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This 2006 Article develops a NEPAD 3-plan  to develop ICT infrastructure and skills for the youth. Some portal should have come out of this...Really big goals addressed

Article that pushes agenda for African engineers role in development. A bit blurred line  between electric engineers and software developers

These have plenty of evidence and case studies on issues related to industrial development and innovation in developing countries

Blog entry where a case for increasing the human capital in Africa to develop software, open source if posible.. It also criticizes compsnies and NGOs on hindering local progress

Article describes what are the conditions that helped Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) to have a role in drafting ICT policy in Kenya. Include examples of FOSS companies in Africa

UNU-WIDER undertakes applied research and policy analysis on global development and poverty issues. All publications available free on their website.

The Communication for Development one-year master at Malmö University was launched in 2000. It was - and remains - a pioneer project, breaking new ground regarding not only content but also form of study - distance learning on the Internet, with an emphasis on group interaction and peers' collaboration, embracing the web's potential for shrinking costs, broadening reach and eradicating distance. More than a hundred students from all over the world have so far graduated, after having done their field work projects in more than 20 countries, from Peru to Fiji and from South Africa to Sweden. Another 80 to 100 are actively engaged in the current courses. As a new student, you will of course benefit greatly from their experiences. But you will still be at the forefront of a pioneering process, which is gaining momentum every year. If you feel like engaging professionally in social change and development processes, internationally or 'at home', this may be your ticket of entrance. But even if you "only" want to widen your perspectives as a professional in the culture and media sector, ComDev will offer an unsurpassed way to deepened understanding of what is going on in the world!

This report supplies policy-oriented analysis of donor support for Information and Communication Technologies for Development with particular attention to recent trends in bilateral ODA commitments for information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure as well as other ICT assistance.

An analysis by the OECD Development Centre from the year 2003

Open competition for local companies to develop their ICT  ideas for Kenian governance and quaility of life

MZ Government compromises on the development of the e-infrastructure and construction of CMCs. Aiming for e-gov

A not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing reliable and authoritative information about science and technology for the developing world. Gives policymakers, researchers, the media and civil society information and a platform to explore how science and technology can reduce poverty, improve health and raise standards of living around the world.

Lists of blogs and think tanks ordered according to "Owen in Africa". Useful if you have time to spare

List of policies in ICT4D of different countries, mostly European, and agencies

Success of online-mobile education in developing countries

A Sida evaluation

mobile monday online stream from Kenya iHub

With Professor Jose Luis Encarnacao they will seek to establish the developmental challenges emerging economies face in the context of ICT service adoption.

The Digital Doorway™ is an innovative system developed by the CSIR Meraka Institute with funding from the Department of Science and Technology, which encourages self-learning of computer and information skills by both children and adults in areas where information and communications technology infrastructure is scarce.