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Cape Town - African political leaders Monday praised Microsoft Corp's support for the region's development of information-technology access and called for greater investment to further expand this reach.
Speaking at the start of a two-day conference Microsoft organised to discuss ways to bring more software to Africa, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said Africa was the world's "last frontier in information technology," with just 10% of the Tanzanian population having easy access to computers.
Kikwete said Microsoft's funding for experiments in internet education programs was important and he called for such projects to "move beyond the experimental stage."
Kikwete said he was determined to boost access to computers by keeping computer hardware and software free from import duties.
Mozambiquan President Armando Emilio Guebezo pledged to increase spending on software, saying his country was dedicated to building a broadband infrastructure which would power "provincial digital resource centers, community multimedia centers, community radios, public and private radio stations and the possibility of electronic transfers."