From the Oral Tradition to the Information Era

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From the Oral Tradition to the Information Era: the Case of Tanzania

Safari Mafu

This article is also available in French Read this article Abstract Internet use is spreading among Tanzanians, as government institutions use it for the dissemination of information, as universities set up projects for distance learning and, as cybercafés become a commonplace in major towns and cities. However, it is necessary to remember that the phenomenon only touches a minority of the community. In a situation where the electricity grid does not cover the whole country, where the service providers are still experiencing difficulties and where there is a large group with no surplus revenue whatsoever, not only unable to afford to purchase the necessary hardware but also without the means to afford the comparatively modest charges of the cybercafé, Internet use will remain a minority and elite activity. This limitation is underscored by the language of the Internet. With few sites in Kiswahili, those Tanzanians who surf the WWW mostly do so in English. The Internet thus is one more domain where English has become the language of the Tanzanian elite. Suggested bibliographic reference for this article: Mafu, Safari. From the Oral Tradition to the Information Era: the Case of Tanzania. IJMS: International Journal on Multicultural Societies. 2004, vol. 6, no.1, pp. 99-124. UNESCO. ISSN 1817-4574. www.unesco.org/shs/ijms/vol6/issue1/art4

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Periodical Name	IJMS, Vol. 6, No. 1
Publication date	2004/06
Number of pages	pp. 99 - 124

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