Information technology in Africa: A way forward

This paper concentrates on the potential use of information technology (IT) to accelerate the economic development and enhancement of individual lives in Africa. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the current deployment of Information Technology on the Continent; and based on this, review the role of international organizations and governments on this venture. It outlines the role of information and communication technologies in addressing these challenges and discusses the strategies and policies that Africa and its development partners could adopt to accelerate the process of integrating the region into the emerging global information society. This paper focuses on assessing the spread of key information and communication technologies and examines the pervasiveness of Internet use in Africa.