ICTworks by Inveneo

What are you doing at work today? You should be on the Chancellors Court at the University of Nairobi to experience the second year of Maker Faire Africa.

MFA2010 is bringing its celebration of the “African Inventor” to Kenya, at the University of Nairobi, to feature the creative talents & business acumen of Africa’s most innovative young inventors.

This vibrant network of entrepreneurs have the knowledge, the resources and the opportunities to forge a unique foundation for a modern African manufacturing space. They are a fellowship of creators who believe making is the most efficient form of manufacturing, and that manufacturing is the route to establishing an African middle class.

Join them August 27th to 28th and experience the power of making, or at least follow MFA2010 on Twitter.

In Africa in general, there is limited research on the role of ICTs in or their impacts on socio-economic development at the individual, community and national levels. Most of the research is being carried out by researchers outside of Africa, although this is gradually changing with IDRC's investments in ICT research over the past decade. There is thus inadequate human capacity in ICT4D research within the region. Furthermore, although universities in the region have recently started Masters and Ph.D. programs they have very limited resources to carry out meaningful research nor support students to purse ICT4D as a career.

This project is to run a research grant to enable registered students in universities within the Eastern and Southern Africa countries to carry out research on different aspects of ICTs and development based on IDRC's Acacia programme priorities. The grant will sponsor four Masters students on a full-time basis (24 months) and enable eight registered Ph.D. students who do not have any funding for their field work to carry out their field work for periods not exceeding 12 months.

Further information:
Download full details (English)
Download application form (English)
Online application
Visit Scholarship website (English and French)