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| Participants in Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity, BAC, Molo |
Web 2.0 Learning is a training conducted by Technincal Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA). The training is on the use of Web 2.0 Tools for disseminating and accessing information in by actors in the agricultural sector. The most recent training was being held in Baraka Agricultural College (BAC), Molo, Kenya. The participant in this one week training were drawn from various institution which include the non-profit making, state corporation, government institution and training institution. A total of 24 participants attended the training.
The objective of the training was to develop capacity in information communication technology especially in using the internet collaboration tools among the participants. The participant are expected to conduct the same training in their organization.
Web 2.0 refers to tools that are used for collaboration on the internet. The tools include the web logs (blogs), RSS feeds (aka feeds), wikis, folksonomies, tags, and marshups. These tools have give web users power to determine the content on the internet. Users can now develop a paper, an article even proposals remotely realtime using tools such as wikis and Google Doc. This is an amazing potential which if tapped in the Sub-Saharan Africa sharing of information on agricultural development and rural livelihoods can be improved. This may eventual accelerate the realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in this region.
I'm not ignorant of the challenge of internet infrastructure but development are being made in this aspects in many country for example Kenya is already connected to the undersea fiber optic network. This is already bearing fruit as the connections charges are reducing. Mobile phones ownership is on the raise and their potential can also be exploited.
During the training the participant demonstrated enthusiasm which is a good indicator in the adoption of a technology.
There is still hope for Mother Africa
