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East Africa: Huawei, African Union Sign MoU to Enhance ICT Literacy, Infrastructure Development

Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Union during the Summit 2015, regarding how to jointly enhance Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy and capability and ICT infrastructure development.

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Ugandan Fashion Designer Gloria Wavamunno

Born in London and raised between England and Uganda, Gloria Wavamunno is a young Kampala based fashion designer. She founded her label, Gloria Wavamunno, in 2009 and created her first collection named L.O.V.E. Since then she has had several more collections including A-FREAK-A in 2010 and Not a Dream, My Soulmate in 2011. She draws inspiration from her African heritage by experimenting with the traditional Kitenge and incorporating it into modern designs. 

Her internship with renowned Ugandan men’s designer, Ozwald Boateng, gave her the knowledge and skills necessary to survive in the fashion industry. Since she launched her label she has showcased her designs in prestigious fashion shows such as the AFI Africa Fashion Week 2010 and the LGN London Fashion Week.

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From Toronto to Uganda: 3D-printed prosthetics | Toronto Star

U of T researchers and a Canadian charity are teaming up to train Ugandan technicians to 3D-print artificial limb sockets.

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Where Design Choices and Civil Rights Overlap

"These design decisions are often 'baked in' to the communications tools we use," he wrote, "and they can shape our lives in ways we don't expect, including in ways that infringe on some of the most fundamental human rights: how we express ourselves, who we communicate with, and how we grow as people."

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NITDA Presents Framework For Women, Youths ICT Development - Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers

“The effective use of information and knowledge is becoming the most critical factor for rapid economic growth and wealth creation, and for improving socio-economic well-being, and for Nigeria to be globally competitive in the 21st century, a critical factor would be our ability to harness our knowledge potential using ICT.”

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ICT youth center, Kamwenge District, Uganda 

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With unprecedented funding going into the provision of ICT artifacts within developmental contexts, in what ways will peoples’ increased use of these artifacts, and participation in the networks that these enable, stimulate different social behaviours and expectations? In what ways might Web 2.0 (conceived both as technology and enabled behaviours) drive increasing calls for a much more plural and collaborative ‘Development 2.0’?

Mark Thompson,  ICT AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES: TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT 2.0