AfricaNews - Peter Vlam in Haarlem, The Netherlands
'Creating a virtual place where people in 'real life' and 'Second Life' can collide and meet.' This is one of the goals of Uthango, a South African not-for-profit company. Second Life is a virtual space on the internet. Uthango is the first to open its virtual offices in Second Life.
From here, Uthango will publish a social magazine and address digital divide, by exploring the value of social networking. Uthango is actively pursuing the creation of a gateway for Africans to access this educational and social 3D-world. One of the main objectives of this step, is to create a dynamic platform for interaction between developments experts and practitioners around the world - in order to contribute to solutions for complex problems.
Uthango will be working in parallel at establishing internet hubs in communities. And, they are seeking partnerships with mobile telecoms on mobile applications for Virtual Africa, and to develop links between mobile space and Second Life".
'Creating a virtual place where people in 'real life' and 'Second Life' can collide and meet.' This is one of the goals of Uthango, a South African not-for-profit company. Second Life is a virtual space on the internet. Uthango is the first to open its virtual offices in Second Life.
