Farmers in Southern Africa, like elsewhere in Africa, are faced with problems of how to access timely and up-to-date technical agricultural information. This is mainly due to, among other reasons, a lack of adequate frontline agricultural extension officers, poor flow of information to and from farmers, and inadequate communication between research institutions and extension services. This is one of the major challenges the agricultural sector is facing in Southern Africa.…

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SATNET (Southern Africa Telecentre Network) as a regional telecentre network is a great channel and fertile platform for the establishment of local content and services through coordinated efforts with national telecentre networks and individual telecentres. Telecentres have continued to play an important role in the realization of sustainable community development. However, the effective achievement of this, to a large extent depends on the appropriateness, dynamicity, relevance, and…

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About SATNET:

Southern Africa Telecentre Network is a regional ICT civil society organization whose main

objective is to improve livelihoods of local communities in southern Africa through the use of

ICTs and telecentres respectively. SATNET facilitates knowledge sharing and information

exchange among telecentres and networks in southern Africa. SATNET has a mandate to provide capacity development to community based telecentres and respective national… Continue

As mobile phones becomes cheap and accessible by most people in society , it has become the most preferred mode of communication for many .However, the question of how mobile phones can add real value to the student’s learning experience becomes a concern for many .The varied components needed to ensure an appropriate educational design was the main focus of discussion in this session .Applications to new devices and the better use of existing tools were shown during this session. The session… Continue

The Fifth International Conference on ICT4D ,Education and Training , E-Learning Africa 2010, took place in Lusaka, Zambia from 26th to 28th May, 2010 .



eLA is the largest gathering of eLearning and distance education professionals in Africa, enabling participants to develop multinational and cross-industry contacts and partnerships, as well as to enhance their knowledge, expertise and abilities.



As one of the relevant events at the conference ,the WVS-Representative… Continue