This publication by the Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA) looks at how new information communication technologies (ICTs) and radio can be used in combination with each other. It presents the findings of research involving 220 radio stations in West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

The objectives of the research were to:

• Make an assessment of radio connectivity to the Internet and satellites in the sub-region, the use of tools such as mobile phones, CD-ROMs, USB drives, and digital audio production software;
• Identify innovative uses combining new technologies and radios;
• Identify and analyse the constraints relating to the use of ICTs (internet, satellite, in particular) by radios;
• Identify capacity building needs in that field, as well as the relevance of that necessity; and
• Based on the findings, offer recommendations for various stakeholders.

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TRRAACE Newsletter 90, October 16 2008 and Panos Institute West Africa website on October 23 2008.