Executive summary -- A youth leadership program for Africa / Paschal B. Mihyo and Osita Ogbu -- Technical feasibility of implementing ALPID / Muriuki Mureithi -- Implementing ALPID in Kenya : stakeholders and coordination / Kadzo Kogo -- Implementing ALPID in Uganda : challenges and possibilities / Agnes Katama -- Electronic networking in Uganda : building local support capacity through youth volunteers / Charles Musisi -- Implementing ALPID in Africa : conclusions and recommendations / Muriuki Mureithi.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
As is happening in the industrialized North, the information revolution could well transform the developing nations of the South. In fact, it is already happening. Countries that only a decade ago seemed remote now have the potential to be active players in the processes of global development. As these information and communication technologies (ICTs) emerge in Africa, they offer hope to the continent's youth. This book describes a new initiative to promote the involvement of youth in Africa's new information economy. It reviews existing infrastructure, the policy environment and its impact, a.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
African youth on the information highway.
International Standard Book Number
9780889369146
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Community development-- Africa, Congresses.
Information technology-- Africa, Congresses.
Youth-- Africa, Congresses.
Développement communautaire-- Afrique, Congrès.
Jeunesse-- Afrique, Congrès.
Leadership communautaire-- Afrique, Congrès.
Technologie de l'information-- Afrique, Congrès.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Media & Communications.
Community development.
Information technology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Telecommunications.
Youth.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Africa.
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(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
BUS-- 070060
TEC-- 041000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
384
.
3
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
HN780
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Z9
Book number
C6144
2000
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
cci1icc
Class number
coll11
System Code
lacc
System Code
lacc
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Mihyo, Paschal B.
Ogbu, Michael Osita.
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
International Development Research Centre (Canada),issuing body.
Youth Leadership Programme for Information and Communication Technologies for Community Development in Africa (ALPID) Workshop(1998 :, Nairobi, Kenya)