Project explores digital library for Africa - Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Summary:
"Experts from around the world will visit Northumbria University, Newcastle next month to discuss how the creation of a Pan-African digital library could transform the lives of people living across the continent....
The aim of the NetDiploma (Network for Digital Public Library of Modern Africa) project is to understand the challenges faced across the continent and design a blueprint to ensure people have access to information that could improve their lives and that of future generations. The project will initially focus on three countries – Kenya, Malawi and Ethiopia. Each is demographically different, providing a good overall picture of the continent as a whole...."