The life-changing impact of social media
In 2013, CTA’s ‘Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning Opportunities’ was the winner of the World Summit on the Information Society prize in the ‘ICT applications: e-agriculture’ category. This was in...
View ArticleCD-ROM - Slim but powerful
Invented by Philips Telecommunications and Data Systems in 1984, CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory) technology uses high capacity optical disks to store written information. The discs, identical to...
View ArticleMaking trade work for Africa's smallholders
In many parts of Africa, farmers are not producing nearly as much of the staple food crops as they could and should. Take, for example, the situation in Kenya. "Every soul in this country consumes...
View ArticleSupporting Rwanda's telecentre revolution
It is market day in the village of Gakenke, in Rwanda's North Province, and by mid-morning the Business Development Centre is doing brisk business. "More than 50 people will come to use the computers...
View ArticleCD-ROMs – forerunners of the digital revolution
At the time, it was ground-breaking information technology. CTA's CD-ROM programme, which offered direct access to large amounts of bibliographic and other data on issues related to small-scale...
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