Africa gets wired: www.schoolnetafrica.net/. (Net News).SchoolNetAfrica (SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. ) is the first African-based and African-led, nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that promotes Internet technology education in schools throughout the continent. The goal of SchoolNetAfrica is to support "the right of every African child to have access to information and knowledge and to be a global citizen." With headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , and governed by a steering committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun consisting of 10 representatives from various African countries, SNA works with a team of Schoolnet project leaders based in 28 countries. Those countries include: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote D'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.--S.E. |
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