What is ARDYIS?

“Innovation works well for large companies, but it’s not so easy for a sole trader to gain recognition,” says Eric Mutta, a software designer whose latest app won him recognition in the Apps4Africa Climate Challenge. But it’s through youthful innovation that Africa will find long-term solutions to long-standing problems.

We are pleased to announce the names of the 15 finalists for the YoBloCo Awards – individual category, resulting from the voting process that took place from 5 to 31 December 2011. During this period, for the individual category, we received a total of 2214 votes, from 2080 people (voting for two blogs was possible) and more than 600 comments for the institutional category. This is a great outcome, and we would like to thank voters and everyone again for your support and your interest in this initiative.

Près de 400 jeunes engagés, dont 300 jeunes nigériens et 100 jeunes francophones provenant d’une trentaine de pays, se sont rassemblés le 16 janvier 2012 de 10h à 12h au Palais des congrès de Niamey à l’occasion du lancement officiel du Forum international francophone « Jeunesse et emplois verts », qui se poursuivra jusqu’au 20 janvier prochain.

ICT Update magazine is looking for articles for our forthcoming issue of March-April on Youth and ICTs.

We would like to hear from anyone working on agricultural or rural development projects involving young people in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, where ICTs (mobile phones, computers, GIS, email, internet, radio, TV, etc) are used to improve employment opportunities or to encourage an interest in traditional agricultural practices.