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Title: | Nurturing Information and Communications Technologies in Africa |
Author: | Yumba, Dickson |
Year: | 2004 |
Periodical: | Humanities Review Journal |
Volume: | 4 |
Pages: | 11-17 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Africa |
Subjects: | information technology science and technology policy Development and Technology |
Abstract: | In the wake of the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Africa finds herself on the other side of what has come to be termed the Digital Divide. The continent lags behind the industrial societies in the acquisition and application of ICTs and subsequently the benefits thereof for various reasons. This paper asserts that a conducive environment to promote and sustain the growth and development of ICTs must be created if Africa is to benefit fully from ICTs. The paper suggests steps that can be taken to nurture ICTs: creating a permanent official coordinating agency that would be responsible for all aspects that relate to ICTs and that would formulate a national policy as a means of strengthening national ICT capabilities. Bibliogr., online sum. [Journal abstract, edited] |