Archive for August, 2010:

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Published on: Aug 31 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Test
The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for Aug 17-31, 2010

The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for Aug 17-31, 2010

Published on: Aug 31 2010 by Ritse Erumi - Comments Off on The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for Aug 17-31, 2010
Sending MMS your way: On August 26, the good folks over at FrontlineSMS, upped the ante with the addition of MMS capabilities to the latest release of their software....
10 Worst Practices in ICT for Education

10 Worst Practices in ICT for Education

Published on: Aug 30 2010 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Michael Trucano, a recognized expert on deploying ICT in education, recently blogged about Worst practice in ICT use in education: Here’s a list of some of...
3 Reasons Why the Kenyan Mobile Tariff Price War Matters to ICT Companies

3 Reasons Why the Kenyan Mobile Tariff Price War Matters to ICT Companies

Published on: Aug 27 2010 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Kenyan consumers are rightly excited that the mobile phone company Zain, now owned by Bharti Airtel, has kicked off a price war with just announced unprecedented...
ICT Companies Cashing in on Electronic Voting Initiatives

ICT Companies Cashing in on Electronic Voting Initiatives

Published on: Aug 26 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICT Companies Cashing in on Electronic Voting Initiatives
Raila Odinga registering to vote in 4 minutes flat Regardless of their political affiliations, ICT firms should be pushing electronic voter registration and voting...
ICT Enabled a Safe and Clean Constitutional Referendum in Kenya

ICT Enabled a Safe and Clean Constitutional Referendum in Kenya

Published on: Aug 25 2010 by Dinfin Mulupi - 1 Comment
The relative calm surrounding Kenya’s constitutional referendum held on August 4 is a stark departure from the violence that marred the infamous 2007 general...
Apply Now: 2010 Legatum Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship

Apply Now: 2010 Legatum Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship

Published on: Aug 24 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Apply Now: 2010 Legatum Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship
Does your company demonstrate visionary leadership, innovation, and strong growth? Does it have revenues of between US$ 2-25 million? And does it impact the community...
ICTworks Interview with Clement Nyirenda, a Malawian ICT Blogger in Japan

ICTworks Interview with Clement Nyirenda, a Malawian ICT Blogger in Japan

Published on: Aug 20 2010 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
Now what could be more surprising than a Malawian blogging about ICT in his country while studying in Japan? How about the high quality of Clement Nyirenda’s...
Gordon Brown Says Africa’s Best Hope is ICT

Gordon Brown Says Africa’s Best Hope is ICT

Published on: Aug 18 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Gordon Brown Says Africa’s Best Hope is ICT
Gordon Brown walking through Kibera Slums with Raila Odinga in 2005 It is interesting to hear Gordon Brown, UK’s most recent past Prime Minister, talk about...
Find Love and Money in Online Dating for Africans

Find Love and Money in Online Dating for Africans

Published on: Aug 16 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Find Love and Money in Online Dating for Africans
Love is messy and very, very inefficient – just how many frogs to men and women have to kiss to find a Prince or Princess? This inefficiency just calls out...