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#m4D – The Official Twitter Hashtag for Using Mobile Phones for Development

#m4D – The Official Twitter Hashtag for Using Mobile Phones for Development

Published on: Sep 24 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on #m4D – The Official Twitter Hashtag for Using Mobile Phones for Development
On the Twitter social network, people use hashtags, the “#” symbol followed by letters and numbers or a word to signify a Tweet in relation to a specific...
Which African Country Leads in ICT Expenditures? The Answer will Surprise You!

Which African Country Leads in ICT Expenditures? The Answer will Surprise You!

Published on: Sep 22 2010 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
The World Bank’s Open Data initiative is intended to provide unfettered access to the World Bank’s data catalog, including databases, pre-formatted tables...
Inveneo ICT Sustainability Primer: What to consider when designing ICT projects in the developing world

Inveneo ICT Sustainability Primer: What to consider when designing ICT projects in the developing world

Published on: Sep 20 2010 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Since 2006, Inveneo and our Certified ICT Partners have delivered innovative information and communication technology (ICT) solutions reaching more than 1,500,000...
ICT4D, Innovation, and Millennium Development Goals

ICT4D, Innovation, and Millennium Development Goals

Published on: Sep 15 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICT4D, Innovation, and Millennium Development Goals
The UN Week Digital Media Lounge will be highlighting new approaches that are tackling Millennium Development Goal challenges. Innovative information and communication...
Who are Rural ICT4E Buyers? Parent Teacher Associations, not Government

Who are Rural ICT4E Buyers? Parent Teacher Associations, not Government

Published on: Sep 13 2010 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
When we talk of deploying information and communication technologies in schools across Africa, most people assume the technology will be bought by the national,...
Learn How Peer-to-Peer University is Hacking Higher Education

Learn How Peer-to-Peer University is Hacking Higher Education

Published on: Sep 10 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Learn How Peer-to-Peer University is Hacking Higher Education
Imagine imputing an object into a rigid four-year, $100,000+ process, hoping that when it finally leaves this system its a useful tool. That’s the current...
Bavyiew Webspot

Bavyiew Webspot

Published on: Sep 09 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Bavyiew Webspot
The Bayview Webspot is an Internet Cafe in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco, USA.  The goals of the Bayview Webspot are to strengthen low-moderate...
$100 Huawei Android Mobile Phone is Bringing the Netbook Revolution to Smartphones

$100 Huawei Android Mobile Phone is Bringing the Netbook Revolution to Smartphones

Published on: Sep 07 2010 by Wayan Vota - 27 Comments
Yesterday, Huawei introduced a revolutionary Android smartphone in the Kenyan market. The tech specs for the IDEOS mobile phone will make any hardware geek...
BizSpring Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship

BizSpring Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Published on: Sep 03 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on BizSpring Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship
African Diaspora send over $40 billion dollars in remittances every year, but is that enough to inspire innovation and entrepreneurship across the continent? Project...
How ProjectFOCUS is Bridging Digital Divides with Bicycles

How ProjectFOCUS is Bridging Digital Divides with Bicycles

Published on: Sep 01 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How ProjectFOCUS is Bridging Digital Divides with Bicycles
Across colleges in North America, ProjectFOCUS is raising awareness and capital to invest in solar-powered, income-generating internet cafes in Uganda with amazing,...
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