African youth on the information highway: participation and leadership in community development
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Ottawa, Ont., Canada] IDRC 2000
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Beschreibung:Title from Web page (IDRC, viewed Mar. 28, 2006). - Papers originally presented at the Youth Leadership Programme for Information and Communication Technologies for Community Development in Africa (ALPID) Workshop, 2-3 March 1998, Nairobi, Kenya (p. vi). - Published on the International Development Research Centre website
Includes bibliographical references
Executive summary -- A youth leadership program for Africa / Paschal B. Mihyo and Osita Ogbu -- Technical feasibility of implementing ALPID / Muriuki Mureithi -- Implementing ALPID in Kenya : stakeholders and coordination / Kadzo Kogo -- Implementing ALPID in Uganda : challenges and possibilities / Agnes Katama -- Electronic networking in Uganda : building local support capacity through youth volunteers / Charles Musisi -- Implementing ALPID in Africa : conclusions and recommendations / Muriuki Mureithi
As is happening in the industrialized North, the information revolution could well transform the developing nations of the South. In fact, it is already happening. Countries that only a decade ago seemed remote now have the potential to be active players in the processes of global development. As these information and communication technologies (ICTs) emerge in Africa, they offer hope to the continent's youth. This book describes a new initiative to promote the involvement of youth in Africa's new information economy. It reviews existing infrastructure, the policy environment and its impact, a
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ISBN:0889369143
9780889369146
9781552502594
1552502597
1280849916
9781280849916

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