http://us.oneworld.net/article/country/956/ en_US East Africa http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160960/1/ With a view to help people gather information and communicate with others, the Telecentre.org is setting up an English-language academy in Africa. Its approach will be to create a global community of people and organisations committed to increasing the social and economic impact of grassroots telecenters. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160691/1/ Low-cost devices in educational systems: The use of the “XO-Laptop” in the Ethiopian Educational System reveals that the “One Laptop Per Child Initiative” is yielding desired results for the education system in Ethiopia. This report gives an overview on possible use and impact of low-cost computing devices in developing countries. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/159327/1/ For rural populace who could not buy mobile phones due to power shortage, a new system has been launched in Uganda that enables people to charge phones by using a bicycle. The system can charge eight phones per hour by riding a bicycle. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/157530/1/ http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/156934/1/