South Africa: IDRC injects R60mn into ICT programme

Access to Information and Communication Technologies in Africa received a shot in the arm when the Canadian-based International Development Research Centre (IDRC) launched a R63mn project last week, reports ITWeb.The project, launched at an African networking conference in South Africa, will apply Canadian ICT expertise to projects for education, health and community development. The connectivity project is the latest addition in a series of projects under the Acacia Programme banner.