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25/05/2010

Africa's IT community celebrates the growth of home-grown software development; News of one-to-one classical music training via Skype; The rise of social networking at the Eurovision Song Contest

Fifty years on from many African countries independence, the IT world in Africa celebrates the growth of home-grown software. From the Idlelo conference in Accra, Ghana, Dorothy Gordon talks about how Africans are doing it for themselves.

Skype now offers the possibility for one-to-one training for music lovers. Nivedita Pathak eaves drops in on a lesson given by Aparna Panshikar.

And the consummate blogger and broadcaster, Ewan Spence reports on the rise of social networking at the Eurovision Song Contest.

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28 minutes

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Wed 26 May 201000:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

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  • Software conference in Ghana

    Dorothy Gordon talks about the growth of software developers in Africa.

    Duration: 07:26

  • Learning music via Skype

    Nivedita Pathak attends an classical music a lesson given by Aparna Panshikar via Skype.

    Duration: 06:55

  • Eurovision Song Contest

    Ewan Spence reports on the rise of social networking at the Eurovision Song Contest.

    Duration: 06:35

Broadcasts

  • Tue 25 May 201009:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Tue 25 May 201014:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Tue 25 May 201019:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Wed 26 May 201000:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online

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