“Africa need vernacular software”

  1. Posted on Thursday 13 November 2008 - 10:44
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    Madalitso Kateta, AfricaNews reporter in Lilongwe, Malawi
    The time had now come for Africa to produce open software in its major local languages to make ICT accessible to all. John Schoneboon, ICT project associate at the partnership for higher education in Africa of the US, said it would help push Africa forward on the information technology highway.
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    "It is interesting that things are moving forward and it could be a good idea for Africa to have open software in vernacular language," he told AfricaNews in an exclusive interview. The ICT specialist said such software would make e-learning a possibility in the continent. “Access to information plays a vital tool in the development agenda,” he noted alongside the ongoing sixth international access conference being held in Lilongwe, Malawi.

    Schoneboom said the continent also lack the capacity to effectively roll out ICT services to all its communities. Monopoly is the main cause of Africa’s setback in Information and Communication Technology, he added.

    He said the biggest problem about monopoly would continue to exist if governments continue to exert strong regulatory restrictions on ICT service provider licenses. The Information and Communication Association of Malawi with support from the Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa (OSISA), Ubuntu Net and other local companies organized the conference which ends on Friday.

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  1. Posted on Wednesday 22 February 2012 15:13
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    And not only Africa. I guess that it is the same issue all over the world. We should create a new communication system. yacht charter italy
  2. Posted on Wednesday 29 February 2012 10:03
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    We should solve this issue in one way or another. I like your style. Location Bateau
  3. Posted on Monday 21 May 2012 05:35
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    if they really need a software then of course we will help them with that.
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