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2006 AISI Media Awards - Winners & Finalists

1st Prize : 

Marie Noelle Guichi (Cameroon)
“L’ART le Gendarme sans autorité”

Her story focuses on the challenges faced by ICT regulatory agencies in Africa and how they can impact on citizens’ lives. The article focuses on unique and practical examples of how rural villages in Africa have improved food security and achieved economic growth through the use of ICTs.

1st Prize : 

BAPIDI-MBON Didier Parfait (Cameroon)
« Audaticity une mine d’or pour les radios africaines »

The story discusses an interesting and original topic - digital radio software, tailored for the target audience.

1st Prize : 

Don Pedro Aganbi (Nigeria)
“ICT Africa”

Don Pedro Aganbi’s programme "ICT Africa” is a weekly broadcast on initiatives in Africa showing how ICTs can empower rural communities.

2nd Prize :

Salif Sanogo (Mali)
“Les lois TIC une necessite”

The programme presents ongoing project on implementing national exchange point in Mali based on an interview with the former chairperson of Youth Parliament and youngest MP in Mali on development issue. Through an interview of an expert he demonstrated how lCT legislation is a must for the country.

1st Prize : 

Roger Taakam (Cameroon)
“Les Promesses du logiciel libre“

The article debates on the relevance of Free and Open Source Software and implications for the development of the software industry in Africa.

2nd Prize :

Chima Akwaja (Nigeria)
“Absence of local Content in Nigeria Telecom sector”

The author is calling for an urgent strategy in telecommunication sector to promote local industry in Nigeria, through analysis of how Nigerian industrial and service sector as a whole is still heavily dependent on importation of ICT equipment. The article also reports on stakeholders’ meeting that urged the government for the establishment of sound local content policy to encourage the full participation of local skills into overall development of the industry.

1st Prize : 



Laid Zaghlami (Algeria)
“Konyin: Saving local languages from extinction”

The article makes a good analysis of challenges facing Algeria in building an inclusive information society and urges the need for sound policy focused on local content applications.

2nd Prize :


Segun Oruame (Nigeria)
“Mobilising for development though culture and ICT”

The article attempts to show how ICT can be adapted to the local context and culture. For example, it explains how ICTs can be used to strengthen Africa traditional art forms and achieve social and economic development.

1st Prize : 

Jeanine Fankam (Cameroon)
“On sécurise les voitures à partir du portable”

The story is a compelling and informative article that introduces the reader to an otherwise unknown African inventor who utilized mobile technology as a tool for reinforcing vehicle security.

2nd Prize :

David Muwanga (Uganda)
“Uganda gets new technology to disseminate heath data”

The article introduces a new application of low-cost technology in Uganda’s health sector. The author presented complex issues in an accessible and informative manner that made a direct connection between the technological investment and the lives of the citizens who will ultimately benefit from it via their health care practitioners.

1st Prize : 

Emmanuel Okwuke (Nigeria)
"Unified licensing regime"

The article helps provide understanding of the need for a unified regulatory environment for both mobile and fixed telephony to enhance regulation effectiveness.

2nd Prize :

Timothy Kasonde Kasolo (Zambia)
“ICTs are increasingly penetrating all social and economic activities of any society”

This article stands out for its approach, primarily presenting complex ICT policy issues is a form that was not only accessible, but that also related those issues to the daily life of an average citizen. Its goal was to inform citizens about their nation’s ICT policy design and implementation and by doing so helps readers to formulate their expectations of the government agencies and actors (civil society, etc.) involved in the process. Any reader would be able to discuss ICT policy in an informed manner after reading this article.

1st Prize : 

Evelyn Tagbo (Nigeria)
"Kuri: A case in rural Telephony”

The story demonstrates the use of ICTs to overcome daily challenges in Northern Nigeria and clearly demonstrates impact on rural communities.

2nd Prize :

Guedegbe Gerard (Benin)
“Le telephone comme moyen de reduction de la precarite economique”

This article was informative in its portrayal of a particular constituency’s use of ICTs to address everyday life. A good account on the way mobile telephony is being used to reduce poverty and empower a community.

1st Prize : 

Ester Nakkazi (Uganda)
“Regulator Seeks Control of Ugandan Domain Name”

The article is a refreshing account on an under-reported issue in Africa - the management of domain names, which is a critical and hotly contested global issue based on managing and governing the Internet.

2nd Prize :

Ramata Sore (Burkina Faso)
“Les Tics pour produire du Bio”

A well-written account on how ICT could empower women’s communities while altogether being sensitive to environmental protection.