]> http://www.bridges.org/taxonomy/term/21/0 en http://www.bridges.org/commentaries/108 <p><em>Commentary with the Collaboration on International ICT Policy-making for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) </em></p><p>South Africa is celebrating ten years of democracy &mdash; a period during which the country has shown progressive leadership, including explicitly targeting information and communications technology (ICT) as an enabler of socio-economic development. In its re-election campaign this year, the Government promised to focus on poverty alleviation and job creation. But, ironically, the Government's legislative efforts affecting new technologies like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) are actually working against the development goals it seeks to achieve. </p> Commentaries Wireless, WiFi and WiMax Tue, 25 May 2004 16:06:57 -0400 http://www.bridges.org/case_studies/352 <p><em>The bridges.org/IICD Case Study Series on ICT-Enabled Development sets out to illustrate how ICT contributes to development in Africa. The aim of this series is to help ground level initiatives imagine the possibilities of what can happen if they use ICT successfully to overcome development obstacles, and to contribute to the existing body of knowledge on the digital divide.</em></p> Case study Healthcare Wireless, WiFi and WiMax Tue, 17 Feb 2004 14:21:27 -0500