The Internet and Technology
African Activist Archive
This project aims at preserving a record of the activities of organizations and individuals in the U.S. who supported the struggles for freedom and democracy in Africa from 1960-1994 with special attention given to the anti-apartheid movement. Among other things, the project has collected materials produced by these organizations and preserved them in archives at depository institutions.
African Higher Education Partnership Initiative
This project collection aims at providing support for the African higher education communities. The fora are online and include databases and other resource directories including: The African Higher Education Resource Directory, the South African Higher Education Resources, and the South Africa-US Higher Education Partnerships Project.
African Higher Education Resource Directory
The most comprehensive online directory of African higher education institutions, this website links to many other African higher education associations, conferences, papers, and resources. Initiated in 2002, this project is a collaborative effort with the African Studies Association (ASA), and the Association of African Universities. Funding for the project comes from the Rockefeller Foundation.
African Media Program (AMP) Database
This project offers an on-line reference guide to more than 14,000 films, videos, and other audiovisual materials on Africa and African issues. The database has been in continual updating since the 1980s. It provides key information on the content, sources, audiences, geographical and topical foci, and distributors of the media.
An A-Z of African Studies on the Internet
This directory of websites, electronic discussion lists and any other e-resources of relevance to Africa or African studies.
H-Net (Humanities and Social Sciences On-Line) Africa Lists
This project provides the opportunity to advance teaching and research in the arts and humanities and social sciences by providing an on-line forum for Africa related topics. Presently, there are 11 listservs on H-Net for scholars interested in Africa.
Internet Access for Disadvantaged South African Communities: A Partnership between Tertiary Institutions and Disadvantaged Communities in Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa) for Capacity Building and Using Internet Technology
This project aims to build and promote the use of the internet for community based organizations in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. The project is a collaborative venture between esATI, MSU and community based organizations.
Internet Capacitation for the University of Mali
In 2002-03, MSU’s Matrix provided training to faculty and staff at the University of Mali in using the Internet for teaching and research. This was funded by USAID’s DOT-COM program, which is designed to improve digital opportunity and communication technology for under-served people.
South African Film and Video Project (SAFVP)
This project is designed to provide access for American and African scholars to Southern African films and videos. The project is creating an on-line database to provide access to film and video records held by many different media archives in Southern Africa.
South African Higher Education Resources
This directory includes contact information on all South African universities, technikons, higher education consortia, and associations, background documents on South African higher education, as well as numerous policy documents and speeches from the South African Department of Education. The project began in 1998 as part of the MSU support for the Higher Education Forum of the U.S-South African Bi-National Commission.
The African e-Journals Project
This project is working with the journal publishers in Africa to increase the number of African scholarly journals that are available online. There are currently twelve journals available online.
The South Africa-US Higher Education Partnerships Project
This project seeks to share information about existing U.S.-South African higher education partnerships through an on-line database of partnerships that is searchable by name of institution, type of partnership, funders, disciplinary topic, etc. The project also seeks to promote successful and mutually beneficial partnerships by proposing ethical guidelines for and fostering discussion of best practices in international partnerships.
