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The Need to Fund Open Source Software Research and Development to Enhance ICT for Development and ICT for Dollars

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I owe part of my IT education to the Open Source Community. I enhanced my programming skills using open source programming languages; I garnered a better understanding of operating systems through my study and research of the Linux kernel; I understood the inner workings of software by having access to their code; and in college,… Read More »The Need to Fund Open Source Software Research and Development to Enhance ICT for Development and ICT for Dollars

Partnerships to an African 4th Industrial Revolution

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JOHANNESBURG – Africa’s boundless hope can be felt by those who invest here. Africa today has 6 out of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world. Africa is also the second destination in attracting foreign direct investment, second only to Asia. This year African Development Bank projects that Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth… Read More »Partnerships to an African 4th Industrial Revolution

WOMEN LEADERSHIP AT THE HEAD OF THE PAN-AFRICAN FARMERS’ ORGANISATION: THE INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

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Fatma Ben Rejeb is the Chief Executive Officer of the Pan-African Farmers’ Organisation (PAFO). PAFO is a network of Farmers’ Organisations across the African continent that aims to improve communication, collaboration and information/knowledge sharing among stakeholders. It is Africa’s first continent-wide farmers’ organisation and is an important instrument for rallying direct farmer engagement on Africa’s… Read More »WOMEN LEADERSHIP AT THE HEAD OF THE PAN-AFRICAN FARMERS’ ORGANISATION: THE INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY