Bringing Internet to the World’s Villages
Very often I hear criticism of ICT projects in the developing world. While a lot of this criticism has justification, or a lack in sustainability, by far the largest...
Is High Impact Digital Learning Possible in Schools without Electricity?
Elementary school students use the adapted interactive whiteboard to bring new light to learning.
CyberSmart Africa’s vision is to provide an effective and...
How ICTs Enhance Environmental Sustainability Projects
Andris Bjornson – Inveneo
In December, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) hosted its CEO Forum on Innovation Partnership, focusing on the use of ICTs to...
A $16 Billion Dollar Future in Feature Phone App Development
If you listen to Kennedy Kachwanya, African developers should be developing for smartphones, not feature phones. In fact, just last week, I was talking with Moses...
You Can Change the World of Hardware and Enter to Win a Google Nexus 7 Tablet
ICT projects are often riddled with challenges such as power, heat, humidity, and unstable electrical systems, all of which are common to development practitioners. Why...
If You Could Have Unlimited Broadband, What Would You Use It For?
Let’s take a moment to dream. Let’s imagine that you could have unlimited, high-speed broadband Internet access at a reasonable price or even for free,...
The 4 Barriers to Affordable Internet in 46 Emerging and Developing Countries
Three in five of the world’s people are not connected to the Internet. This digital divide hampers economic and social progress.
The Alliance for Affordable Internet’s...
Do You Believe the Ethiopian Government’s Reasons for the Lack of Reliable Internet Access?
By now, the lack of reliable internet in Ethiopia is well-known. Of a nation of nearly 100 million people (second in Africa only to Nigeria), an estimated 1-2 percent...
A NICE International ICT4D Failure
NICE International was offering telecenters with sustainable solar energy – so called NICECentres – to unleash the potential of people in developing countries....
How to Use Mobile Phone Network Data for Better Development
The UN Global Pulse has published ‘Mobile Phone Network Data for Development’, a primer on how analysis of Call Detail Records (CDRs) can provide valuable information...
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