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Smart Connect: a SMS communication appliance for rural healthcare

Smart Connect: a SMS communication appliance for rural healthcare

Published on: Jul 06 2011 by Eric Blantz - 2 Comments
The first SMS, or “text” message, was sent over Vodafone’s network in December 1992. By most accounts, it read simply “Merry Christmas.” Using just fifteen...
How to Accelerate Wireless Broadband Access to the First Mile

How to Accelerate Wireless Broadband Access to the First Mile

Published on: Jun 20 2011 by Eric Blantz - 1 Comment
Closing the access gap with low-cost broadband service delivery modelsJust 9.6% of the total population in Africa has access to the Internet. This is less than...
ICT4Social Enterprise Business Plan Competition Finalists

ICT4Social Enterprise Business Plan Competition Finalists

Published on: Dec 30 2010 by Eric Blantz - Comments Off on ICT4Social Enterprise Business Plan Competition Finalists
A few weeks back I had the privilege of serving as one of 4 judges for the business plan competition that is the culmination of Assistant Professor Tapan Parikh’s...
4 Key Challenges and Solutions to ICT Deployments for Rural Healthcare

4 Key Challenges and Solutions to ICT Deployments for Rural Healthcare

Published on: Jul 12 2010 by Eric Blantz - Comments Off on 4 Key Challenges and Solutions to ICT Deployments for Rural Healthcare
In February 2008, The Health Metrics Network (HMN) convened experts in Geneva after many months of focused organizational, advocacy and educational efforts in several...