Linking Local Radio to ICT Access in Nigeria
03-04-2003 ()
Suitcas radion in operation
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UNESCO is supporting a project for community access to ICTs in Nigeria, by providing FM broadcasting equipment for radio programmes aimed at raising awareness of information and communication technologies.
The Federal Government of Nigeria is launching a project called NetPost, which plans to provide post offices with Internet points to bring affordable access to the people of Nigeria.
UNESCO has donated a 30 watt “suitcase radio” FM station to be used in close synergy with the first two pilot access points.
According to the most recent figures available, in 2000, only an estimated 100 000 of Nigeria’s population of 130 million inhabitants had access to Internet.
Development Ventures International Inc. (DVI), a US-based telecommunications and information technology systems integration and project implementation company, will oversee the management of the project. Raymond Akwule, professor of telecommunications at George Mason University and CEO of DVI says "We are very glad to have the radio equipment. By adding radio to this project, we will be reaching out to far more people".
The portable radio station is manufactured in Canada by Wantok Entreprises.
UNESCO has donated a 30 watt “suitcase radio” FM station to be used in close synergy with the first two pilot access points.
According to the most recent figures available, in 2000, only an estimated 100 000 of Nigeria’s population of 130 million inhabitants had access to Internet.
Development Ventures International Inc. (DVI), a US-based telecommunications and information technology systems integration and project implementation company, will oversee the management of the project. Raymond Akwule, professor of telecommunications at George Mason University and CEO of DVI says "We are very glad to have the radio equipment. By adding radio to this project, we will be reaching out to far more people".
The portable radio station is manufactured in Canada by Wantok Entreprises.
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