Michael Malakata

As access to the Internet remains limited in many rural areas in Africa, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), through its African Information Society Initiative (AISI), is looking at ways to expand online usage, especially in remote areas of the continent.

Free versions of Windows are now within the reach of educational institutions throughout Africa after the launch of a Microsoft Corp. initiative to donate licensed copies of Windows 98 and Window 2000.