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Pop Quiz: What Percentage of Tanzanians Are Online?

Pop Quiz: What Percentage of Tanzanians Are Online?

Published on: Apr 23 2012 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
There is nonstop news and buzz around new fiber optic cables circling Africa, the explosive growth of mobile phones, and Facebook’s domination of social...
4 Reasons Why Desktop Computers Are Better Than Mobile Devices in ICT4D

4 Reasons Why Desktop Computers Are Better Than Mobile Devices in ICT4D

Published on: Apr 16 2012 by Wayan Vota - 11 Comments
“Should we abandon desktop computers in ICT4D programs?” That is the question we asked ourselves at a recent Inveneo hardware strategy session. Should...
Try a Day Without ICT4D – I Dare You!

Try a Day Without ICT4D – I Dare You!

Published on: Apr 11 2012 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Try a Day Without ICT4D – I Dare You!
TOMS Shoes has come under much criticism for its “Day without shoes” event to promote its shoe marketing approach. While I don’t support shoe...
e Gov Platforms

e Gov Platforms

Published on: Apr 10 2012 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on e Gov Platforms
A lot has been achieved with ICT in general especially in the last decade in most developing countries, especially Sub Saharan Africa, where in a country like the...
Get Facebook on ANY Mobile Phone via USSD

Get Facebook on ANY Mobile Phone via USSD

Published on: Apr 04 2012 by Wayan Vota - 6 Comments
Do you want to join the millions of people on Facebook across Africa? But are you stuck with an old feature phone? Want no more! Orange is launching Facebook...
Introducing Inveneo BatNet: A Broadband WiFI Solution for Rural Areas

Introducing Inveneo BatNet: A Broadband WiFI Solution for Rural Areas

Published on: Apr 01 2012 by Wayan Vota - 7 Comments
In an effort to extend WiFi signals into more rural regions, Inveneo has been secretly extending research into bat radar. A major breakthrough today allows WiFi...
What are your favorite M4D interventions? Tell us so they can get funded!

What are your favorite M4D interventions? Tell us so they can get funded!

Published on: Mar 28 2012 by Wayan Vota - 11 Comments
Recently, I had an interesting conversation with a major retailer of technology in the USA. It is looking to grow its corporate social responsibility to focus on...
The Top 5 Countries for ICT4D in Africa are Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and…?

The Top 5 Countries for ICT4D in Africa are Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, and…?

Published on: Mar 26 2012 by Wayan Vota - 18 Comments
At a recent Technology Salon, we were discussing the countries that have the best environment for ICT innovation that will accelerate economic and social development....
Start mLearning initiatives outside the classroom

Start mLearning initiatives outside the classroom

Published on: Mar 19 2012 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Mobile phones may be amazing, ubiquitous, and a real platform to learn with. Yet, the mobile phone (like many ICTs) comes with associations that prevent it...
A Simple Email Address Can Be a Major ICT4D Barrier

A Simple Email Address Can Be a Major ICT4D Barrier

Published on: Mar 09 2012 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
When did you get your first email account? Can you remember? Or was it just too long ago? I think my first email address was in college in 1992, but it could’ve...