Rwanda / Senegal / Mauritius / Tonga / Niger / South Africa / Egypt / Kenya / Uganda / Malawi / Burkina Faso / Tanzania / Botswana / Ethiopia / Algeria / Tunisia / Mozambique / Zimbabwe / United States / Togo / Chad / Nigeria / Madagascar / Seychelles / Ghana / South Korea / /
Facility
Elirea Bornman University of South Africa / Information highway / /
IndustryTerm
Internet access / basic banking services / Technological infrastructure / mobile telephony / media-laden society / telephony / internet connectivity / telecommunications industry / telecommunication networks / communication technologies / mobile broadband services / internet subscription / telecommunication services / minimum infrastructure / real-time exchange / mobile services / internet use / electricity supplies / telecommunications / namely mobile services / internet platforms / mobile-cellular technology / social networks / internet subscriptions / internet users / internet usage / communication networks / fixed-line telephony / telecommunications infrastructure / information infrastructure / multimedia devices / mobile internet / fixed-line services / Wireless broadband access / cellular Internet Subscriptions / educational systems / fixed-line infrastructure / mobile broadband internet / high-speed internet services / broadband services / gross national product / broadband internet / computer systems / mobile technology / mobile banking / e-health services / wireless internet / Internet Internet Fixed Broadband Subscriptions Users Internet Subscriptions / e-education / electronic equipment / particular technologies / telecommunications costs / mobile internet subscriptions / /
MarketIndex
Network Readiness / IDI / /
Organization
University of South Africa / Information Society / World Economic Forum / International Telecommunication Union / /
Person
Van Audenhove / Van Dijk / Van Tonder / Manuel Castells / / /
Position
driver / general internet access / competitive role-player in the information economy / /
PublishedMedium
the Information Society / /
Region
North Africa / Mediterranean / Sub-Saharan Africa / South Africa / /
CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, 2012, 3(4), The Mobile Phone in Africa: Has It Become a Highway to the Information Society or Not? Elirea Bornman