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Empowering Rural Communities in Africa with ICT Solutions

Discover the transformative power of ICT in rural Africa. Learn how computers and communication technologies can bridge the digital divide, boost trade opportunities, and enhance quality of life in isolated villages. Stay connected, access information, and improve livelihoods with ICT tools and functionalities.

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Empowering Rural Communities in Africa with ICT Solutions

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  1. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa WORKSHOP Computers and their Benefit to Rural Communities of GHANA By Rui Oliveira UN Online Volunteering 2010 Award Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  2. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa Information Era Information is Power DATA vs INFORMATION Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  3. DATA Related to: Your Person / Group Products Quantities Prices Commercial Conditions Images … If not accessible has “NO VALUE” If transmitted becomes INFORMATION Information the only Raw Material that: more used, more you have! VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  4. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa WORLD AFRICA GHANA Villages YOU Completely Isolated Towns Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  5. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa ISOLATION = NO COMMUNICATION = LACK EXCHANGE INFORMATION = NO TRADE Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  6. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa ICT Information and Communication Technologies Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  7. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa ICT Computer Communications Network Internet USB Broadband Modem Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  8. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa ICT Communications Network INTERNET Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  9. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa With ICT • No more Isolation • No more Lack of Information • Promote your Products • Buy / Sell on Better Conditions • Contact Buyers / Partners • Access to Information • … Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  10. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa ICT Functionalities (some…) e-Mail – Written Communication Exchange Skype – Oral Communication Web Pages – Information on the Internet e-Commerce – Commerce via Internet … … … Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  11. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa E-Mail - Written Communication Before • Mail Letters, Stamps, Postal Address • Days on the way Nowadays • E-Mail, e-Mail Address • A few SECONDS to receive Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  12. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa e-Mail Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  13. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa SKYPE Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

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  21. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa Other ICT TOOLS: Word Processor – texts, documents, books Worksheet – Simple & Complex Calculations Image Editor – Work on Images and Photos Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  22. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) 17 May 2011 “Raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of ICT can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide.” Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  23. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa WTISD highlights: • “Better life in rural communities with ICTs” • Follows up on the theme for 2010: “Better city, better life with ICTs”. • In the rural context, ICT provides enhanced opportunities to generate income and combat poverty, hunger, ill health and illiteracy. Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

  24. VPWA - Volunteer Partnership for West Africa Suggestions • Be organized by Activity Groups • ICT Training • Ask for Advise and Support • Fight for better Communications • BUT… USE ICT. Rui Oliveira - ICT Consultant

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