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    Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa will remain in the early information stage for decades, as mass media like radio and television are the main sources of information dissemination. The region has very low rates of telephone and internet usage compared to the rest of the world, with only 4% of the world's internet hosts and 0.22% of websites located in Africa in 1998. Africa also faces challenges to growing IT beyond just technical issues, involving a lack of capital, competence, and local control over technology.

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    Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa will remain in the early information stage for decades, as mass media like radio and television are the main sources of information dissemination. The region has very low rates of telephone and internet usage compared to the rest of the world, with only 4% of the world's internet hosts and 0.22% of websites located in Africa in 1998. Africa also faces challenges to growing IT beyond just technical issues, involving a lack of capital, competence, and local control over technology.

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    Sub-Saharan Africa

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    Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa will remain in the early information stage for decades, as mass media like radio and television are the main sources of information dissemination. The region has very low rates of telephone and internet usage compared to the rest of the world, with only 4% of the world's internet hosts and 0.22% of websites located in Africa in 1998. Africa also faces challenges to growing IT beyond just technical issues, involving a lack of capital, competence, and local control over technology.

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    Sub-Saharan Africa

     Most countries of sub-saharan will fall further in the information stage


     Mass media are now and will remain for the next decades or so at least, the predominant
    information dissemination instrument in Africa.
     For every telephone in Africa, there are 2,500 televisions and 14,000 radios.
     Africa is very far behind in per capita telephone users. 4% of the World’s Internet hosts and 0.22
    percent of World Wide Web site in 1998
     The wealthiest 15 individuals on the world, combined together, have a greater net worth than
    all Sub-Saharan Africa.
     Africa’s IT problem are not primarily technical they involve culture, competence, capital and
    control.
     Despite of the progress, two additional factors may indirect impede progress; the HIV/AIDS
    epidemic in Africa and the post 9/11 era where the world’s aid and attention are focused
    elsewhere.

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