Lessons Learned in Shipping ICT to Africa: LCD’s are TV’s and Keyboards are Musical Instruments
At Inveneo, we’ve learned the hard way that getting information and communication technology equipment to different countries in Africa can be a challenge,...
The Value of ICT in Humanitarian Relief Efforts
Mark Summer, Inveneo‘s Chief Innovation Officer, also leads our effort to bring needed information and communication technologies to Haiti. As part of Inveneo’s...
Guess Who Sells The Most Laptops in Nigeria?
If you think the answer to, “Who sells the most laptops in Nigeria?” is a big western brand like HP, Dell, or Toshiba, you would be wrong. You may be...
Join a Live Debate: Is mHealth an Extender or Disruptor of Existing Healthcare Infrastructure?
New technologies in healthcare offer the opportunity for significant changes in how problems are identified, addressed and solved. Mobile technologies, in particular,...
The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for Oct 26 – Nov 9, 2010
Welcome to the ICTworks bi-weekly ICT4D Retrospective, where we condense the last two weeks of news into a succinct list of links for your perusal.
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What do you think of a dot.Africa Top-Level Domain from the African Union?
In a recent press release, the African Union made the case for a .Africa specific Internet namespace for Africa. Their argument is that this Generic Top-Level Domain,...
Usage of Open Source and Proprietary Software in Ghana
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As part of FOSS Advocacy in West Africa and Beyond – (FOSSWAY), Worlali Senyo recently...
Village Telco and OpenBTS Networks: Technology Overview and Challenges
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Village Telco and OpenBTS are different technologies but they have a lot in common. One big thing they have in common is...
A Short History of Low-Cost Computers: From the IBM PCjr to Simputer to OLPC
Historically, there have been numerous initiatives targeting the creation of “computers for the poor,” but the quest for such devices has been an elusive...
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