Based on the 2004 e-Access & Usage Household survey that was completed during the course of 2004 and 2005 by members of the researchICTafrica! network under the direction of Prof Gillwald, this report is the result of a demand study of individuals and households and how ICT's are used across 10 African countries. This ground-breaking research report is now available here.
Table of Contents, Acknowledgments,
Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction
Alison Gillwald,
LINK Centre, University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,
South Africa
Chapter 2: A comparative analysis of
ICT access and usage in 10 African countries
Alison Gillwald and Steve Esselaar
LINK Centre, University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,
South Africa
Chapter 3: Botswana
Sebusang Sebusang, Shedden Masupe
and Joseph Chuma,
University of Botswana
Chapter 4: Cameroon
Olivier Nana Nzépa and Robertine Tankeu Keutchankeu, University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon
Chapter 5: Ethiopia
Lishan Adam, with Kifle Woldekidan, University College; Addis Ababa University and Stellenbosch University
Chapter 6: Ghana
Godfred Frempong, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Accra, Ghana; Stephen Esselaar, LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; Christoph Stork, Namibian Economic Policy ResearchUnit; and Amos Anyimadu, Political Science Department, University of Ghana, Accra
Chapter 7: Namibia
Christoph Stork, Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit
Chapter 8: Rwanda
Albert Nsengiyumva, National University of Rwanda, and Christoph Stork, Namibian Economic Policy and Research Unit
Chapter 9: South Africa
Alison Gillwald, Steve Esselaar, Patrick Burton and Aki Stavrou, LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Chapter 10: Tanzania
Innocent Ngalinda, Institute of Finance Management, Dar es Salaam, Beda Mutagahywa, University of Dar es Salaam
Chapter 11: Uganda
FF Tusubira, Makarere University; Irene Kaggwa, Uganda Communication Commission; and Jonathan Ongora
Chapter 12: Zambia
Sikaaba Mulavu, SB Kanyanga and Inonge Imasiku, University of Zambia, Floyd Mwenda, Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperatives, Zambia
Appendix: Methodology
Aki Stavrou, LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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