EAST AFRICAUganda resumes fibre optic cable construction
[Walter Wafula] Sixteen new districts will be hooked onto Uganda's National Data Transmission Backbone in 2009 once construction of the second phase of the broadband cable begins. Over 1,500 kilometres of optical fibre cable will be constructed to extend the communication infrastructure to more towns. 5 Jan 2009 09:59

EAST AFRICAKenya's Ushahidi wins We Media Game Changers Award
Online media star ZeFrank, mobile texting service Twitter, David Plouffe, the Obama campaign mastermind, Japanese digital designer Yugo Nakamura and Kenyan mobile alert service Ushahidi are among nine winners of the We Media Game Changers Awards to be presented at the We Media Miami conference in February 2009. 10 Dec 2008 12:26

EAST AFRICAKenya attracting global business with advanced IT systems
East Africa's economic powerhouse, Kenya, utilises advanced IT systems that enable the country to do business in many spheres of the economy with clients from around the world, a top government official has said. 11 Nov 2008 10:22

EAST AFRICASubmarine cables integrate East Africa into global economy - IDC
PRAGUE: New submarine cables that are being laid along the east coast of Africa will bring connectivity options and related business opportunities to the region. 24 Oct 2008 11:49

EAST AFRICAKenya's ICT sector gets $144 million credit facility
Kenya has received $144.4 million in credit from the International Development Association for the Transparency and Communications Infrastructure Project (TCIP). 21 Oct 2008 10:42

EAST AFRICAUganda's rural poor get internet
The spread of the internet to Uganda's rural areas has sparked off excitement among residents giving them hope for future flourishing businesses through communication with the outside world. 16 Oct 2008 14:32

EAST AFRICASeychelles joins the pan-African e-network project
Seychelles is the second African country, after Senegal, to join the $1 billion pan-African e-network project initiated by the Indian government. 13 Oct 2008 10:54

EAST AFRICAKenyan regulator urges PCK to adopt new technology
Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) has been put on notice to either adopt technology or risk being run out of the market by more innovative competitors. 10 Oct 2008 12:27

EAST AFRICAUganda's ICT industry lauded by ITU
[Walter Wafula] Uganda's government has been lauded for turning around what was once an inadequately governed communication sector to an advanced, robust and prosperous information and communication technology industry in the last ten years. 9 Oct 2008 12:00

EAST AFRICAStudents sponsored to attend E-Tourism Conference
Nairobi: Coca-Cola East and Central Africa Business Unit and the Kenya ICT board announced they are sponsoring 80 Kenyan tourism and ICT students to attend the upcoming E-Tourism East Africa Conference and training seminars this month. The conference programme will feature presentations from many of the world's top online companies, including Expedia, Microsoft and Trip Advisor. 8 Oct 2008 11:05

EAST AFRICAAnimation in Kenya comes of age
[Carole Kimutai] Animation is an industry which has been dominated by the West. In Africa, the concept is relatively new, but this year nine animation films from Kenya will be screened at the prestigious Africa in Motion (AiM) festival that will run 23 October - 2 November 2008 in Edinburgh, UK. 6 Oct 2008 09:54

EAST AFRICAInternet innovator to address young Kenyan entrepreneurs
Nairobi: Pete Ward, the co-CEO and founder of wayn.com (Where Are You Now?), a social networking site for travelers, will be addressing over 200 of Kenya's budding entrepreneurs in a Coca-Cola-sponsored session in mid-October. 1 Oct 2008 10:54

EAST AFRICAMicrosoft, USAID boost management of Uganda's education system
[Walter Wafula] In a bid to build capacity in the management of students and teachers information, the Microsoft Corporation and the United States Agency for International Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement an Education Management Information System (EMIS), with the government of Uganda through its Ministry of Education and Sports. 1 Oct 2008 09:27