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6 Guidelines for Better Development Outcomes Using Social Media

6 Guidelines for Better Development Outcomes Using Social Media

Published on: May 24 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 6 Guidelines for Better Development Outcomes Using Social Media
In the next few years, another 2 billion people will be coming online; transforming the Internet from what once was an elite network of the world’s privileged...
Mobile Phones, Like All Technologies, Are Gender Neutral

Mobile Phones, Like All Technologies, Are Gender Neutral

Published on: May 10 2013 by Wayan Vota - 16 Comments
At the first Technology Salon in London, we had a very thoughtful discussion on the implications of gender in using mobile technologies to stimulate social and...
Join the Mobiles for Youth Workforce Development Twitter Chat on Scale – Today!

Join the Mobiles for Youth Workforce Development Twitter Chat on Scale – Today!

Published on: May 07 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Join the Mobiles for Youth Workforce Development Twitter Chat on Scale – Today!
The Mobiles for Youth Workforce Development (mYWD) Working Group, an initiative of the mEducation Alliance in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation and USAID,...
Welcome to the new ICTworks!

Welcome to the new ICTworks!

Published on: Apr 29 2013 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Back in July 2009, when I started ICTworks, my goal was to educate and excited the technology and development communities, and bring the two together to improve...
And the Most Popular Web Browser in Nigeria Is?

And the Most Popular Web Browser in Nigeria Is?

Published on: Apr 24 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on And the Most Popular Web Browser in Nigeria Is?
If you have the vision of Nigerians using old Internet Explorer browsers to view your precious web content, you are living in the past. TechLoy reports that Google’s...
Are Massive Open Online Courses Massive Opportunity or Massive Hype?

Are Massive Open Online Courses Massive Opportunity or Massive Hype?

Published on: Apr 19 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Are Massive Open Online Courses Massive Opportunity or Massive Hype?
Join us for an in-depth analysis of these questions and the overall educational impact of Massive Open Online Courses on the developing world during the MOOC Educational...
What Are Best Practices in ICT4D? Tweet Your Answers to #ICT4Real Today!

What Are Best Practices in ICT4D? Tweet Your Answers to #ICT4Real Today!

Published on: Apr 12 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on What Are Best Practices in ICT4D? Tweet Your Answers to #ICT4Real Today!
Yesterday, my good friend Jon Camfield asked a great question: Hey ICT4D folks, is there a best practices and principles document for our work, or do we all just...
Surprise! Guess Which Country is 2nd for Mobile Money Globally?

Surprise! Guess Which Country is 2nd for Mobile Money Globally?

Published on: Apr 10 2013 by Wayan Vota - 14 Comments
We all know that M-PESA in Kenya dominates the mobile money conversation in Africa, where mobile banking has expanded to 16% of the market. So its easy to assume...
Want to Scale ICT4D Projects? Stop Developing Software!

Want to Scale ICT4D Projects? Stop Developing Software!

Published on: Mar 29 2013 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
Recently Priya Jaisinghani, Teressa Trusty, and I brought together a few folks to have an informal Technology Salon around the pertinent question of how can the...
Electrical Power is No Longer a Problem in ICT for Development

Electrical Power is No Longer a Problem in ICT for Development

Published on: Mar 10 2013 by Wayan Vota - 8 Comments
It was not long ago that electrical power was the largest barrier to using ICTs in rural areas. Back when desktop computers had big CRT screens, each computer needed...