In July 2011, we will be organizing the first Africa Digital Week in Accra, Ghana. Africa Digital Week is themed - "My Dream for Digital Africa". The objective of Africa Digital Week is to explore how new and emerging forms of technologies can contribute to socio-economic development and good governance in Africa. It will be a place for discourse and debate on novel approaches to building a better Africa.
Read more at the conference website: http://www.africadigitalweek.com/
The events and workshops include:
ECOWAS Youth and Graduates Conference
Social Media, The Youth and Development
27 July 08:30 - 16:00, Alisa Hotel
- Inter-tertiary Debate on "Social Media and Development: The Role of the Youth"
- Submissions are welcome from students, young professionals and doctoral/research candidates
Launch of a book for the African Child
The African Woman - A Role Model for the Girl Child
27 July 17:00 - 19:00, Alisa Hotel
- A book to inspire and empower girls into positions of leadership and achievement
Africa E-Governance Workshop
New Technologies and Governance
28 July 08:30 - 16:00, Alisa Hotel
- Explore the impact of new technologies on governance in Africa
- Review case studies of e-government and e-democracy in Africa
- Debate on “Can A Government Be Open without being Public?” Exploring openness and development
- Submissions are welcome from students, researchers, academics and doctoral/research candidates
Africa Digital Business Workshop
New Technologies, Business and Development
29 July 08:30 - 16:00, Alisa Hotel
- Critically explore the contribution of African Telecoms to society and development
- Explore the use of social media for business and non-profit institutions
- Addressing the ethics, privacy and digital crime challenges
- Submissions are welcome from students, researchers, academics and doctoral/research candidates
It is quite opportune that Africa has something to contribute to the information age. First, with innovations like mobile phones, we can say that Africa has not been left out. Africa is reported to be the world's single fastest-growing regional mobile market. Second, some researchers have noted that there tends to be mismatch between the realities for developing economies and assumptions of Western models of enterprise, thus as business practices evolve with their changing business environments, more research is needed to redefine existing knowledge to be consistent and applicable with the dynamic nature of the environment.
