Full coverage: Senegal

01.08.2007 Senegalin pääkaupunkiin Dakariin perustettu lähiökirjasto otti askeleen kohti digiaikaa. Kirjasto hyödyntää kotikirjastojen arkistointiin tarkoitettua, Internetissä toimivaa LibraryThing-sovellusta. Läheisen koulun oppilaat ovat alkaneet kirjoittamaan omia kirja-arvosteluja, jotka liitetään myöhemmin LibraryThingiin. Tietoverkkojen avulla pienet kirjastot voivat laajentaa mahdollisuuksia kirjojen lainaamiseen muista lähikirjastoista.

03.10.2005 The president of Senegal has urged African countries "not to remain passive consumers of new technologies, but to keep in step with the rest of the world in developing an effective research capacity".

30.08.2005 Five years ago the idea of digital television in Africa would have seemed absurd. Now two countries have announced their intention to offer digital television. Senegal seems to have been first into the game, launching a pilot at the end of last year with 200 trial subscribers.

17.07.2004 A Canadian company has been contracted to extend Sonatel, Senegal’s national telecommunications provision, into rural areas. Senegal ranks second in sub-Saharan Africa for internet connectivity, surpassed only by South Africa.

17.12.2003 Presidents of Senegal, Mali and Mozambique have commended UNESCO's Community Media Centres (CMC) project which has been piloted in their countries. The heads of state made their comments at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva during an event organised by UNESCO to launch the scaling up of CMC's in the three countries.

11.12.2003 An emerging consensus holds that bridging the "digital divide" will speed human development in Africa. One champion of that position is Abdoulaye Wade - President of Senegal and coordinator of the information and communication technologies aspect of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). On the eve of the World Summit on the Information Society, Mr. Wade offered this exclusive interview for Canada's International Development Research Centre.

25.06.2003 A community radio station was inaugurated in the Senegalese village of Mbissao. Operating from the village community school, the radio station will broadcast programmes on culture, local development and projects taken up by students. A public telecentre facility will be added to the station later in the year.

22.06.2003 Emphasis on the need to promote local cultures, forging of new partnerships, giving the disabled full role in Community Multimedia Centres and the use of appropriate technology were some of the issues discussed at the recently concluded symposium on development of CMCs in Africa. More than 40 managers of CMCs, radio stations and telecentres participated in this workshop, which took place in Dakar, Senegal.

12.06.2003 A six-day pan-African symposium on Community Multimedia Centres (CMC) is being held in Dakar, Senegal. Attended by participants from diverse fields, the focus of the meeting is to formulate a cohesive CMC development strategy for Africa.

03.04.2003 Almost lost amongst the drumbeats for war, the US government has recently announced a modest initiative aimed at closing the digital divide in Africa: the Digital Freedom Initiative. The project has been launched in Senegal and could be rolled out to 20 countries in the next five years.

12.03.2003 The United States has launched the Digital Freedom Initiative, a new programme that aims to promote economic growth in the developing world through ICT. It will be piloted in Senegal and if successful, could be rolled out to 20 countries in the next five years.

28.01.2003 Women moderators of AFIA.FM, a community radio broadcasting in the region of Senegal's capital Dakar, are getting training in basic radio production skills, including the use of ICTs.

20.10.2002 Uganda has been elected as one of Africa's representatives on the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council. The Council is the Union's supreme administrative organ and is responsible for policies that include spectrum regulation for telecom and Internet applications. Other African countries that have been elected are: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Mali, Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Burkina Faso and Cameroon.

17.10.2002 Telecentres are helping people of Senegal in advancing their livelihood, improving their businesses and maintaining contact with family and friends. The computer hubs are allowing residents to get online at reasonable prices and also give them access to telephones in the suburbs where such facilities are scarce.

09.10.2002 In a pilot project, farmers and market traders in Senegal are using wireless technology to improve business efficiencies. The technology allows farmers to check prices of foods and goods through mobile phones before going in town to make purchases.

22.08.2002 World Links commissioned a gender assessment study in 2001 aimed at determining if and how the program is impacting girls and boys differently. The research was conducted by Dr. Coumba Mar Gadio and focused on male and female students in four African countries: Senegal, Mauritania, Uganda and Ghana.

22.08.2002 World Links commissioned a gender assessment study in 2001 aimed at determining if and how the program is impacting girls and boys differently. The research was conducted by Dr. Coumba Mar Gadio and focused on male and female students in four African countries: Senegal, Mauritania, Uganda and Ghana.

04.12.2001 L'ONG del Senegal Enda ha impulsat un programa perquè les dones utilitzin Internet com a eina per promoure els seus drets i la igualtat de gènere. Aquesta entitat reivindica l'ús de les noves tecnologies com a porta d'accés al món de la informació i com a espai de trobada i d'intercanvi entre les organitzacions de tot el món. En aquesta línia, ha posat en marxa el portal Famafrique, un espai de recursos adreçat a les dones d'aquest país i de l'Àfrica francòfona.

04.12.2001 La ONG del Senegal Enda ha impulsado un programa para que las mujeres utilicen Internet para promocionar sus derechos y la igualdad de género. Esta entidad reivindica el uso de las nuevas tecnologías como puerta de acceso al mundo de la información y como lugar de encuentro e intercambio entre las organizaciones de mujeres de todo el mundo. En esta línea, ha puesto en marcha el portal Famafrique, un espacio de recursos dirigido a las mujeres de este país y del África francófona.

10.04.2001 A high illiteracy rate and the soaring costs of computers have been cited among obstacles retarding the expansion of new information and communication technologies in Senegal.