Sixteen United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) in sub-Saharan Africa, marking World Information Society Day, today launched new websites in an effort to bring the work of the United Nations closer to its local constituencies around the continent.

A section of telecommunication players on Thursday criticized plans to privatize Telkom Kenya Limited terming the move as unwise and saying the Government’s involvement in the company is still required.

Global Nomads Group (GNG), an organization dedicated to fostering cross-cultural dialogue and understanding among youth, and Polycom, Inc. , the world’s leading provider of unified collaborative solutions, today announced the launch of Project Uganda.

Huawei Conducts Forum with African Financial Ministers and African Development Bank. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Huawei”), a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications networks for operators around the world, today shared its vision on bridging the digital divide and enriching the…

The Ministry of Communications would be presenting four bills including the Electronic Transaction and Electronic Communications Bills to Parliament for consideration.

The Ghana Investment Promotion Center, GIPC, will host a three-day international forum in Accra next week (May 21-23). The Chief Executive Officer of GIPC, Robert Ahomka Lindsey, said the forum had been planned for this year, the 50th anniversary of…

Camsoft Solutions has announced the availability of Maximizer Software’s MaxMobile CRM Smartphone. MaxMobile CRM Smartphone extends the powerful mobile CRM functionality of the Maximizer line of CRM products out to traveling sales and service employees using common smartphones such as…

Sphere Private Equity, a black owned and managed private equity fund, has acquired a 35.75% stake in leading Johannesburg-based software development company Barone, Budge & Dominick (BB&D) for an undisclosed amount while the company has simultaneously reserved 10% of BB&D’s…

James Ratemo Nairobi Microsoft has partnered with the Government in the provision of computer technology to teachers, students and digital villages. The programme is aimed at strengthening learning opportunities and capacity to meet future technological challenges. It is also intended…

Apparently looking for a way of empowering its teeming Nigerian customers with advanced technologies and by so doing, add to the development of ICT in the country value-added technology solutions providers, Resourcery Limited said it has entered into partnership with…

Motorola, Inc. today announced that it has deployed a wind and solar power system to operate MTC Namibia’s GSM cell site at Dordabis village in the Khomas region of Namibia. The trial with MTC Namibia supports the African operator’s strategy…

Mobile phone service providers were yesterday warned about the quality of their services, with the regulator launching system to monitor their efficiency. The Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) unveiled a Sh50 million device during the launch and official opening of…

JUDE LUGGYA KAMPALA THE State-owned Uganda Broadcasting Corporation television and radio may be disconnected from the satellite over alleged failure to pay about Shs189 million to Big Dish, its satellite link provider. Daily Monitor has learnt that Big Dish officials…

The United Nations declared May 17 as World Information Society Day, in recognition of the International Telecommunications Union as the UN agency for telecommunications and information and communication technologies. Among the activities and developments marking the event is the establishment…

By Israel News Agency Staff Jerusalem, Israel —- May 16, 2007 …… Google has announced that Google Developer Day™ sessions, originally planned for Google’s Mountain View offices, will now be held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The Google…

Building on its existing broad-scale community affairs and development efforts in Africa, Microsoft has announced a partnership with the International Youth Foundation (IYF) to enhance sustainable youth employment opportunities in Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania. This partnership is part of…