The African Copyright & Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) Project

The ACA2K network has just finalised its Methodology Guide, which is a roadmap for the project’s research and policy engagement between now and early 2010. You can view the guide by following the first of the three links listed below.

The African Copyright & Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) Project is probing the relationship in African countries between national copyright environments and access to hard-copy and digital learning materials. The project is probing this relationship within an access to knowledge (A2K) framework – a framework which regards the protection/promotion of user access as one of the central objectives of copyright law.

This project, supported by Canada’s IDRC and South Africa’s Shuttleworth Foundation, and managed by the Wits University LINK Centre in Johannesburg, began in October 2007 with legal researchers in five African countries (Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda) preparing initial... More ››

Rueters Article: Intel, Microsoft sell 150,000 laptops to Libya

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OLPC Simple Online upgrade: improve your OLPC laptop for free

The intro to the update is below...please follow link below to read the whole procedure. OLPC-update is designed to work with even the worst internet connections, and will do no harm if it is interrupted during download. If you don't like your new software update, you can revert to the older version by holding down the O key on the game pad (bet. . .

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BBC News Article: Intel backs wireless Africa plan

BBC News: Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 12:06 GMT Africa needs to embrace wireless broadband as a potential solution to the digital divide, the chairman of Intel Craig Barrett has said. "It's cheaper, easier and more efficient to communicate wirelessly," he told the BBC News website. Less than 1% of Africans have access to broadband and on. . .

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  PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF TELECOM PROJECT

The attached MS Word document is the abstract of manual on provision of project management on development of passive infrastructure of GSM/CDMA project. Basically it is a blue print for how to construct and set up a wireless cell network, including all stages of the project. The abstract begins as follows: India is a vibrant market from commun. . .

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Second call of conference 'INTERNET - EDUCATION – SCIENCE (October, 2008, Ukraine).

Second call of 6th Inter'l conference 'INTERNET - EDUCATION - SCIENCE'(7-11 October, 2008, Ukraine). The conference will be held activity in 18 sections: ). Program committee is include today professionals from 17 countries. Conference will add too : presentation of software and hardware, methods of eLearning; workshops/tutorials on the distance . . .

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Free online computer and engineering ebooks

This site contains the free tutorial and links to free online computer science engineering and programming books, textbooks and lecture notes. Books related to C,C++,Java,Data Structure and algorithm, Kernel Programming ,AJAX and other books related to engineering and computer science

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  Improving Quality of Education in Cameroon – RUDEA’s Vision

The problem that exists in the Cameroonian education system especially in elementary and secondary education is the problem of quality teaching and that of quality learning. The basic problems in the elementary schools are related to language skills acquisition. Such skills include inability to write, spell, speak and understand. The writer has tau. . .

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School Express: Home Schooling Resources

SchoolExpress.com is a an educational website. It is owned by Comp Ed, Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona. Comp Ed, Inc. has been in business since 1981. Our reach is to the educators of this world, being teachers, homeschooling families, parents, children, grandparents, and community programs. The SchoolExpress website furnishes a large number of free educa. . .

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American Sign Language University

ASL University is an online curriculum resource for American Sign Language students, instructors, interpreters, and parents of deaf children. The site features complete sign language lessons, and helpful videos as well. Feel free to use the various lessons and resources for self-study. There is no need to register or pay (unless you want docum. . .

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TheHomeSchoolMom free lessons for all ages

Mary Ann Kelley is the Home School Mom, and TheHomeSchoolMom.com is her gift to homeschool moms who appreciate all of the free resources available online. Mary Ann started homeschooling in 2000 and not long after that decided to put all that I was learning into a website so that other homeschool moms could benefit from the knowledge and resources s. . .

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