Rwanda is a de facto one-party state ruled by the Rwandan Patriotic Front and its leader Paul Kagame since the end of the 1994 genocide against members of the Tutsi ethnic group. Although Rwanda is nominally democratic,elections are manipulated in various ways,which include banning opposition parties,arresting or assassinating critics,and electoral fraud.
Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications and computers,as well as necessary enterprise software,middleware,storage and audiovisual,that enable users to access,store,transmit,understand and manipulate information.
Tarek Galal Shawki (born June 12,1957,in Cairo,Egypt) is the former minister of education in Egypt. He was the Dean of the School of Sciences and Engineering at the American University in Cairo (AUC). This academic assignment started on 1 September 2012 following a four-year tenure as the Director of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in Arab States [2008-2012] located in Cairo,Egypt. Prior to his UNESCO Cairo Office appointment in June 2008,he was the Chief of the Section for "ICTs in Education,Science and Culture" within the "Information Society Division" in UNESCO headquarters. Dr. Shawki has served as the regional advisor for Communications and Information at the UNESCO Cairo Office (UCO) between January 1999 and November 2005. The UCO is a regional office for science,technology,and information for Arab states. Shawki has been a panelist on the National Science Foundation and the National Research Council. His leadership is considered paramount to the Arab region in modernizing university education in basic and engineering sciences,through the promotion of the Mathematica technology.
The New Partnership for Africa's Development E-School Program is included as a means to provide ICT equipment such as computers and internet access to all schools in member nations within The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) program. NEPAD parents the E-School Program and is an economic program that aims to bring economic and social development to African nations and ensure 'Africa's Renewal'. The E-School Program began with Demonstration Projects and has developed further yet remains a work in progress in many countries,facing both criticism and support.
Supa Collins Mandiwanzira is a Zimbabwean politician and journalist who served as the Minister of Information Communication Technology (2014-2017) and then Minister of Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe from November 2017 to September 2018. His earlier portfolio had been merged with cybersecurity. He is a member of the Zanu-PF political party. He was the founder of the ZiFM Stereo radio station,and the online ZiTV station.
Tjekero Tweya,is a Namibian politician and trade unionist. Tweya is a member of parliament for SWAPO. He served in the Cabinet of Namibia as Minister of Industrialization,Trade and SME Development and as Minister of Information and Communication Technology.
The Cabinet of Namibia is an appointed body that was established by Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Namibia. It is mandated to include the following positions:the President of Namibia,the Prime Minister of Namibia and any positions that the President so appoints.
Andile Abner Ngcaba is a South African businessman who has devoted most of his life and career to the field of technology,in particular communications.
Malcolm John Bryce was an Australian politician,who served as a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1971 to 1988,representing the seat of Ascot. He was deputy leader of the Labor Party from 1977 to 1980 and from 1981 to 1988,and served as deputy premier under Brian Burke.
Cedric Thomas Frolick,is the current House Chairperson:Committees,Oversight and ICT in the National Assembly of Parliament for the Republic of South Africa. A teacher,politician,anti-apartheid activist. He retired from teaching in 1999 and subsequently became a politician in the National Assembly. On 18 November 2010,the ANC appointed him as the House Chairperson responsible for Committees,ICT and Oversight.
Simataa Secondary School is a school in the Caprivi Region of Namibia. It is situated near the headquarters of the Mafwe traditional authority in Chinchimane,some 70 km south of Katima Mulilo. Patron of the school is Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology,Stanley Simataa.
Azwihangwisi Faith Muthambi is a South African politician who was the Minister of Public Service and Administration and Minister of Communications under President Jacob Zuma. She represented the African National Congress in the National Assembly from May 2009 to November 2022,and she has been a member of the party's National Executive Committee since December 2017.
Science and technology in Botswana examines recent trends and developments in science,technology and innovation policy in this country. The Republic of Botswana was one of the first countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to adopt a science and technology policy in 1998. This was later updated in 2011.
This article examines trends and developments in science and technology in Malawi.
This article examines trends and developments in science and technology in Zimbabwe since 2009.
Anriette Esterhuysen is a human rights defender and computer networking pioneer from South Africa. She has pioneered the use of Internet and Communications Technologies (ICTs) to promote social justice in South Africa and throughout the world,focusing on affordable Internet access. She was the executive director of the Association for Progressive Communications from 2000 until April 2017,when she became APC's Director of Policy and Strategy. In November 2019 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Esterhuysen to chair the Internet Governance Forum’s Multistakeholder Advisory Group.
The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education is a UNESCO prize which rewards projects and programmes of individuals,institutions,other entities or non-governmental organizations for the creative use of information and communication technologies to enhance learning,teaching and overall education performance.
Venomuinjo Victorine Kavetu "Veno" Kauaria was a Namibian politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Namibia from 2020 till her death in 2021.
Faustina Namutenya Caley is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO,Caley joined parliament in 2015 and was appointed deputy Minister of Education,Arts and Culture in 2020.
