The use of ICT and collaborative communications and social networking are offering new possibilities from a continent that has been characterised as the ‘silent continent’ because so little of what Africa has to say reaches beyond limited local audiences. Building on a long career in publishing, I am interested in how we can break out of the models of scarce and expensive print resources, to the more abundant world of open and collaborative online communications. And, most particularly, how can we make this work for Africa, rather than relying on global communications traditions that are not geared to African needs.
About Eve Gray
Eve Gray’s background is in university press and academic textbook publishing. She has a particular interest in the potential of electronic media and new copyright models to open up the volume and increase the impact of Afri can scholarly publishing. She is affiliated as an Honorary Research Associate, to the Centre for Educational Technology at the University of Cape Town, a unit that enables, promotes and investigates the integration of technology in teaching and learning in higher education. She is also associated with the Intellectual Property Law and Policy Research Unit, also at the University of Cape Town.
The use of ICT and collaborative communications and social networking are offering new possibilities from a continent that has been characterised as the ‘silent continent’ because so little of what Africa has to say reaches beyond limited local audiences. 
