While Africa is improving in the ICT stakes - witness Ethiopia`s new broadband initiative - SA remains stuck in the same hole, being bled dry by a lack of real competition.
Airbus is truly a remarkable company, not only for the innovative way in which it produces aeroplanes, but for the human element it introduces to this industry.
It was announced last week that the ICT empowerment charter has been finalised. It now heads to the communications minister.
In today`s technology roundup: Microsoft shares spare technology, Cisco launches WLAN tracking, concerns over attacks on VOIP, UWB boost planned for Bluetooth, and in-game advertising moves closer.
There is little point to enabling technology if nothing is done to make it accessible to those who need it most.
Having seen what Nokia has lined up for launch soon, I get the feeling the device vendor could once again be onto something big.
A recent trip to the UK illustrated the dangers of a functional public transport system.
Juniper Networks is to spend $496 million to acquire Peribit Networks and Redline Networks, providers of WAN optimisation and application acceleration technologies.
Crystal ball gazing is one thing, but experiencing the future is altogether different.
Last week saw Adobe`s $3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia, and Time Warner and Comcast`s $17.6 billion acquisition of Adelphia Communications.
Will satisfactory broadband elude us forever?
The EIF`s statements re the ICT charter aren`t so irreconcilable after all.