| Traceability ICT training for SMEs in Tanzania |
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| Gwynne Foster | 2008 | SMEs IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING CAN BE COMPETITIVE WITH THE ADHERENCE TO TRACEABILITY REQUIREMENTS
A highly successful traceability ICT training course held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, showed that SMEs can indeed be competitive through adherence to traceability requirements.
Gwynne Foster of the South African Fresh Produce Traceability Project was one of the presenters at the event which was organised by the SME Competitive Facility (SCF) and supported by Danida, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Here she reports on the outcomes.
International food safety and food hygiene regulations and trade standards require that all food is traceable to source, and that movements of food products through supply chains can be tracked “from farm to fork” and traced from “fork to farm”. Traceability is also a key element of phytosanitary requirements of importing countries which are designed to prevent the spread of pests and disease. In the event of a problem, authorities and businesses must quickly access and report on information relating to whatever conditions are relevant to the specific situation.
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| Towards multidimensional partnership in promoting use and application of ICT for rural development |
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| Institute of Technology, Royal Institute of technology and Costech | 2007 | The workshop “Towards a Multi-Dimensional Partnership in Promoting Use and Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Rural Development” was organized by the ICT4RD project. It was held at the Dar es Salaam International Conference Centre on 19th January 2007. |
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| Training for ICT development in Sri Lanka and Tanzania |
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| Mendes,Shawn;Tuijnman,Albert and Young,Nina | 2003 | The Institute of International Education at Stockholm University accepted
a commission to study the development of ICT education in
Sweden with the aim to create a model for development in Sida (Swedish
International Development Cooperation Agency) partner countries. The
link between Sweden and ICT is a logical one given the country’s strong
and dynamic information and communication technology sector.
Training institutions in most countries have failed to produce the
numbers of ICT technicians and professionals needed to fill the labour
market demand of the ICT sector. This skills bottleneck will hamper
ICT development in many developing countries. And the solution is an
increase in the quantity and quality of ICT training in countries such as
Sri Lanka and Tanzania.
ICT can help developing economies participate in the global
economy. The resulting improvement in communications and the increased
exchange of information will positively impact Sida partner
countries. Although the “burst of the IT bubble” in many industrialized
countries may lead some to question the promotion of ICT in development
cooperation, there remains strong interest in this sector especially
in developing countries where ICT infrastructure and usage are not
widespread. Moreover, developing countries are many years from the
excessive ICT build-up that slowed growth in advanced capitalist countries.
Indeed, the ICT sector is just now gaining momentum in many
developing countries but growth has been hampered by inadequate
infrastructure and shortages of skilled workers. |
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| Technology in Government in Africa 2007 Awards |
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| TIGA | 2007 | The TIGA Awards aim to encourage the use of ICT by African governments in fulfilling their public service delivery obligations. |
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| Transition to e-Governance |
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| Cap Gemini Ernst and Young | October, 2003 | Transition to e-Governance
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| Transition to e-Governance |
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| Cap Gemini Ernst and Young | October, 2003 | Transition to e-Governance
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