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ICIP

ICIP

Published on: Jun 02 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICIP
An Inveneo Certified ICT Partner (an “ICIP”) is a leading ICT firm that is reaching a whole new market: rural and underserved areas in the developing...
Google Technology User Groups: the LUG’s of Tomorrow

Google Technology User Groups: the LUG’s of Tomorrow

Published on: Jun 02 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Google Technology User Groups: the LUG’s of Tomorrow
Google is naturally excited about the voluntary formation of Google Technology User Groups across Africa – communities of software developers and Google users...
Introducing the Inveneo Certified ICT Hand Tool Kit

Introducing the Inveneo Certified ICT Hand Tool Kit

Published on: May 31 2010 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
You are at a distant project site, installing an appropriate, rugged computer system for a rural school or community center. You’re about to run cable or...
Go AkiraChix! Empowering Women in Technology

Go AkiraChix! Empowering Women in Technology

Published on: May 26 2010 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
The information technology field is very male dominated. In fact, it can often feel like an all-boys club, where women are not always welcome. This disappoints...
Winrock International

Winrock International

Published on: May 25 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Winrock International
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic...
ECHOES-ICT Nkonya Multi-Purpose School-Based Resource Center

ECHOES-ICT Nkonya Multi-Purpose School-Based Resource Center

Published on: May 25 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ECHOES-ICT Nkonya Multi-Purpose School-Based Resource Center
The goal of ECHOES-ICT is to Empower Rural cocoa communities through access to local ICTs and Community Centers. Objectives: Develop one Multi Purpose School...
1Village Ltd.

1Village Ltd.

Published on: May 25 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 1Village Ltd.
Mission: 1ViLLAGE is registered in Ghana (West Africa) to provide ICT for Development services and undertake research especially on the African continent. Our mission...
4 Reasons to Celebrate Facebook Zero in Africa

4 Reasons to Celebrate Facebook Zero in Africa

Published on: May 24 2010 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Facebook has finally launched Facebook Zero in 10 African countries (and 45 countries globally), and I say this is reason to celebrate! While Kevin Donovan worries...
$4 Million Dollar Business Opportunity: Mobile Phone Music Downloads

$4 Million Dollar Business Opportunity: Mobile Phone Music Downloads

Published on: May 17 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on $4 Million Dollar Business Opportunity: Mobile Phone Music Downloads
When Russel Southwood of Balancing Act, interviewed Ken Njoroge, CEO of Cellulant, on mobile phone music downloads, I was expecting a general overview of the musical...
Battery Backups: How Nepal Works Through Load Shedding

Battery Backups: How Nepal Works Through Load Shedding

Published on: May 14 2010 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
All across Nepal, and especially in Kathmandu, there is daily electrical system “load shedding” – which is a polite way of describing 10-14 hour...