[UgaBYTES] Internet and energy in Zambia

[Dean Mulozi]

Dear all, 
Just wnated to send you a link on my publications on ICT and internet in Zambia. You may find the publication useful. The report was published in conjuction with IICD and Ebrain Forum of Zambia.  

The study, which was commissioned by IICD and conducted by Dean L. Mulozi of the Zambia Association for Advancement of Information and Communication Technology (ZAA-ICT), examines a whole range of issues linked to connectivity in rural and remote areas with a specific focus on Zambia.

Its main goal is to enable organisations engaged in rural development in Zambia to make informed decisions on issues relating to rural connectivity and obtaining access to the Internet. It also aims to demystify the technical issues associated with connectivity and Internet access which often confuse lay-persons. The report provides a general inventory of connectivity options and costs in Zambia and, as the lack of reliable sources of energy in rural areas often hampers connectivity in these areas, an additional section outlines the benefits and potential of alternative sources of energy such as solar power, wind, hydropower and bio-mass.

Find the report in the www.iicd.org in the following link: 
http://www.iicd.org/publications/rural-access-to-the-internet-in-zambia-options-and-challenges/

Thanks 

Dean Mulozi,   
ZAA-ICT/SATNET Regional Facilitator,   
Private Bag 195x Ridgeway,   
Lusaka,   Zambia.

Contact Phone:   260 211 234 627 
Mobile:                  260 978 034196
 


--- On Sun, 9/14/08, Iyamuremye Betty <biyamuremye at ugabytes.org> wrote:

> From: Iyamuremye Betty <biyamuremye at ugabytes.org>
> Subject: [UgaBYTES] Uganda government to launch Web portal
> To: ugabytes at lists.ugabytes.org
> Date: Sunday, September 14, 2008, 11:40 PM
> The government of Uganda will soon have a statewide Web
> portal that will
> consolidate the individual Web sites of various government
> institutions.
> 
> "It will be a gateway to all government institutions,
> a one-stop center for
> all government information," Ambrose Ruyooka,
> Uganda's acting commissioner
> of IT, said in an interview.
> 
> The portal, which was commissioned by the Ministry of ICT,
> will also
> incorporate the government ministries, departments and
> agencies that do not
> maintain Web sites at this time.
> 
> As a means of sharing information, the portal will provide
> links to all
> government sites and will give way to e-government
> services, Ruyooka
> explained.
> 
> The Ministry of ICT has received a draft of the portal from
> the developer,
> Uganda Web Pages, and will seek comments from the general
> public soon, he
> said.
> 
> A team drawn from the ministry and the Uganda Media Centre
> will provide and
> manage content for the portal.
> 
> The new portal will take on the tasks of a private set up
> by Uganda Web
> Pages, which has become one of the country's main
> online resources.
> 
> Critics of statewide government Web portals have argued
> that the technology
> is not sophisticated enough to meet the needs of multiple
> agencies.
> 
> 
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