in line with the MDGs, with clear targets for poverty reduction over time. Some progress has been made toward achieving some of the MDGs. For example, access to health services has improved and the Government is likely to achie…
Thank you all for the appreciation. We hope we will always receive your support and sharing of experiences so that our CoP grows to meet its goals. Thank you very much.
Solomon
Indeed s other have said this is great stuff! I was previledged to participate in the launch and I must say I was impressed with the crossesction of people participated in the formation of the ZimCoP! There is government support at the Highe…
Dear Colleagues,
First, many thanks to Sheka and to Abiyot, for providing and in depth overview of their country’s PRSP/National Development Strategy.
Sheka it is very interesting that you note that “If you get M&E right at the base level input-ou…
Thanks James. So why is it that these governments do not work with partners to ensure effective mentoring programs? What alternative knowledge management mechanisms should fragile countries adopt to allow for project sustainability and of course dev…
This is very interesting topic for discussion and I am pleased to bring my experience from Liberia to bear on this topic:
1. The complexity and dynamics of reconstruction in post-conflict and fragile environments lead to interventions from multiple…
Well done Solomon- we are slowly getting to the tipping point. I hope you will have a chance of sharing some of the challenges you encountered and what others should watch if they want to have a successful launch.
All the best-
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Hello Dear Sheka
i want to thank you for your contribution and your strong analyze.Your point exactly what i wanted to demonstrate in my masters degree thesis oriented on result based management.
Well as you mentioned ,there is no coordination betwe…
The Socio-Economic Governance and Management Branch (SGMB) of the United Nations’ Department of Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM/DESA) organized an international workshop on “Engaging Citizens in Development Management and P…
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