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Facebook usage in Africa is doubling every 7 months!

Facebook usage in Africa is doubling every 7 months!

Published on: Apr 29 2011 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
This is Africa as visualized by Facebook. You could find it depressing if you looked at the world and saw that compared to the USA or Europe, Africa is still “dark”....
3 Reasons Why Local ICT Partners are Critical for Implementation Success

3 Reasons Why Local ICT Partners are Critical for Implementation Success

Published on: Apr 27 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 3 Reasons Why Local ICT Partners are Critical for Implementation Success
I saw this slide at a recent workshop and for me it states the obvious – having a good ICT partner is critical for a technology project to succeed. Then again,...
Afro Invest ltd

Afro Invest ltd

Published on: Apr 25 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Afro Invest ltd
Connecting Scotland with the Global Market, advising on strategic investments.
What is the Potential Impact of Tablet Computers on Education Systems in Africa?

What is the Potential Impact of Tablet Computers on Education Systems in Africa?

Published on: Apr 25 2011 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
With the rise of the iPad, Kindle, and similar eReaders and touchscreen devices, tablet-shaped form factor computing power has become much more portable and yet...
Pedagogical Integration of ICT: Successes and Challenges from 87 African Schools

Pedagogical Integration of ICT: Successes and Challenges from 87 African Schools

Published on: Apr 15 2011 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Conclusions from Pedagogical Integration of ICT: Successes and Challenges from 87 African Schools Analysis of the data collected by the 12 national research teams...
Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development

Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development

Published on: Apr 06 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development
Every two minutes, a woman dies in childbirth – 150,000 maternal deaths, 1.6 million neonatal deaths, and 1.2 million stillbirths occur each year. And in...
mLearning: A Platform for Educational Opportunities at the Base of the Pyramid

mLearning: A Platform for Educational Opportunities at the Base of the Pyramid

Published on: Apr 04 2011 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
Education is a key investment in human capital: no variable from 1900 better explains economic success in 2000 than investment in education. Yet today 69 million...
Introducing the Inveneo Super-Duper Performance Computing Station

Introducing the Inveneo Super-Duper Performance Computing Station

Published on: Apr 01 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Introducing the Inveneo Super-Duper Performance Computing Station
Today, Inveneo is proud to introduce the Super-Duper Performance Computing Station exclusively for sub-Saharan Africa use. Based on the Cray Pi supercomputer,...
Digital Divide or Digital Bridge: Can Information Technology Alleviate Poverty?

Digital Divide or Digital Bridge: Can Information Technology Alleviate Poverty?

Published on: Mar 30 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Digital Divide or Digital Bridge: Can Information Technology Alleviate Poverty?
The past decade has seen great interest in information and communication technologies applied to international development, an endeavor sometimes abbreviated ICTD....
VC4Africa

VC4Africa

Published on: Mar 25 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on VC4Africa
VC4Africa.com believes that entrepreneurship should be the main driver in Africa’s economic growth, in particular the small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)...
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