By an Act of Parliament of the Republic of Ghana, CSIR Act 521 of 1996, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, Ghana's main R&D Organisation was re-established with a new mandate to conduct market-oriented, demand-driven research and also to commercialise the research results...

Existing and emerging technologies can help developing countries and the lives of its peoples and make their voices heard more widely. There is a great deal of hype and fervour about the digital divide. What is clear is that the disparities between the "haves" and the "have-nots" is growing, and...