In today’s program we are looking at how do you drive down the costs of calls to the point where people with lower incomes can stay connected to their families, without the need for an internet connection or a smartphone and the second story we look at the impact of technology on the economy, the need to develop skills a need for a major shake-up in education to prepare the country to compete in the digital global economy and lastly we look at non-profit organisation focused on empowering township and rural based youth to participate in the ICT sector.

<p>In today&rsquo;s program we are looking at how do you drive down the costs of calls to the point where people with lower incomes can stay connected to their families, without the need for an internet connection or a smartphone and the second story we look at the impact of technology on the economy, the need to develop skills a need for a major shake-up in education to prepare the country to compete in the digital global economy and lastly we look at non-profit organisation focused on empowering township and rural based youth to participate in the ICT sector.</p>

The program that talks about what’s happening in the world of social media and new mobile technology in relation to Africa, the programme concentrates on social interaction among people in which they create, share or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks

Theprogramthattalksaboutwhat’shappeningintheworldofsocialmediaandnewmobiletechnologyinrelationtoAfrica,theprogrammeconcentratesonsocialinteractionamongpeopleinwhichtheycreate,shareorexchangeinformationandideasinvirtualcommunities...

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