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Information Security in Nigeria

Information Security in Nigeria

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It's time to rethink CyberSecurity Nigeria ... IT professionals cannot "stand aside and look" while cyber bandits attack the social and economic system for criminal purposes. The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) and the Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) will be holding a one day workshop on Cyber Crimes, Cyber Threats, Cyber Security and Computer Misuse at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. Date: Wednesday 12th June, 2013. Time: 9:00am. More details: more...

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Jidaw List on May 13, 2013

Strengthening e-Governance in the North-South Local Government Co-operation Programme

Strengthening e-Governance in the North-South Local Government Co-operation Programme

The aim of this study is to provide the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities (AFLRA) and other stakeholders with information and documentation to clarify E-Government concepts and strengthen the understanding of both Northern and Southern partners about the e-readiness of the Southern Local Governments(LGs).The specific objectives of the study are: To provide basic knowledge on the concept of E-Governance, its use and importance to society.To provide information on the efforts more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

Mobile Money Africa 2013

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Africa has been the hotbed for Mobile Money, accounting for 15 of the top 20 countries in the world by mobile money usage. Mobile Money Africa brings together leading players from across the ecosystem – banks, operators, regulators, retailers, technology and solution providers – to define the future of Mobile Money in Africa. The event will be held in Johannesburg from May 27-29, 2013.

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Sonia Hossain on April 23, 2013

Beyond South Africa: The Future is Open

Beyond South Africa: The Future is Open

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Britain’s Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude delivered a speech alongside Acting South African President Kgalema Motlanthe to the delegates of the annual Government Leadership Summit in Pretoria on 2 April. While much of the speech focused on public service reform and UK case studies, the latter half of the speech centred around the UK’s aims for the Open Government Partnership as lead co-chair.

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Moushumi Biswas on April 4, 2013

Addressing research capacity for health equity and the social determinants of health in three African countries: the INTREC programme

Addressing research capacity for health equity and the social determinants of health in three African countries: the INTREC programme

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By Karen Hofman, Yulia Blomstedt, Sheila Addei, Rose Kalage, Mandy Maredza, Osman Sankoh, Martin Bangha, Kathleen Kahn, Heiko Becher, Joke Haafkens, John Kinsman Background: The importance of tackling economic, social and health-related inequities is increasingly accepted as a core concern for the post-Millennium Development Goal framework. However, there is a global dearth of high-quality, policy-relevant and actionable data on inequities within populations, which means that development more...

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Umeå Centre for... on April 3, 2013

In the Spotlight: GoMetro, Improving public transportation in South Africa

In the Spotlight: GoMetro, Improving public transportation in South Africa

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In 2012, GoMetro launched South Africa’s first real-time public transport information system. InfoDev spoke with founder Justin Coetzee about the challenges the business has faced while scaling to more than 300,000 users, the supporting roleinfoDev and its partners have played, and his future plans for the company.

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Moushumi Biswas on March 31, 2013

Regional Sales Manager: AfricaProgram Officer, GEP Consultant - KafueReading & Writing Instruction Facilitators - Petau...Reading & Writing Instruction Program Manager - Pe...Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager, ZambiaFinance & Administration-Delegate , Mbabane, Swazi...Liberia WAAPP Cassava BreederGlobal CoordinatorHead of Programme, Civil Society Education FundGirl Hub Nigeria Senior Monitoring, Learning & Res...Value chain advisor , NigerFinance and operations more...

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Juma Mzuri on March 26, 2013

How Can South Africa Promote Citizenship and Accountability? A Conversation with Some State Planners

How Can South Africa Promote Citizenship and Accountability? A Conversation with Some State Planners

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How can states best promote active citizenship, in particular to improve the quality and accountability of state services such as education? This was the topic of a great two hour brainstorm with half a dozen very bright sparks from the secretariat of South Africa’s National Planning Commission . The NPC, chaired byTrevor Manuel (who gave us a great plug for theSouth African edition of From Poverty to Power) recently brought out the National Development Plan 2030 ( more...

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Moushumi Biswas on March 20, 2013

JOBS OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA

Associate Roster - Call for ConsultantsCHIEF OF PARTY, ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING i...Consultant Adult Education Curriculum & Policy Dev...Contract Farming Consultant – Seeds and Markets Pr...Spécialiste en développement économique d´organisa...UN DIRECTEUR PAYS , Burkina FasoFood Technologist ExpertEPIDEMIOLOGISTE – MISSION NIGERLogisticians & Operational expertsResponsable Administration et Finance MauritanieCoordinateur de Projet UNICEFPublic Finance Management, Public more...

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Juma Mzuri on March 8, 2013

Connecting Telecommunications Investments

Driven by rapid technological change and the lower cost of cell phones versus fixed landlines, global demand for telecommunications continues to grow. While the rate of telecommunications growth in high-income countries has tapered off, reflecting higher penetration rates and a maturing market base, growth in middle and lower-income countries remains strong, especially with the increase in broadband connectivity. Foreign and regional investors are increasingly drawn into developing economies in more...

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D C on March 4, 2013

Connecting African universities to the world

Connecting African universities to the world

Created in 2005 with IDRC support, the UbuntuNet Alliance has helped propel many of southern and eastern Africa’s academic institutions into the Internet age. It has done this by promoting policies and practices that have drastically reduced the cost of Internet access. The Internet revolution created a do-or-die situation for African universities. New electronic networking opportunities for researchers, as well as the shift to digital databases and e-journals, promised small more...

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Moushumi Biswas on February 27, 2013

The Mobile Innovation Roadshow: The ‘next frontier’ for Economic Growth in Southern Africa

The Mobile Innovation Roadshow: The ‘next frontier’ for Economic Growth in Southern Africa

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InfoDev and the Southern Africa Innovation Support Program (SAIS), funded by the Government of Finland, have joined forces to bring the Mobile Innovation Roadshow to four Southern African countries: Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zambia over several weeks.

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Moushumi Biswas on February 26, 2013

JOBS IN AFRICA FEB 19 2013

Responsable Protection Zone Sud EstChef de projet Santé / ECHO , Lieu GomaChef de projet Santé (IDP’s) ·Lieu GomaResponsable logistique pour le Nord Kivu, Sud Kivu...Coordinateur sanitaireUNRWA Assistant Field Procurement and Logistics Of...Nutrionniste Goz BeidaCoordinateur RRMP - GomaCoordinateur de Zone - GomaReprésentant Pays - KinshasaD'experts techniques , Burkina FasoTechnical experts , Chemonics Burkina FasoAdministrative Finance Manager , SENEGALTraining Team Leader-Logistics and more...

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Juma Mzuri on February 19, 2013

Understanding Open Licensing – a free online workshop

Understanding Open Licensing – a free online workshop

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Open access publishing is rapidly growing in popularity, while materials for re-use in education and training are increasingly being sourced free from the web. This workshop will equip participants to use open licensing with confidence when they make knowledge available on the Internet, and to understand the key issues for reusing open licensed materials published by others. It will provide a simple “how-to” guide to the Creative Commons licensing framework, the international standard more...

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D C on February 7, 2013

5th Global Forum on Innovation & Technology Entrepreneurship

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infoDev’s Global Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a biennial flagship event convening the global innovation and entrepreneurship community to exchange know-how, establish partnerships and develop innovative approaches. infoDev is a global partnership program in the World Bank Group. Its mission is to enable innovative entrepreneurship for sustainable, inclusive growth and employment in developing countries. The Global Forum was hosted by India in 2004 and 2006, Brazil in October 2009 more...

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D C on February 4, 2013

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