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The End of Kiswahili Text Translation Services

The End of Kiswahili Text Translation Services

Published on: Nov 24 2009 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
tweetmeme_source = 'ICT_works'; We’ve seen all manner of business models upended with the digital revolution, from travel agents to the entire music industry....
How Can We Increase Access to ICT, Today?

How Can We Increase Access to ICT, Today?

Published on: Nov 18 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How Can We Increase Access to ICT, Today?
1. Keep an Open Mind on What is “ICT” All too often, we get so caught up in what is shiny, flashy, and new, we come to think of just computers, Internet...
Knowledge + Power: ICT Impact on Climate Change

Knowledge + Power: ICT Impact on Climate Change

Published on: Nov 16 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Knowledge + Power: ICT Impact on Climate Change
At this year’s Development Marketplace 2009 (DM2009) finalist event at the World Bank, I was asked a challenging question: What’s the impact of ICT...
Kenya Blackout: Internet is Up When KPLC is Down

Kenya Blackout: Internet is Up When KPLC is Down

Published on: Nov 12 2009 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
tweetmeme_source = 'ICT_works'; Last week, there was a countrywide blackout in Kenya. The electrical authority, KPLC, took the national electrical grid offline...
Empowering End Users with Pre-Installed Software

Empowering End Users with Pre-Installed Software

Published on: Nov 09 2009 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
End users of computers in the developing world often want to engage in activities that are beyond the stock software that comes with popular operating systems, especially...
Its Time for a #ICT4D Twitter Chat – Friday, Nov 13

Its Time for a #ICT4D Twitter Chat – Friday, Nov 13

Published on: Nov 06 2009 by Wayan Vota - 7 Comments
tweetmeme_source = 'ICT_works'; During last week’s engaging #SocEntChat around mHealth, organized by Ashoka, I started to wonder what other Twitter chats...
Cloud Computing in Africa? All Weather is Local

Cloud Computing in Africa? All Weather is Local

Published on: Nov 05 2009 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
Recently there’s been a good discussion about cloud computing in Africa, where Ken Banks asks if its “Inappropriate” appropriate technology? Ken...
Xantrex TR1524: The Most Fraudulent Solar Inverter-Charger Ever

Xantrex TR1524: The Most Fraudulent Solar Inverter-Charger Ever

Published on: Nov 02 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Xantrex TR1524: The Most Fraudulent Solar Inverter-Charger Ever
Buying solar power equipment for Africa is often a challenge. First, the USA runs on 110V, so most of the equipment here will not work with the 220V standard common...
Introducing ICT4D Africa Twitters List for FollowFriday

Introducing ICT4D Africa Twitters List for FollowFriday

Published on: Oct 30 2009 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
tweetmeme_source = 'ICT_works'; On the social networking site Twitter, there are many people who talk about ICT4D, and many who talk about Africa. But there...
Why mHealth Initiatives Should Not be Sustainable

Why mHealth Initiatives Should Not be Sustainable

Published on: Oct 28 2009 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Whenever we talk about mHealth, there is always much hand-wringing around sustainability. And by that we usually mean we want to find the mHealth model that can...