News around the Web: 11 April

Public Agenda tells us what to expect from the Third International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training in Accra next month. Save the date for May 28-30.
http://www.ghanaweb.com/public_agenda/article.php?ID=9853
 
Uganda’s ICT minister bemoans a lack of necessary infrastructure in the country and calls for a strategic plan for joining the lucrative business processing outsourcing industry. New Vision has the details.
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/621566
 
Nigeria is one step closer to increased data and voice transmission speeds with the completion of the Enugu-Awka section of Globacom’s optic fibre cable, reports Vanguard. Service will soon be available in 13 of Nigeria’s major cities.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6529&Itemid=45