This week's top stories from Computerworld Kenya

Siemens loses right to bid on World Bank project

Siemens has lost the right to bid for the World Bank-funded communication project for two years following corruption allegations surrounding the company in the acquisition of supply contracts.

Slow translation affecting product uptake in local languages

Lack of agreed language terms, the slow pace of translation and lack of technical expertise have greatly stunted the development of software in local African languages.

Searching where Google can’t

We read a lot about the delivery, and popularity, of SMS services such as market prices, health advice and job alerts in developing countries, information there is clearly a need for. Only last week Grameen's AppLab initiative, in conjunction with Google and MTN, launched a suite of SMS services in Uganda. These are the services you'll get to hear most about when you search the Web, trawl the blogosphere and attend various conferences on the subject. It all seems pretty sewn up on the content side -- I mean, what else could people earning a few dollars a day (at most) possibly want?

Africa hopes to leapfrog other regions in IPv6 adoption

Africa's lag behind other regions in technology may actually serve to ensure a faster Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) adoption.

Tanzania using SIM cards to track criminals

Tanzania has joined a group of African countries using mobile-phone SIM card registrations to both track down criminals using mobile phones to commit crimes and to reduce handset theft.