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RSVP Now for Fail Festival 2013: A Celebration of Failure in Development

RSVP Now for Fail Festival 2013: A Celebration of Failure in Development

Published on: Nov 12 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on RSVP Now for Fail Festival 2013: A Celebration of Failure in Development
Failure is the f-word of international development. Unspoken in polite company, but a reality in our work. We’re often in market failure environments,...
RSVP Now for Social Network Analysis: Influence and Impact Beyond Likes and Retweets

RSVP Now for Social Network Analysis: Influence and Impact Beyond Likes and Retweets

Published on: Nov 04 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on RSVP Now for Social Network Analysis: Influence and Impact Beyond Likes and Retweets
We live in a network society and we often hear, “Its not what you know, its who you know.” But how many times have you had to re-learn that this maxim is true...
How Public Libraries Connect People to ICT for Development

How Public Libraries Connect People to ICT for Development

Published on: Nov 01 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How Public Libraries Connect People to ICT for Development
Public libraries play a critical role in extending the benefits of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to a diverse range of people worldwide. However,...
Register Now for ICTD 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa

Register Now for ICTD 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa

Published on: Oct 28 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Register Now for ICTD 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa
The continued growth of the ICT4D field and surrounding community has led to many participants organising and coordinating their efforts in order to learn and...
Please Stop Using the Term “Beneficiaries” in ICT4D

Please Stop Using the Term “Beneficiaries” in ICT4D

Published on: Oct 23 2013 by Wayan Vota - 15 Comments
  We do it every day. We refer to the people we are working with as “beneficiaries”. For years, I used this term as well, but I’ve stopped....
Apply for $140,000 GSMA mWomen Innovation Fund Grants

Apply for $140,000 GSMA mWomen Innovation Fund Grants

Published on: Oct 18 2013 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
The GSMA mWomen team is delighted to announce the launch of the fourth round of Innovation Fund grants. The goal of the NGO grants is to provide seed funding for...
Real mEducation Impact with Eneza Education in Kenya

Real mEducation Impact with Eneza Education in Kenya

Published on: Oct 16 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Real mEducation Impact with Eneza Education in Kenya
I am a huge fan of Eneza Education in Kenya. Eneza’s mission is to make 50 million kids across rural Africa smarter and they are improving their intelligence,...
7 Ways We Can Scale ICT4D Pilotitis

7 Ways We Can Scale ICT4D Pilotitis

Published on: Oct 09 2013 by Wayan Vota - 8 Comments
One overarching theme from the recent Mobiles! Conference was the need to get past pilotitis – the too many small projects that never scale, dying the day...
Learn How Mobile Money Cash Grants are the Future of Development

Learn How Mobile Money Cash Grants are the Future of Development

Published on: Oct 01 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Learn How Mobile Money Cash Grants are the Future of Development
A huge aspect of international development is capacity building – training and supporting people to change their behaviour and improve their skills in ways...
Apply for $15,000 to Test Mobile Money Payment Systems

Apply for $15,000 to Test Mobile Money Payment Systems

Published on: Sep 02 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Apply for $15,000 to Test Mobile Money Payment Systems
Does your organization uses physical cash in operations or programming to implement a development project in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Haiti, Indonesia, Malawi,...