Actualités d'Afrique

Swaziland Prime Minister launches National ICT policy

Over 180 participants attended the National ICT Policy Launch and Expo 2007 in Swaziland at the Royal Swazi Spa Convention Centre. The participants included His Excellency, the Right Honourable Prime Minister, Mr Absalom Themba Dlamini, accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister, Mrs Constance Simelane, Cabinet Ministers, Principal Secretaries, MP’s, members of the diplomatic corps, industry captains and members of the public.

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Rwanda and Burundi join EAC

Rwanda and Burundi on 18 June 2007 signed the Treaties of Accession into the East African Community, formally joining Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in the now enlarged regional economic community of a combined population of 115 million.  http://www.eac.int/news_2007_06_rwanda_and_burundi_join_EAC.htm

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UNIDO and Microsoft to provide affordable computers 

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Microsoft today announced a joint initiative to help bridge the gab between corporations disposing of their used computers and small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) in Africa that can use these PCs to help grow their operations. Dr. Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director General of UNIDO said in a media statement issued today: "This is the third collaborative program, in less than a year, under our partnership with Microsoft and it is designed to enable new avenues of economic and social empowerment through access to innovative technology."

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Rwanda cited as an ICT success story in East Africa

Rwanda has been named East Africa’s number one ICT nation by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The country has benefited from ICT-based investments by lucrative international players such as Microsoft, Nokia, and Terracom. According to the UNCTAD, the country's current ICT sector budget is at par with nations of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a grouping of 30 rich nations, at 1.6 percent, far above the African average. Donor governments are getting on the ICT bandwagon as well. Just last month, the British Department for International Development (DFID) announced it would launch a 700,000 pound sterling (1.4 million dollar) project in conjunction with the Rwandan government and World Bank to explore innovation in science and technology and economic growth in the country.

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