[UgaBYTES] WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP- AFRICA (WEEK 8)

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Morning Francis.

   Mbona kimya vile! Tell, I have been invited together with 4 of my
colleagues by the U N Habitat to attend the 5 World Urban Forum scheduled to
take place from 19-26 March at Rio de Janeiro Brazil they Have offered to
meet the cater for travel cost of just person that is the youth leader, Do
you have any organization or institution in mind that can assist us with
even if is Air ticket?

The delegation is supposed to leave here on the 15Th March.

Please assist where you can.

Njoroge

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Mwathi Francis <mfrancis at ugabytes.org>wrote:

> Web resource for farming data launched
> 25th February 2010
> A one-stop online resource for national statistics on agriculture was
> launched in Dar es Salaam yesterday. The National Bureau of Statics
> (NBS) partnered with the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) to
> establish the website. Through the initiative, it will now be easy for
> researchers and other information seekers to access vital data,
> especially on agriculture and food, on the website
> www.countrySTAT.org.
> http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=17507
>
> Africa urged to develop ICT facilities
> 25th February 2010
> Many countries in Africa will continue to lag behind in the use of
> information and communication technology if they do not upgrade their
> communication infrastructure, an expert has warned. Alfred Marisa, the
> deputy director of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory
> Authority of Zimbabwe, said most countries in the region were still
> using outdated equipment and lack skilled human resources. “Technology
> is changing fast, but the telecommunications infrastructure in most
> African states is outdated. “Many of us are still using obsolete
> analogue technology that is only suitable for the museum,” Marisa
> said.
> http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/711138
>
> Zain Launches International PrePay Top-Up Service
> 23rd February 2010
> Zain has unveiled an International Airtime top up service that will
> enable people living in Europe, USA, and Canada to purchase Zain
> airtime for friends and family living in countries where Zain
> operates. The new service is now live 'to Kenya' with further
> roll-outs to Uganda and Tanzania, and other countries planned over the
> coming months.
> http://www.cellular-news.com/story/42096.php
>
> Google maps Nigeria
> 24th February 2010
> Google has announced the launch of Google maps for Nigeria. This was
> announced on the first day of the just concluded G-Nigeria event in
> Lagos. The Map held locations and addresses of banks, hospitals,
> schools, government offices, stadiums and even bus routes! Terrain
> level and other demographic features were highlighted. The Google team
> also encouraged locals to contribute to the service.
>
> http://www.itnewsafrica.com/?p=5455&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itnewsafrica+%28ITNewsAfrica.com%29
>
> Africa´s offer to the crazy mobile world
> 23rd February 2010
> On Monday last week, Nokia made what it deemed a grand announcement –
> that in another 90 days or so, it would start a mobile money transfer
> service using its Nokia mobile gadgets. Nokia money, as it is called
> has already been under a pilot project in Pune, one of India´s largest
> cities of more than six million inhabitants. The ´success´ of the
> pilot project is nudging Nokia on further afield where, according to
> Nokia´s estimates, 1.1 billion people using its handsets will offer a
> vast possibility of customers most of who are in the lesser versatile
> markets like Africa, Asia and Latin America.
>
> http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Business%20Power/-/688616/866896/-/l3cw84/-/index.html
>
>
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