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ICTs in Africa: Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity PDF Print E-mail

ICTs in Africa: Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity

The contribution that communications play in the development process has been clearly demonstrated. Improving access to ICTs has significant socio-economic implications which is why improved connectivity to close the gap between the haves and have-nots is such an important step towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals. ICTs and their contribution to areas such as distance learning, telemedicine, and e-governance result in healthier, more literate populations better positioned to actively participate and advance national economies. ITU is committed to transforming the digital divide into a digital opportunity for all.
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Key Facts: Africa...

  • has some 280 million total telephone subscribers, of which some 260 million (over 85%) are mobile cellular subscribers, representing the continent with the highest ratio of mobile to total telephone subscribers of any region in the world.

  • is the region with the highest mobile cellular growth rate. Growth over the past 5 years averages almost 65% year on year.

  • accounts for 14% of the world’s population, but for only around 7% of all fixed and mobile subscribers worldwide.

  • has some 50 million Internet users, for an Internet penetration of just 5%. Europe’s Internet penetration is 8 times higher.

  • has a broadband penetration of more than 1% in only a few countries. Broadband penetration in OECD countries exceeds 18%.

(ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators, 2007)
 
Sony Mylo PDF Print E-mail

The mylo Personal Communicator is a device created and marketed by Sony for portable instant messaging and other Internet-based communications, browsing Internet web sites (using NetFront) and playback and sharing of media files. The pocket-sized, tablet-shaped handheld device has a screen which slides up to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. The brand name 'mylo' stands for My Life Online. Using Wi-Fi instead of cellular networks the mylo is targeted to the 18-24 age group.

By using WiFi networks for Internet connectivity mylo provides users the possibility of reducing connectivity costs by avoiding the necessity of using GSM, CDMA or 3G cellular networks which would usually be used for devices of this size and functionality. 

mylo Personal Communicator

mylo COM-1
Manufacturer Sony
Connectivity 802.11b/g Wi-Fi (COM-2)
802.11b Wi-Fi (COM-1)
Retail availability Flag of the United States Sep 15, 2006 to Present
Media Memory Stick PRO Duo
Operating system Qtopia Linux
Camera Yes (COM-2 only)
CPU ARM
Display 3.5" TFT LCD 800×480 pixel touchscreen (COM-2)
2.4" TFT 320×240 pixel (COM-1)
Dimensions 130.8 x 20.7 x 64.6 mm (COM-2)
123 x 23.9 x 63 mm (COM-1)

 
 
Nokia N80 PDF Print E-mail
Nokia N810 Internet Tablet is an Internet appliance from Nokia, announced on October 17, 2007 at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. Despite Nokia's strong association with cellular products, the N810 is not a phone, but instead allows the user to browse the Internet and communicate using Wi-Fi networks or with mobile phone via Bluetooth. It builds on the hardware and software of the Nokia N800 with some features added and some removed.

The Nokia N810 features the Internet Tablet OS 2008 Linux distribution, based on maemo 4.0, which features MicroB, a Mozilla-based mobile browser, a GPS navigation application, new media player, and a refreshed interface.
 
How not to design software PDF Print E-mail
I recently had an experience that shed some light on the difficulties involved in software development.
 
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