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Keeping Ahead in ICT - for iPad/Mac/PC
Hosted by The Open University · EN
The legacy of apartheid in South Africa left people in urban townships and rural areas without access to basic communication technology that defines the digital age. Today, the latest mobile phone technology has changed everything. To reach the poorest communities, the government has had to adapt the technology and build new commercial partnerships. The six video tracks in this album introduce the size of the challenge, government policy and initiatives and the businesses that benefit. This material forms part of the course T324, Keeping Ahead in ICT.
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Keeping ahead in ICT
Feb 11, 201000:00:56Tap to summarizeA short introduction to this album.
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Feb 11, 2010Tap to summarizeTranscript -- A short introduction to this album.
Transcribe →Breaking down Barriers
Nov 11, 200800:03:56Tap to summarizeA technological revolution inside every home - the dream of a communications literate population is becoming a reality.
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Nov 11, 2008Tap to summarizeTranscript -- A technological revolution inside every home - the dream of a communications literate population is becoming a reality.
Transcribe →Affordable technology
Nov 11, 200800:03:32Tap to summarizePrivatising the National Telephone Company leads to commercial partnerships and huge growth in access for townships and rural areas.
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Nov 11, 2008Tap to summarizeTranscript -- Privatising the National Telephone Company leads to commercial partnerships and huge growth in access for townships and rural areas.
Transcribe →Vodacom
Nov 11, 200800:03:39Tap to summarizeVodacom sells affordable 'airtime', not handsets. Government loans for black businesses is creating new communications entrepreneurs.
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Nov 11, 2008Tap to summarizeTranscript -- Vodacom sells affordable 'airtime', not handsets. Government loans for black businesses is creating new communications entrepreneurs.
Transcribe →Phone shops
Nov 11, 200800:04:21Tap to summarizeFeeding the proceeds back into the community – exploring how Phone Shops add value to people's lives.
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Nov 11, 2008Tap to summarizeTranscript -- Feeding the proceeds back into the community – exploring how Phone Shops add value to people's lives.
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