[WSIS CS-Plenary] Fwd--Media and ICT uses in Africa : Haayo media contests’ best articles (PIWA)

[Ken Lohento]

FYI see below - PS: Related information : a publication on ICT uses in 
Africa was produced within another project (terminated now) that was 
funded by IDRC and the Fonds Francophone des Inforoutes/OIF from 2004 to 
2006 (available for download in French "Enjeux et usages des TIC en 
Afrique : les médias entrent dans le débat" - 242 pages 
http://www.panos-ao.org/IMG/pdf_enjeuxetusagesticmedia.pdf)

Rgds - KL

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Sujet:     [penplusbytes] Focus: Haayo media contests’ best articles
Date:     Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:03:05 +0000
De:     Judith LENTI <jlenti at panos-ao.org>

    

    

    

Hello,

Since its launching, the Haayo project <http://www.haayo.org> (Panos 
Institute West Africa --Open Society Institute West Africa partnership) 
received applications from 62 journalists to its calls. 20 are coming 
from English speaking countries : Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, 
Ethiopia, Cameroon – English speaking part. The others are from Benin, 
Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal,  Ivory Coast, Guinea, Comoros Islands. Some 
journalists sent articles for every call.

You were already able to read the articles on Haayo website 
<http://www.haayo.org/-Articles,31-.html>, please find them now unveiled 
by “call-package” below (pdf downloads).
Call 1: “Media and ICT” / “Innovative ICT uses in communities”

6 articles have been selected (1 English-speaking), among which :

- Emily Aggrey : ICTs for development, Ghana’s rural community on the move
- Ramata Soré : Sud-Ouest du Burkina Faso : Des cybercafés pour éclairer 
les paysans
- Gérard Guedegbe : Tic et développement des médias au Bénin, un 
partenariat encore fragile
- Théodore Kouadio : Le mobile et l’Internet servent de béquilles
- Christophe Assogba : Développement des activités rurales au Bénin, la 
partition des TIC
- Kokouvi Eklou : Décentralisation au Bénin, les TIC en marge du 
développement local

Download the selction here 
:http://www.haayo.org/IMG/pdf/Haayo_Call_1___Media_and_ICT_innovative_use_of_ICTs_by_communities.pdf 
.
 
Call 2: Blogging in West Africa

13 articles have been short listed (2 English-speaking) among which :

- Remmy Nweke : Blogging in West Africa
- Patrick Djossou : Opération coup de blogs électoraux au Sénégal : le 
meilleur clic avec l’e-maire Ziguinchor
- Ramata Soré : Les journalistes ouest-africains s’approprient le virtuel
- Juvénal Somé : Rencontre avec le journaliste burkinabé San evariste 
Barro : "Etre parmi les précurseurs du blog au Burkina Faso est une 
fierté pour moi"
- Ibrahima Lissa Faye : Blog et démocratie au Sénégal : affranchissement
- Romain Lucien Badoussi : Je blogue donc je suis
Download the pdf file here : 
http://www.haayo.org/IMG/pdf/Haayo_Call_2__Blogging_in_West_Africa.pdf .

Call 3: ICT and local governance in rural and sub-urban areas

7 articles have been retained (2 English-speaking) among which :

- Mawutodzi K. Abissath : Taking ICTs closer to rural people in Ghana
- Remmy Nweke : Nigeria, Developing rural telephony via PPP
- Gérard Guédégbé : L’Internet pour faciliter la vie communautaire
- Juvénal Somé : Le génie de Brice Korabié, le vétérinaire communicateur
- Ramata Soré : Le Net pour connaître le cours du prix des produits 
céréaliers
- Théodore Kouadio : Milieu rural, les TIC pour développer la production 
du champignon comestible
Download the selection here :  
http://www.haayo.org/IMG/pdf/Haayo_Call_3__ICT_and_local_governance_in_rural_and_sub-urban_areas.pdf 
.

Call 4: “Uses of blogs in Africa” / “ICTs and local/democratic governance"

This call for production (articles and radio) was launched at the 
occasion of the 3rd Regional Workshop on Media and ICT issues 
<http://blogs.haayo.org/dakar2007/>. It enabled 21 applicants to attend 
the event.

The following file includes the 12 best articles produced (5 
English-speaking) among which :

- Roukiattou Ouedraogo : Sur la trace de bloggeurs burkinabés
- Nadia Zibilila : Blogs en Afrique, l’initiative de l’Union des 
journalistes indépendants du Togo
- N’Coué Bonaventure Mawuvi : TIC et gouvernance au Togo, à quand le 
réveil ?
- Willy Eya : Improving governance through ICT
- Segun Oruame Nigeria : The election that failed ICT
- Momodouh Jaiteh : The Gambia, what ICT and democratic governance mean 
in practice
- Harrison Allechenu Akoh : Impact of ICTs in democratic governance
Download the pdf file here : 
http://www.haayo.org/IMG/pdf/CALL_FOR_ARTICLES_4.pdf

The 5th call for articles about “ICT and elections”, also entitled "PIWA 
Information Society Prize 2008 - Haayo Prizes" has new been launched. 
The contest is running until March 15th, 2008. Grants: about USD 4000 
for West and central African journalists
.
To read the call, please click here : 
http://www.haayo.org/PIWA-Information-Society-Prize.html .

Apart from these call for articles, the www.haayo.org website is 
regularly udpated with ICT news for medias

Sincerely yours,

Judith Lenti

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Judith LENTI
Chargée de suivi de projet TIC
IPAO - Institut Panos Afrique de l'Ouest
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