- Furzey, J. (1996). Empowering socio-economic
development in Africa utilizing information technology. A Critical Examination of the Social, Economic, Technical and Policy Issues
in Ethiopia. The report, prepared as a case study within the framework of the
African Information Society Initiative, provides a critical examination of the use of
information and communication technologies, and their state of development in Ethiopia,
with emphasis on the telecommunications, IT and broadcasting infrastructures.
- Abebe Rorrisa (1996). The Impact of the Introduction of Electronic Communication in
Ethiopia: a Survey. 1st ESS Conference on Ethiopian Telecommunications in the
Information Age, Washington, DC, July 2nd, 1996. Electronic communications, more
specifically electronic mail services were introduced in Ethiopia by the Pan African
Development Information System (PADIS), with the establishment of a network called
PADISnet. In 1995, a survey was made to investigate the impact of these services. Some
impact indicators were identified and they show that the overall impact was positive.
- Dawit Bekele (1996). The Ethiopian Telecommunications: Past, Present and Future.
1st ESS Conference on Ethiopian Telecommunications in the Information Age, Washington, DC,
July 2nd, 1996. This article presents an overview of the Ethiopian Telecommunications, by
examining past achievements, present situation of the infrastructure and future plans.
- Nemo Semret (1996). Unleashing Ethiopia's Potential: The Technological Reasons for Open
and Competitive Cybercommunications. 1st ESS Conference on Ethiopian
Telecommunications in the Information Age, Washington, DC, July 2nd, 1996. Regulatory
reform is the most crucial challenge facing us at the dawn of the information age in
Africa. The paper will make the case for deregulation and private enterprise as a must for
cybercommunications to develop in Ethiopia. While the case can be made from a wide range
of perspectives (socio-economic, historical, etc.), the approach here is bottom-up, with
emphasis on the technological issues, and how the necessity for an open competitive
environment arises from technical considerations inherent to modern communication
networks.
- Lishan Adam (1996). The Development of Human resource for the Information and
Communication Age in Ethiopia. 1st ESS Conference on Ethiopian
Telecommunications in the Information Age, Washington, DC, July 2nd, 1996. The paper
analyses the potential of human resource development as an instrument in the exploitation
of new promises offered by an information-based society in Ethiopia. It also reviews the
future prospects for professions in areas such as information science, computing and
telecommunications. Furthermore, the paper reviews the primary factors that contribute to
the development of essential human resources within the context of the socio-economic
conditions of the country. And finally, it examines some possible strategies for
collaborative actions and the functions of international agencies in this development.
- Lishan Adam (1996). The Addis Ababa Symposium and African Information Superhighway.
1st ESS Conference on Ethiopian Telecommunications in the Information Age, Washington, DC,
July 2nd, 1996. The paper covers some achievements in line with the Symposium, what is
being done in the area of electronic communication and what remains to be done to make
African countries actors in the global information society.
- Lishan Adam (1999). Information and Communication Technologies in Ethiopia: Past,
Present and Future Potential for Social and Economic Development. Ethiopian
Information Technology Professional Association Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2nd March
1999. The paper outlines the challenges mirroring the past, present and future potential
of information and communication technologies for social and economic development, and it
argues that information and communication sector could be fostered to achieve economic
gains comparable to the current national agricultural output.
- Berhanu Beyene and Kibruyisfa Achamyeleh
(1999). Electronic Commerce and
Globalisation of Information Technology: A Case Study of Tourism in Ethiopia.
First Conference of the Ethiopian Information Technology Professional Association (EITPA),
2nd March 1999. This paper discusses the role of electronic commerce in globalisation
of information and communication technology, with emphasis on the tourism industry in
Ethiopia.
- Dawit Berhanu (1996). Appropriate Telecommunications Infrastructure for Developing
Countries: Ethiopia as an Example. 1st ESS Conference on Ethiopian
Telecommunications in the Information Age, Washington, DC, July 2nd, 1996. The paper aims
at assessing the current environment of developing countries, using Ethiopia as an
example, and the appropriateness of some existing systems - VSAT, LEO, terrestrial
cellular - to this environment. The possibilities offered by wireless and photonics
technologies are also discussed vis-à-vis the existing environment in developing
countries. Furthermore, implementation of cost-effective fiber optics network using
existing and planned power lines - appropriate for the situation in Ethiopia - is
suggested.
- Lishan Adam (1999). Information and Communication Technologies for Education - Education
in Information Communication Technologies: Twin Opportunities and Challenges.
The paper discusses some of the key opportunity and challenges facing information
technology applications in education and computer science education in developing nations
with particular reference to Ethiopia.
Jensen, M. (1998). Ethiopia.
In: The Regional Informatics Network for Africa (RINAF). An external evaluation for
UNESCO. Appendices. pp. 35-38. Also available at the UNESCO Web
Site.
- AAAS
Sub-Saharan Africa Program - User's Guide to Electronic Network in Africa - Ethiopia:
This web page maintained by the American Association for the
Advancement of Science provides the status of electronic networking in Ethiopia.
- EthioPage. Web site of the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation, the sole
provider of Internet service in the country. It provides links to over 25 sites, including
Walta Information Center, Ethiopian News Agency and Ethiopian Telecommunications
Corporation.
- Addis Ababa
University. The home page provides information on the
educational and research activities at the University with links to the major schools and
faculties.
- The Ethiopian
Scientific Society (ESS) was established as a non-profit organisation in the
State of Maryland in December 1987. The society is a non-political organisation and has
the following as its primary goals:
- Foster better relation and promote interaction
among Ethiopian scientists and engineers;
- Provide a medium for technical information
exchange among Ethiopian and other scientists; and
- Encourage collaboration among technical
experts on projects that would contribute to the development of Ethiopia.
- The Ethiopia in the Knowledge Age
conference held from June 18 - 20, 2001 in Addis Ababa aimed to develop an ICT vision for
Ethiopia, shared examples of best practices, took practical steps towards the
implementation of successful partnership projects, heightened awareness of the role of
ICTs in fostering social and economic development and started a ongoing policy dialogue
between major Ethiopian stakeholders leading to a coherent national ICT policy. The papers presented
during this conference provide valuable information on the Ethiopian ICT situation.
- ICT
Focus, a monthly magazine launched in February 2002, is a good source of
information on the Information and Communications Technology sector in Ethiopia.
- Internet in Ethiopia,
an article by Samuel Kinde offers an
insight into the Ethiopian Internet situation in early 2002.
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