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From:	joya banerjee [ profile ]
Subject:	Africa Analysis: Science going social
Sent:	Apr 8th, 2011 - 05:39:17

	Hi GYCA, Interesting article! I don't personally believe Twitter is going to revolutionize Africa, but other forms of social media technology certainly might. Just look at Luleki Sizwe, a South African LGBT organization that used an online petition to gather 170,000 signatures and force the South African government to meet with them and amend policy to address "corrective rapes" of lesbians. (http://news.change.org/stories/corrective-rape-campaign-dominates-the-press) Africa Analysis: Science going social Africa's mobile Internet boom could revolutionise the way scientists, policymakers and the public interact, says Linda Nordling. Excerpt: Internet use in Africa is growing. Nearly one in ten Africans had access to the Internet in 2010 up from one in 200 ten years ago, according to the UN's International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Most Africans access the Internet through their mobile phones. The ITU reports that usage of the mobile Internet overtook fixed connections in Africa in the last quarter of 2009. Full Story: http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/opinions/africa-analysis-science-going-social-1.html Joya

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