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On Politics and Programmers Across a Continent

On Politics and Programmers Across a Continent

Published on: Aug 30 2011 by Wayan Vota - 6 Comments
This morning, I republished the post The 3 types of developers you will find in Africa by Richard Ngamita. He compared the software developer community to three...
What if I gave you a fully loaded Macbook Air filled with content in Klingon?

What if I gave you a fully loaded Macbook Air filled with content in Klingon?

Published on: Aug 19 2011 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
That is what I think many good intentioned people do when they install computer systems without locally relevant content – they deploy the equivalent of a...
A Great Success: World Bank Has 70% Failure Rate with ICT4D Projects to Increase Internet Access

A Great Success: World Bank Has 70% Failure Rate with ICT4D Projects to Increase Internet Access

Published on: Aug 17 2011 by Wayan Vota - 7 Comments
We all know that developing countries have seen rapid growth in information and communication technology (ICT) access and use – from basic Internet access...
How Do We Break Oscar Night Syndrome in ICT4D M&E?

How Do We Break Oscar Night Syndrome in ICT4D M&E?

Published on: Aug 15 2011 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
No one ever fails in ICT4D. Isn’t that amazing! Technologies come and go quickly – bye, bye PDA’s, Windows Vista, and soon Nokia – yet...
Rural ICT4D Sustainability with DeepFreeze Software from Faronics

Rural ICT4D Sustainability with DeepFreeze Software from Faronics

Published on: Aug 08 2011 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
In places where Internet access is hard to come by but computer viruses spread like wildfire, protecting a single PC or an entire computer lab is a huge challenge....
Which Low-Cost Laptop is Best for ICT4Eeducation Programs?

Which Low-Cost Laptop is Best for ICT4Eeducation Programs?

Published on: Aug 01 2011 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Over the last 5 years, several low-cost laptops were introduced expressly for educational systems of the developing world. Starting with the XO-1 laptop from One...
What are Affordable Technologies for Supporting Learning and Collaboration in Africa?

What are Affordable Technologies for Supporting Learning and Collaboration in Africa?

Published on: Jul 27 2011 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
There is ongoing innovation in terms of technology and its cost. This has included, for instance, the introduction of lower cost computers (e.g. netbooks and OLPC),...
Does your country have a National Information and Communication Infrastructure Plan?

Does your country have a National Information and Communication Infrastructure Plan?

Published on: Jul 22 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Does your country have a National Information and Communication Infrastructure Plan?
National ICT plans, also known as National Information and Communication Infrastructure plans (NICI), are key to implementing the African Information Society Initiative...
Inveneo Solar Power Deployment Guide to Building Truly Practical PV Systems for ICT Projects

Inveneo Solar Power Deployment Guide to Building Truly Practical PV Systems for ICT Projects

Published on: Jul 18 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Inveneo Solar Power Deployment Guide to Building Truly Practical PV Systems for ICT Projects
Many people believe that solar power is too expensive to use for powering computer installations in remote or rural areas that are without a connection to the AC...
Mobile data subscriptions account for 99 percent of all Internet access in Kenya

Mobile data subscriptions account for 99 percent of all Internet access in Kenya

Published on: Jul 14 2011 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
Take a close look at that chart from the Quarterly Sector Statistics Report for October-December 2010 from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). Does anything...
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