Communication technologies transform relief and development

Source: IRIN Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), Kenya, Somalia, World NAIROBI, 18 December 2012 (IRIN) - Since Africa's first mobile phone network went live in 1994, mobile phone penetration has shot up to 65 percent; access to the internet is also increasing rapidly. Today, information and communications technology (ICT) plays a central role in promoting development and...