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Basic Mobile Internet Skills Training Toolkit
Mobile phones are much more than just a tool for making calls. Increasingly they are the primary way people across the world access the internet. Whilst the internet...
Why Aren’t You Using Facebook Groups for Greater Engagement?
Recently, I was talking with a Philippine rice farmer about the new agricultural practices he was using to achieve large crop gains on his farm. Surprised at his...
Apply Now for $155,000 in ISIF Asia Grants and Awards
ISIF Asia is a grants and awards program empowering communities in the Asia pacific region to research, design and implement Internet-based solutions for their...
How to Have an Effective Facebook Page for Civil Society Organizations
Social media, specifically Facebook, use is growing rapidly around the world. It is becoming one of the most popular sources of information, even in poor Southeast...
Printed Receipts are an Underappreciated ICT4Gov Innovation
I often find that the overall transparency of a country can be seen in its retail transactions. The more that transactions are done using clearly marked fixed prices,...
We Must Stop Designing for Needs and Start Designing for Aspirations
Traditional design works hard to accommodate people, to accept their attitudes, skills, and values as they are. International development, however, typically requires...
USAID Guide: Strengthening Civil Society through Social Media
Social media may be passing television as a source for news around the world.
A Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism report found that over 28% of 18–24...
How Interactive Radio Can Improve Feedback and Accountability
Farm Radio International’s Listening Post is a methodology for collecting real-time, unfiltered feedback from farmers through a multi-channel platform linked...
3 Reasons Why Printing is Still a Killer App for Behavior Change
Recently, I watched in amazement as a group of agriculture extension agents wrestled with an inkjet printer in a rural Philippine rice field.
First they ran a power...
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