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31.05.2004 Despite South Africa's pro-active initiatives in reaping the benefits of ICTs for societal development, its legislation prohibits deployment of technologies such as voice over internet. Such inhibition of easy-to-use and cost-effective ICT applications can have negative impact on the country's development, warn analysts.

31.05.2004 Despite South Africa's pro-active initiatives in reaping the benefits of ICTs for societal development, its legislation prohibits deployment of technologies such as voice over internet. Such inhibition of easy-to-use and cost-effective ICT applications can have negative impact on the country's development, warn analysts.

12.05.2004 Low bandwidth and lack of computer access hamper African open source developers from exploiting their skills in software development.

11.05.2004 For a software developer working in Africa, Philip Mbogo's problem is as basic as it gets: "I don't have a computer," he said. "I have to go for unpaid work in order just to get on a computer." Internet access is also an expensive rarity, so he counts himself fortunate to work as an intern at an Internet service provider where he takes as much advantage of the bandwidth as he can. "Anything I can get I download. I even got [a Linux distribution called] Debian, which takes two days [to download]."

26.02.2004 Despite the piercing battle cries and menacing whirrs of bullets in a strife-torn Uganda, individuals and organisations from the private sector, government and civil society are coming together to work towards ICT-enabled development and rebuilding the nation. I-Network Uganda provides a platform for sharing knowledge and forming partnerships around the use of ICT for development.