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Looks at the information technology revolution which has become a daily reality in many African countries where the Internet, mobile telephones and digital video cameras are being used with extraordinary creativity. Visits a marabout who explains he no longer replies by letter to questions but uses...

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Corporate Authors: Akangbé Productions, TV10 (Television station : Angers, France), Dipanda Yo! (Firm), California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Bakupa-Kanyinda, Balufu (Director), Adéchoubou, N'Diagna (Producer), Dubrulle, Laurence
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Dyula
Yoruba
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, [2003]
Subjects:
Information society > Africa.
Internet > Africa.
Digital divide > Africa.
Information technology > Social aspects > Africa.
Telecommunication > Social aspects > Africa.
Cybercafes > Africa.
Information society.
Internet.
Digital divide.
Information technology > Social aspects.
Information technology.
Telecommunication > Social aspects.
Telecommunication.
Cybercafes.
Documentary films.
Africa.
Documentary videos.
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Summary:Looks at the information technology revolution which has become a daily reality in many African countries where the Internet, mobile telephones and digital video cameras are being used with extraordinary creativity. Visits a marabout who explains he no longer replies by letter to questions but uses his mobile phone and email to transmit his advice. Another illustration of the digital revolution in Africa is the rise of internet cafes and cyber teahouses. In some towns in Senegal and the Congo, increasing numbers are connecting to internet using a laptop computer with a mobile phone.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Digital camera & sound recording, Philippe Radoux-Bazzini ... [et al.] ; editing, Laurence Dubrulle.

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