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AISI-GKP Media Awards for Reporting on Emerging People, Emerging
Markets and Emerging Technologies, supported by SDC
PRINT
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1st
Prize :
Mr.
Bamuturaki Musinguzi
Daily Monitor Newspaper, Uganda
His
article “Taking ICT to rural communities” uses examples
of rural people who have benefited from the establishment of telecentres
in their community to improve the services they provide and the
profits they obtain for their businesses. It provides a clear
example of how ICTs can lead to an improvement in people’s
livelihood, and shows how community multimedia centers can contribute
for socio-economic development as emerging technologies promoting
emerging people.
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2nd Prize
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Ms.
Penelope Paliani-Kamanga
Incorporated Media, Malawi
Her
article “Is internet the answer to poverty in Malawi?”
is very-well written with a balanced approach to ICT issues.
It provides information from different sources to clearly illustrate
the benefits of ICTs, and the dangers that these benefits may
be too expensive for the poorest members of society to access
them. It does a good job of balancing euphoria with realism,
demonstrating that ICTs bring hope to emerging people and markets.
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AISI-GKP Media Awards for Reporting on Emerging People, Emerging
Markets and Emerging Technologies, supported by SDC
RADIO
Category
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1st
Prize :
Mr.
Chabi Godefroy Macaire
Office de Radiodiffusion et Television du Benin (ORTB), Benin
The
radio programme « La gouvernance locale tisse sa toile »
covers s story on web development with the involvement of the
beneficiary and content development as emerging technology for
the community. The programme is well focused on community development
aspect as well as ICT’s socioeconomic impact. It also addresses
information provision and training of the community including
decision makers on ICT opportunities and their subsequent involvement. |
2nd Prize:
Mr.
Rabo Soumaila
Radio Savane FM, Burkina Faso
This
programme « La semaine de l'Internet 2007 et le forum
de Microsoft sur les bonnes pratiques TIC » makes the
difference in highlighting the status of ICTs, the ICT operators
and what is expected from them. Provides many targets, focusing
more on economic than social impact.
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AISI-GKP Media Awards for Reporting on Emerging People, Emerging
Markets and Emerging Technologies, supported by SDC
TV
Category
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1st
Prize :
Mr.
Bayero Agabi
Africa Independent Television, Nigeria
His
TV programme “Why the phones are not bridging the divide”
provides a broad coverage on the various facets of using ICTs
and how these could be improved to become a real emerging tool
to help emerging market and emerging people. The question of affordability
was highlighted very well in the programme. |
2nd
Prize :
Mr.
Salif Sanogo
Office de Radiodifusion Television du Mali (ORTM), Mali
Through
the TV programme “CyberNTiC: Téléradiologie
- e-Health initiative – Tele-radiologie an emerging technology
in Africa”, the journalist if making a call that it is time
to implement initiatives that will save the lives of many people
in the community. Regardless the fact that African countries do
not have qualified doctors, ICT tools can help to access qualified
health services. The example of e-radiology is used to illustrate
this call demonstrating one of the emerging technologies in the
African context. |
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AISI-GKP Media Awards for Reporting on Emerging People, Emerging
Markets and Emerging Technologies, supported by SDC
MULTIMEDIA/WEB
MEDIA
Category
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1st
Prize :
Ms.
Emily Nyarko
TV3 Network, Ghana
Her
article, “Developing ICT enabled education - the future
for Ghana”, is a very comprehensive showing how the government
of Ghana, with collaboration from several stakeholders, is seeking
to embed ICTs in the education system, as emerging services (technologies)
in order to create an ICT literate society. It covers the opportunities
that ICTs offer to promote gender, socioeconomic development as
well as community development. |
2nd
Prize :
Mr.
Timothy Kasonde Kasolo
Highway Africa News Agency (HANA), Zambia
His
article, “Deploy ICTs for economic growth” covers
a fantastic initiative by the Wireless Digital Village Project
to establish a modern telecentre in the small village of Mazabuka
in Zambia, using Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology
and wireless connectivity, which are emerging technologies for
Africa. This is the kind of initiative that could inspire others
to seek innovative ways of overcoming the digital divide between
rural and urban areas, and between Africa and the developed world. |
AISI-GKP Media Awards 2007 Supported by IDRC
"Reporting
on ICT Research and Innovation" |
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1st
Prize :
Ms.
Evelyn Tagbo
Businessday, Nigeria
The
very oxygen that spread the uptake of ICTs in any country is education
– and her article, “Nigerian higher institutions in
ICT age”, tackles the important area of using ICTs to spread
learning in Nigeria through e-learning including m-learning.
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2nd
Prize :
Mr. Remmy Nweke
Champion Newspapers, Nigeria
His
article, “Biofuel: Option for ICT penetration”, discusses
research and innovation using ICTs, to bring biofuels to alleviate
energy shortages. The author also used online resources such as
Wikipedia in his own research, further demonstrating the applicability
of ICTs.
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AISI-GKP Media Awards 2007, Supported by IDRC
"Reporting
on ICT Policy" |
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1st
Prize :
Mr.
Adetokunbo Abiola
The Hope Newspaper, Nigeria
Many
efforts are being done by Governments and institutions to change
the ways of doing daily tasks by the community and introduce some
improvements in the process. His article “ICT: Bringing
information technology to the people” tries to showcase
great initiatives and link them to realities. |
2nd
Prize :
Mr. Zachary Ochieng
Highway Africa News Agency (HANA), Kenya
His
article, “Finally, Kenya government rethinks 30 percent
rule”, tackles an important policy issue. It shows how pressure
from interested parties has pushed the government of Kenya to
rethink its policies on ownership, with far reaching consequences
for the take-up of ICT solutions in Kenya.
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AISI-GKP
Media Awards 2007, Supported by IICD
"Local
Content" |
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1st
Prize :
Mr.
John Mirenyi
The Guardian, Tanzania
His
article, “Computer software in Kiswahili beats barriers
to learning and e-commerce”, describes a very important
and empowering area of work, improving access to ICTs for millions
of East Africans who speak Kiswahili, and more importantly, do
not speak any European languages. It is a clear presentation of
the complexities inherent in translating computer software into
Kiswahili and the ongoing work to do so. |
2nd
Prize :
Mr.
Fred Mudhai
Sunday Standard, The Standard Newspapers, Kenya
Many
readers often shy away from ICT stories, fearing that they are
too technical and dry. Fred Mudhai has a way of personalizing
his writing in a way that readers can identify with it instantly,
and immediately see the benefits of ICTs. This article, “Lands
office frustrates new projects” describes how ICTs can bring
some order to record keeping in a government department. |
AISI-GKP
Media Awards 2007, Supportedby IICD
"Local
Content Applications" |
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1st
Prize :
Mr. Haytham Ahmed Abd El-Wahab Dardeer
Al Mal Newspaper, Egypt
His
article “Contact centers hold the key to investment attraction”,
discuses Egyptian Contact Centers as key emerging markets and
potential for outsourcing and investment attraction in Egypt.
The paper argues that the expansion of business corporations and
the government agencies using contact centers underscores the
spectacular development of the telecommunications sector in Egypt
and growth of its investments.
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2nd
Prize :
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Mr.
Guedegbe Senakpon Gerard
Quotitien le Progrés, Benin
His
article, « Les TIC, un allié sur pour le combat contre
la faim en Afrique » is a very well thought article explaining
how sub-regional agricultural R&D institution called IITA
is harnessing ICT to coordinate R&D activities in ten members
countries. The article provides an example of how different crop
virus problems were solved in a timely basis by exchanging information
and knowledge through the use of ICT applications.
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