Are There Only 4,527 Open Source Software Developers in All of Africa?
In an effort to help promote, highlight and grow Africa coders Matt Berg created a Mapbox map which shows the location and density existing GitHub users (primarily...
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Bask in the Technology Spotlight at the 2013 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference
Youth today have unprecedented access to information with near ubiquitous Internet access powered by radical increases in mobile technology and new low-cost...
How Nigeria Used ICT to Save 119 Billion Naira
Previously, I wrote about the need for management information systems to understand educational progress in developing countries. While that is sexy, as it shows...
Please RSVP for Mobiles! What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going?
Over the last decade, as mobile technologies have become more ubiquitous, they have moved from the fringes of international development activities into core platforms...
Beware The Sweet Seduction of 3G Mobile Broadband Data Hype
We have all heard the siren song of 3G or even 4G mobile broadband data changing the dynamics of Internet access across Africa. If you believe the hype, everyone...
XO Tablet Hands On Review: Wow, OLPC Finally Got It Right!
When the XO-1 Laptop first came out in 2006, I was in awe of the hardware innovations. From bunny ears for better WiFi to a hardened swivel-screen top, to its...
The Sneakernet Reality of Big Data in Africa
When I hear people talking about “big data” in the developing world, I always picture the school administrator I met in Tanzania and the reality...
Your Chance to Help Out at TechCamp Nairobi with US State Department
The U.S. State Department is organizing a TechCamp in Kenya in early September, focused on health solutions. This will be a regional East Africa TechCamp, including...
A 20 Percent Tax on Mobile Phones: What is Ghana’s Parliament Thinking?
I am not Ghanian. I do not live in Ghana. So maybe I am missing something obvious. But I am very confused as to why Ghana’s Parliament passed a bill to re-impose...
Worldreader Kits: eBooks in a Box for Hungry Young Minds
Worldreader is one of my favorite organizations. They truly understand the needs of teachers and students in schools across Africa and work hard to bring relevant,...
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