Postal
services in Africa appear to be fighting a losing battle as people
turn to the internet for faster and more reliable communications.
Will the postal network be able to bounce back in this pervasive
digital environment? Clifford Agugoesi, Ozioma Akubueze, Chimezie
Ndubisi and Oge Okeke find out.
POSTAL communications, which once held sway throughout Africa, are
currently at the mercy of receiving end of the ubiquitous internet
services. African post offices have not helped matter either by
providing shoddy customer service and uncompetitive prices. The
reality is that most of these post offices are still
state-controlled, with dwindling revenues and meagre government
subsidies.
read more
The key role that JACITAD has come to play as a unifying platform
for our key constituency of ICT Journalists in Nigeria has at no
other time in our history come into sharp focus with rising mobile
telephony, upsurge in social media and the Internet and other ICTs.
Today, ICTs pervade every sector of the Nigerian economy placing
increasingly dynamic roles on the practice and profession of ICT
Journalism.
Today, the growing Internet usage, mobile telephony, social media
explosion are also opening new vistas that pose key threats to ICT
Journalism but at the same time opening new windows of opportunity
for us as individual ICT Journalists and ICT Media Organizations. read more
SOUTH
Sudan, a country emerging from a devastating conflict, has one of
the world's worst human development indicators. Its only hope for
self-reliance and competitiveness in the global economy is to turn
its back on its elitist model of higher education.
The nation has huge potential if it could properly exploit its
resources for energy, agriculture, and water. To harness these,
educational policymakers should put greater emphasis on teaching
science and technology subjects. And rather than opposing such a
move, development partners must support the strategy and then put
resources where their mouth is. read more
WITH cyber
criminals going viral, cybersecurity has become a prime challenge
facing individuals, corporates and governments, as none is immune
from the effects of cybercrimes. Understanding the rudiments and
dynamics of cybercrimes and learning strategies to combat them have
become very critical if people, businesses and governments are to be
protected against cybercrimes and in order for their cybersecurity
to be ensured.
With this at the back of its mind, the Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC) organised stakeholders Conference on Regulatory
Imperatives for Cybercrime and Cyber Security in Abuja early this
month. read more
The
broadband industry must take advantage of the potential revenue
associated with new internet-based services in order to stay
competitive, Imad Hoballah, acting Chairman and CEO of Lebanon’s
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, tells telecoms.com
LTE is rapidly gaining momentum in the Middle Eastern region. With
new LTE deployments and commercial network launches that took place
in Saudi Arabia from Zain Saudi, STC, Mobily, and the UAE from
Etisalat, LTE subscriptions will grow at an average annual growth
rate of 200 per cent. Global LTE subscriptions are racing ahead of
initial expectations. They have already passed 3.7 million in the
third quarter of 2011, spanning over 36 worldwide networks.
read more
HUAWEI
has introduced the world’s fastest quad-core smartphone, the Huawei
Ascend D quad. Powered by the Huawei’s K3V2 quad-core 1.2GHz/1.5GHz
processor and boasting the most compact design among 4.5-inch
smartphones, the Ascend D quad sports an Android 4.0 operating
system and Huawei’s proprietary power management system which
provides up to 30 per cent in energy savings.
The Ascend D quad is an entertainment hub with its 4.5-inch 720P
high definition touchscreen, and the industry’s most powerful 32-bit
true color graphic processor. Its PPI 330 screen providing crystal
clear display even under direct sunlight, is complemented by its
Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound and Audience earSmart™ voice technology for
an experience which excels across the senses. Its 8-megapixel BSI
rear-facing camera, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, and 1080p
full HD video-capture and playback capabilities enable you to record
your special moments in clearer, richer detail. read more
THE
internet we enjoy today – this marvelous engine of economic growth
and innovation – did not develop by happenstance. It emerged as the
hard work of multistakeholder organisations such as the Internet
Society, the Internet Engineering Task Force and the World Wide Web
Consortium. These organisations have played a major role in
designing and operating the internet we know today.
These multistakeholder processes have succeeded by their very nature
of openness and inclusiveness. They are most capable of attacking
issues with the speed and flexibility required in this rapidly
changing environment. By engaging all interested parties, the open
multistakeholder process encourages much broader and more creative
problem solving. These attributes of speed, flexibility, and
decentralised problem solving stand in stark contrast to a more
traditional, top-down regulatory model characterised by rigid
processes, political capture by incumbents, and in so many cases,
impasse or stalemate.
read more
Postal
services in Africa appear to be fighting a losing battle as people
turn to the internet for faster and more reliable communications.
Will the postal network be able to bounce back in this pervasive
digital environment? Clifford Agugoesi, Ozioma Akubueze, Chimezie
Ndubisi and Oge Okeke find out.
SOUTH
Sudan, a country emerging from a devastating conflict, has one of
the world's worst human development indicators. Its only hope for
self-reliance and competitiveness in the global economy is to turn
its back on its elitist model of higher education.
The
broadband industry must take advantage of the potential revenue
associated with new internet-based services in order to stay
competitive, Imad Hoballah, acting Chairman and CEO of Lebanon’s
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, tells telecoms.com
HUAWEI
has introduced the world’s fastest quad-core smartphone, the Huawei
Ascend D quad. Powered by the Huawei’s K3V2 quad-core 1.2GHz/1.5GHz
processor and boasting the most compact design among 4.5-inch
smartphones, the Ascend D quad sports an Android 4.0 operating
system and Huawei’s proprietary power management system which
provides up to 30 per cent in energy savings.
THE
internet we enjoy today – this marvelous engine of economic growth
and innovation – did not develop by happenstance. It emerged as the
hard work of multistakeholder organisations such as the Internet
Society, the Internet Engineering Task Force and the World Wide Web
Consortium. These organisations have played a major role in
designing and operating the internet we know today.
