Microsoft Plans to Bridge the Digital Divide in Africa

Microsoft has pledged to bridge the digital divide in Africa in order to accelerate the continent's drive for economic growth. Microsoft's chairman for Africa Cheick Modibo Diarra told a news conference in Nairobi that Africa is one of the last frontiers where challenges and opportunities thrive in the spheres of education, health, technical, production and infrastructure.

"Increased access to technology has been identified as a prerequisite for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) over the next decade ... broadening digital inclusion to millions of people must be a shared public/private effort," said Diarra, who is currently in Kenya to address the Youth Empowerment Summit, which has opened in Nairobi. <<Details>>