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salami adewale
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African youths and the internet
February 28, 2003 - 01:45 AM
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The call to imbibe internet is now on the high trend all over africa .Thanks to the effort of some notable youths who are pioneering the idea of intesifying the awareness on the use of the ICT4D.By and large the kudos can only be given to the selected african youths of various countries like Nigeria, Ghana,South Africa and the rest.
Lets join hands together to bridge the digital divide of the poorer countries of the African continent by providing Aids where necessary to assist them , we can always be our brothers keeper .
Wale salami
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Re: African youths and the internet
March 4, 2003 - 10:29 AM
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Salami! I support the idea! What is ICT4D, some of us are "IT-partial-blind". For the success of IT and bridging the digital divide gap's sakes I hope the "dollar-ed" hands join too!
"By and large the kudos can only be given to the selected african youths of various countries like Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest."
you've lost me? please explain.
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Re: African youths and the internet
March 5, 2003 - 02:22 AM
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Hmm...'Poverty is the big enemy, divert the output of IT for that.Then automatically development in economy, society, education will come up'...
I differ, How do you divert the output of IT to eradicate poverty? Remeber the Proverb, 'Teach a man how to fish and he will never go hungry again'.
Think upon it.
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I agree but,....
March 5, 2003 - 02:32 AM
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Hello friend,
I agree with you.So you are going to teach the poor IT, the illeterate the ICT theories."Excellent !!", be sensible.
What I mean by diverting the IT output is implementing it in agriculture, education, social works and awareness etc.
Track this thread occassionally
http://www.takingitglobal.org/discuss/showthread.php?threadid=1516
cheers
Ashwin
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Re: African youths and the internet
March 5, 2003 - 03:21 AM
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Thank you for the insinuation to my 'unsensibility'...Words are potent use them wisely.
Like you finally defined the meaning of 'output' teaching IT is not just about teaching them I'T' and its theories- hehehe- it is about making IT, more like ICT4D , relevant to their lives...Including but not limited to your examples.
Think upon it.
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Awakeing now????
March 5, 2003 - 12:37 PM
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Wish to hear that you have bridged the digital divide.Who will eradicate the poverty? Poverty is the big enemy, divert the output of IT for that.Then automatically development in economy, society, education will come up.Plan it.....
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Re: African youths and the internet
September 3, 2006 - 05:23 PM
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titiakinsanmi wrote:
Hmm...'Poverty is the big enemy, divert the output of IT for that.Then automatically development in economy, society, education will come up'...
I differ, How do you divert the output of IT to eradicate poverty? Remeber the Proverb, 'Teach a man how to fish and he will never go hungry again'.
Think upon it.
Poverty is not the enemy, equal education, education accessability is the enemy.
The old proverb - there is technology to help a man to fish these days. ie.. there are electronic devised that tell fisherman how far they are in the oceans or water depth to catch certain type of fish.
All though we can rely on the basics of living it is always better to gain more knowledge on better ways to make life easier.
Knowledge brings about Wisdon which creates Understanding.
If we teach our youth on how to use IT and Implement the technology they will be able to reform government by adding and advocating change with a positive voice.
The youth are our future.
The better educated a child becomes, the healthier he or she will grow. The healthier and better educated people are, the more economically and socially sufficient and productive they will become. The more economically sufficient and productive people become, the better able they are to reinvest their own savings into continuing health and education that is a basic human right and is fundamental to human rights and freedom.
Building A Better Future( BABF)
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This post was edited on: 2006-09-03 at 05:38 PM by: BearySpecial
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MOHAMMED ALIYU PAIKO
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Re: African youths and the internet
September 21, 2006 - 09:48 AM
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Am I missing the point or are some people here just discussing the issue in otherdirection?
Poverty?? Well, someone once said 'there are no poor people, there are only financially challenged people' and I believe him completely.
Poverty is not limited to lack of resources to tackle hunger, it also includes lack of proper education, lack of knowledge to make efficient utilization of your capacity in whatever field.
With IT, the point is not to teach the theories to African children and stuff, but to make them more educated, more aware of the potential markets for their produce, to learn more efficient methods, learn newer markets, explore new areas etc etc.
The one laptop per child (olpc) initiative is certainly a research in the right direction towards making the African child more aware of the internet and the potentials it holds in expanding our thoughts and probably reducing poverty.
I cerainly hold the view that we should strive more to ensure that the African child of this generation is exposed more to the internet. This, I believe would on the long run be the key to REDUCING POVERTY IN AFRICA!
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Re: African youths and the internet
November 27, 2006 - 07:12 AM
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Financially challenged or whatever, the point is that there is poverty around here. This comes in two levels: of the mind and of the pocket. Africans are naturally industrious given that it is hard to make a living as easily as is obtainable elsewhere. A commercial cyclist in Nigeria goes past a police check and parts with twenty Naira up to ten times in a day without worrying abou it. The commercial bus driver too; becuase there is virtually nothing like motor or driving licence any more. Who is to blame. The little money the driver/rider makes, he parts with in an unreasonable fashion. Whe one sits down and checks what these commuters part with in a day to policemen and the total in a month, there would be a lot of balance after the payment of both the motor and driving license. But none of them is ready to acquire this. What is the cause of this?
The first step towards eradication of poverty in Africa is education, followed by a proper orientation towards genuine national goals. Anything short of this is mere show.
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December 3, 2006 - 09:33 AM
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Hi, I have been following this discussion...really Africa/Africans need ICT development. I surely must consent to that. The gesture to develop Africa through ICT is good...but have we thought about the infrastructure?
For any development to fully be accomplished I believe there must be an infrastructure on ground. Why don't we first look into the more prevalant issues of Poverty, HIV/AIDS?
By this, I'm not saying ICT4D should not continue, but let the focus also be on simultaneously on other sectors of developments too. As we can see, if poverty continues, people may turn the ICT knowledge to the negative uses such as fraud etc.
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Re: African youths and the internet
December 6, 2006 - 06:39 AM
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I will dare say Nigerians want to do a lot of stuffs via the Internet but the opportunites are just not there.
Take for instance these two websites: www.legwork.com.ng and www.nairaland.com, which are both engaging Nigerian youths positively
Legwork.com.ng is an online marketplace which allows anybody to opt to sell without having to pay office rents while Nairaland.com is an interactive site.
When we have more of stuffs like Legwork.com.ng and Nairaland.com, the attitude of Nigerians, especially the youths will change towards INTERNET USAGE.
This post was edited on: 2006-12-06 at 07:23 AM by: G-reycells
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Re: African youths and the internet
January 20, 2007 - 03:24 AM
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Thank you guys 4 your comments, i'd like to say that our goverments should entice investors to build infrastructure so as to facilitate mass use of ICT. We need cheaper and higher bandwidths, cheap computers and accessories etc. I thank the kenyan govt 4 trying. Anyway most of Africa has the problem of regulations and the obsolete laws governing the ICT sector.Thank you.
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Re: African youths and the internet
March 22, 2007 - 07:27 AM
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Africans have come a long way when it comes to ICT and the Internet since its inception.
We have overcome so many barriers, be it bad governance, our interests being ignored by our respective governments and the outright discrimination of our ideas and suggestion.
But credit be given where its due, our governments have greatly reduced the digital divide and the costs for accessing the internet and its resources are now more reasonable than a couple of years ago.
Lets continue doing what we do best.
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