African Youth on the Information Highway: Participation and Leadership in Community Development

This book describes an initiative called the Youth Leadership Programme for Information and Communication Technologies and Community Development in Africa (ALPID) which was designed to promote the involvement of young people in Africa's new information economy.

Specifically, it reviews existing infrastructure, the policy environment and its impact, and the feasibility of increased information and communication technology (ICT) applications in rural communities. It is designed to appeal to decisionmakers and ICT producers and users, as well as to development professionals, academics, students, policymakers, and practitioners in international development and information technology. The objectives of ALPID are:

• To use skilled youth volunteers to train and popularise the use and absorption of ICTs in various producer, service, and administrative communities in Africa; and
• To collect, store, and disseminate information on development needs and achievements, from these communities.

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