The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and Microsoft announced the signing of a partnership agreement to promote development and foster regional cooperation in Africa by leveraging information and communication technology (ICT). A press release showed that the signing, presided over...

Effective ICT policy education will overcome challenges in public project rollouts. In October 2008, Microsoft and the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) signed a memorandum of understanding to develop and deliver a programme aimed at providing ICT policy training to government...

African governments need to have a supportive legal environment to eliminate barriers to meaningful use of computers in African schools. Lack of infrastructure and adequate power supplies, limited Internet connectivity and education resources and the need for more awareness and policy support for education...