the Digital community of North Africa

E-library boost in Egypt

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:28:00 +0200

In Egypt, efforts to widen access to scientific material have been boosted by the launch of a US$60,000 digital library. The library, launched in June, boasts locally-produced research, and provides the Egyptian community with discounted journals by leading US scientific societies.
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Alcatel-Lucent promotes Moroccan education through ICTs

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:54:00 +0200

The Ministry of National Education, Higher Education, Executives training and Scientific Research of Morocco (MENESFCRS) and Alcatel-Lucent signed a co-operation agreement for a new educational program entitled, “Dynamic Knowledge for Education”.
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Will Algeria lose the multimedia combat?

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:18:00 +0200

The new multimedia tools (blogs, Facebook, Dailymotion...) don't seem to have posed much of a threat to traditional media in Algeria.
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Psitek exhibits at North Africa Com

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:01:00 +0200

CAPE TOWN/CAIRO: Psitek will be showcasing a selection of products and solutions at the North Africa Com exhibition to be held in Cairo on 14 and 15 October, 2008. North Africa Com is the largest telecommunications event specifically designed for operators and telecommunications professionals in the region with over 60 international companies exhibiting.
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Tunisia internet users spend US$132,7m in B2C e-commerce

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:10:00 +0200

A new Arab Advisors Group major survey of internet users in Tunisia revealed that 36.4% of internet users in Tunisia use e-commerce. Based on the survey results, the Arab Advisors Group estimates that Tunisia's internet users spent US$132,7m during the past 12 months in e-commerce transactions.
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WAITRO appoints TechnoPark as regional focal point for MENA region

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:46:00 +0200

TechnoPark, the science and technology facilitator of Economics Zones World announced that the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organisations' (WAITRO) executive committee has unanimously chosen TechnoPark to serve as the organisation's regional focal point (RFP) for the Middle East and North Africa region from July 2008 to June 2010.
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The tangled web we weave

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:22:00 +0200

By most accounts, 2007 marked a worldwide decline in information freedoms — and Egypt was no exception. Do two recent court decisions upholding freedom of expression signal change is in the air? Or will they be remembered as little more than ghostly blips a year from now?
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IBM builds state-of-the-art data centre for Telecom Egypt

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:52:00 +0200

IBM and Telecom Egypt have announced the construction of an innovative, state-of-the-art data centre for Telecom Egypt that includes the world's most sophisticated energy-efficient "green" technologies.
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Reshuffles in the Algerian Public ICT

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:33:00 +0200

Algeria's minister of ICT, Boujemaa Haichour has appointed Mouloud Djaziri as Algerie Telecom's (AT) new director general. This comes one week after he accepted the retirement of the director general of Mobilis Hachemi Belhamidi and the appointment of Belhamidi's replacement, Lounis Belharat.
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Zim advertising awards go ahead despite lack of new campaigns

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:04:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's Advertising Publicity Club is organising its annual competition for the advertising industry, despite a dearth of new campaigns due to an economic crisis that has stunted growth and limited new advertising campaigns in a once vibrant sector.
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