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« Caring through sharing » : le modèle durable sud-africain

Fiona Wallace

Lors de la mise en œuvre d’initiatives d’elearning, même les projets les mieux ficelés peuvent parfois mal tourner. Fiona Wallace est la dirigeante de CoZa Cares, le pôle en charge des investissements sociaux (CSI – Corporate Social Investment) d’UniForum SA, l’entreprise à but non lucratif qui administre l’espace de domaine .co.za. Elle évoque auprès du [...]

April 25th, 2012 | Posted in francais | Read More »

Finis les eDéchets grâce au projet « TVs from PCs » !

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Un écran de télévision plat pour seulement 4 000 shillings kényans (environ 36 €), cela vous dit ? C’est le prix que coûte actuellement une télévision « verte » à sa sortie de la première usine de recyclage d’eDéchets d’Afrique de l’Est, installée à Nairobi. D’après l’Union Internationale des Télécommunications, seuls 13 % des déchets électroniques mondiaux sont recyclés. Souvent utilisés comme [...]

April 25th, 2012 | Posted in francais | Read More »

eWaste no more: the TVs from PCs project

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Fancy a flat screen TV for a mere 4000 Kenyan Shillings? (about €36) This is the going rate for a ‘green’ TV produced at East Africa’s first eWaste recycling plant in Nairobi. According to the International Telecommunication Union, only 13% of eWaste is recycled worldwide.  Developing countries which are often used as dumping grounds for [...]

April 25th, 2012 | Posted in Conference news,ICT4D,Schools & Teachers,Tools & Technology,Top Stories | Read More »

The China-Africa partnership: effective for education?

China Africa 3

In this special report, independent writer Stephen Haggard stimulates debate by taking a critical look at China’s actions in African schools and mobile telecoms. Haggard argues that, up to now, China’s presence in Africa has had disappointing impacts on learning. However, there are signs that China’s government and companies are planning to branch out from [...]

April 4th, 2012 | Posted in ICT4D,Top Stories | Read More »

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