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Speaking at the sixth international conference for Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD) at Cape Town University in South Africa today, Michael Best, of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, described experiences of running the SMTC during elections in Nigeria and Liberia in 2011 and then in Ghana in 2012. Source: HumanIPO

 

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College of Computing, School of Interactive Computing

Categories
Computer Science/Information Technology and Security, Digital Media and Entertainment
Keywords
Michael Best; Mike Best; Digital Divide; Interactive Computing; digital natives; International Telecommunications Union; Internet; Internationals; Global; Liberia; Nigeria; Ghana; Cape Town; South Africa; Sam Nunn
Status
  • Created By: Michaelanne Dye
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Dec 12, 2013 - 12:42pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:25pm