Africa: Information Society Hindered By Culture Of Secrecy

In an opinion article published by Panos, a leading ICT expert has warned that whilst Africa's urban poor have found innovative ways of using mobile phones at little or no cost, the building of Africa's information society will take more than just giving people access to new communication technologies. The author suggests that only with a change to Africa's culture of secrecy will Africa build a true information society in which vital information is systematically recorded and freely available.