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Rowing upstream : snapshots of pioneers of the information age in Africa

Title
Rowing upstream : snapshots of pioneers of the information age in Africa / edited by Lisbeth A. Levey and Stacey Young.
Publication
Johannesburg : Sharp Sharp Media, 2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Levey, Lisbeth A.
  • Young, Stacey.
Description
xii, 126 p. : col. ill., col. maps; 30 cm. +
Subject
  • Internet > Africa
  • Information technology > Africa
  • Computer networks > Africa
Note
  • "Developed by the Project for Information Access and Connectivity."
  • "[Accompanying CD-ROM] contains the full book, links to the Web sites mentioned in the book, and video cameos from 'Using ICT in Unexpected Places'"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available via the World Wide Web.
Contents
ICT in Africa : a timeline -- Preface / Katharine K. Pearson and Gerry Salole -- Introduction : Rowing upstream : how foundations help people paddle / Alison Bernstein -- Networking for a purpose : African NGOs using ICT / Anriette Esterhuysen -- Using ICT in unexpected places : a photo essay / Lucy Oriang' -- African content on the web / Peter da Costa -- Is the glass half full or half empty? ICT in African universities / Lisbeth A. Levey -- ICT in Africa : the challenge to donors in a global information society / Nancy Hafkin and Kate Wild -- Rebooting : recommendations for the future / Rowing Upstream Advisory Committee -- Untold stories : the beginning of ICT in Africa / Fatma Alloo ... [et al.].
Call Number
Sc F 03-318
ISBN
0620289139 (pbk.)
OCLC
50739521
Title
Rowing upstream : snapshots of pioneers of the information age in Africa / edited by Lisbeth A. Levey and Stacey Young.
Imprint
Johannesburg : Sharp Sharp Media, 2002.
Edition
1st ed.
Additional Formats
Also available via the World Wide Web.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Levey, Lisbeth A.
Young, Stacey.
Other Form:
Rowing upstream (OCoLC)50743260
Research Call Number
Sc F 03-318
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