This book of proceedings features selected papers to be presented at the Africa Digital Week. It covers a mix of conceptual and empirical research papers which set the agenda for discussion on key themes in e-governance, e-business, social media and development. The authors of the papers include researchers and practitioners from AIDIP research network across Africa and other academics from universities in Nigeria, South Africa and USA. Beyond the conference, a live version of the proceedings, capturing all other presentations, arguments and comments at the conference, will be featured on the Africa Digital Week website (www.africadigitalweek.com). We encourage you to become an active participant at the conference, sharing your views and constructively questioning these presentations to establish a consensus of how Africa can better harness the potential of new and emerging technologies for socio-economic development and good governance.

Editors

Dr. Richard Boateng
Executive Director, African Institute of Development Informatics and Policy (AIDIP), Ghana
Lecturer, University of Ghana Business School

Dr. Longe Olumide
Lecturer, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Research Team

Kweku Koranteng, ICT Researcher, AIDIP
Joseph Budu, ICT Researcher, AIDIP
Ahmed Meyaki, E-government Specialist, AIDIP

Paper Titles and Page Numbers

E-governance Workshop

Promoting Good Governance through ICT in Resource-poor Contexts. 5
ICT and Bridging the Digital Divide in Ghana: A Culture, Policy & Technology Approach. 26
E-Voting for good governance and a Green World. 55
The Collaborative Relationship between Old and New ICTs inUnderpinning Ghana’s Democratic Development 63
“Clicking the Next Leader”. 67

Online ICT and Governance Policy Dialogue

Concept Note for ICT and Governance Online Policy Dialogue. 75
Can A Government Be Open and Not Be Public?. 78
Online Dialogue Comments from Facebook. 80
Online Dialogue Comments Captured on Dialogue Website. 84

ECOWAS Youth and Graduates Conference

An Evaluation of the Level of Addiction of Nigerian Undergraduate Students to Social Media Sites. 90
Social Media and Indigenous Business Patronage in Nigeria – A Factor Evaluation Study. 98
A Review of Ghanaian Academic Journals and contribution to learning within Tertiary Institutions. 108
KAN CMS: A Free and Open Source Content Management System Developed By Africans in Africa. 109
A Quick Checklist for a Research Paper. 110
Online Purchasing Habits of African Consumers: Ghanaian Perspectives. 115
Adoption of Mobile Payments Systems in Ghana. 116

Africa Digital Business Workshop

Mobile Phones in Health care in Sub-Saharan Africa – The Case of AppLab Uganda. 118
Micro-insurance: Insurance cover for the poor. 128
Cyber Crime and Criminality in Ghana: Its Forms and Implications. 131
Doing Business on the Internet 140
Developing E-commerce Capabilities in an Online Used Car Retailer. 145

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Africa Digital Week 2011

In July 2011, we will be organizing the premier Africa Digital Week in Accra, Ghana. Africa Digital Week 2011 is themed - "My Dream for A Digital Africa". The objective of Africa Digital Week is to explore how new and emerging technologies can contribute to socio-economic development and good governance in Africa. It will be a place for discourse and debate on novel approaches to building a better Africa through new and emerging technologies.