Although the Internet offers a wealth of information, and the World Wide Web has become today's paradigm of information and knowledge sharing on the planet, it is still inaccessible to the illiterate and to most rural communities. Moreover, most websites offering information about Africa are written in English, French, and other European languages. Few, however, contain relevant content information in local African languages. Furthermore, the Web is only accessible with an Internet connection, which most rural households do not have, relying instead on radio and mobile phones for communication. These are all important obstacles to overcome. But we believe this is possible to achieve - due to today's advanced ICT technologies and the local and international technical-scientific expertise present in the W4RA collaboration program.

Building data service in Africa – impressions from an ICT4D student@VU

This entry was posted in Africa Community Service Education Data4dev Downscaling the Web ICT4D Living Labs Meteo data Regreening Voice technologies on March 2, 2017 by Anna Bon.

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Web alliance for Regreening in Africa

Web alliance for Regreening in Africa

Web alliance for Regreening in Africa

Building data service in Africa – impressions from an ICT4D student@VU