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EFACAP School in Lascahobas, Haiti
Green Wifi partnered with teams from Illinois Institute of Technology and Inveneo to bring solar-powered Internet connectivity to the EFACAP school in Lascahobas,...
The $47 Aakash Android Tablet Will Revolutionize Internet Access
Last year, the Canadian/Indian company Datawind, announced the $35 Aakash Android tablet computer as an ICT solution for education. While I still believe that...
Top Ten ICT4D Conferences for 2012
Tony Roberts has compiled a handy list of ICT4D conferences this year for you to start putting on your calendar. Which of these do you plan on attending?
Feb...
Top 10 ICT4D Trends in 2011: Did your predictions come true?
This was an amazing and surprising year for ICT4D, as evidenced by how off the 2011 predictions look now that the year has passed.
Rather than analyzing each prediction...
Mobile Money is Better than Cash at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Open your wallet right now. Most likely, you have a debit card, a credit card, a health insurance card, and access to the massive financial infrastructure that...
Do Open Educational Resources Actually Increase the Digital Divide?
We have often focused on Open Educational Resources (OER) in the Educational Technology Debates. We talked about the need for creating digital content and examples...
Four Challenges with USAID’s Grand Challenges for Development
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USAID recently launched its second Grand Challenge for Development, All Children Reading, that follows on the earlier Saving Lives at Birth. Both of these endeavors...
83% of all PC Software in East Africa is Pirated: Does it Matter?
In the global market for personal computers, 2010 was a watershed year. For the first time PC shipments to emerging economies outpaced those mature markets, 174...
Libraries: the Dirty but Effective Word in Public Access to ICT
Back when Bill Gates was young, he had multiple opportunities to geek out – he had access to computers at home and at school – but he would sneak out...
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