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This
page features information about projects currently in progress in
the areas of African Science and Technology.
| Global
Distance Education Net
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The Global Distance Education
Net (DistEdNet) is a knowledge guide to distance education designed
to help clients of the World Bank and others interested in using distance
education for human development. The Network consists of a core site
located at the World Bank and regional sites in all parts of the world.
The link below leads to the regional site for Southern Africa.
http://www.saide.org.za/worldbank
| European
Survey of Information Society Projects and Actions |
The European Survey of Information
Society Projects and Actions (ESIS-II) offers a database on science
and technology projects around the world, including African projects
(English and French). The database contains a dedicated search engine
that permits the selection of projects by combining different criteria:
country, key words included in the project's description and objectives,
application areas (education, manufacturing, healthcare, etc.) and
sub-sectors (e.g. primary, secondary, adult education), technologies
used, and funding.
http://www.ispo.cec.be/esis
| Information
Technology Centre for Africa |
The Information Technology
Centre for Africa (ITCA) is an information and communication technology
(ICT) focused exhibition and learning centre to demonstrate to African
policy makers and planners the value of ICT for development.
http://www.un.org/Depts/eca/tca
| International
Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
The International Institute of
Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is an international agricultural research
institute with a mandate for specific food crops and with ecological
and regional responsibilities to develop sustainable production systems
in Africa. IITA conducts research, training, and germplasm and information
exchange activities in partnership with regional bodies and national
programs in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
http://www.cgiar.org/iita
| American
Association for the Advancement of Science |
The American Association
for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Africa Project aims to improve
access for African researchers to scientific and technical information,
encourage other aspects of scientific capacity-building, articulate
research and policy agendas for critical issues facing African science
and society, and promote productive collaborative ties between US
and African scientists and their institutions.
http://www.aaas.org/international/ssa
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