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The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for Nov 9 – 23, 2010

The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for Nov 9 – 23, 2010

Published on: Nov 23 2010 by Ritse Erumi - Comments Off on The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for Nov 9 – 23, 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. If you want your...
Use Clonezilla Open Source Imaging Software – an ICTworks Tech Tip of the Day

Use Clonezilla Open Source Imaging Software – an ICTworks Tech Tip of the Day

Published on: Nov 22 2010 by Andris Bjornson - Comments Off on Use Clonezilla Open Source Imaging Software – an ICTworks Tech Tip of the Day
As anyone who’s participated in a deployment of computers larger than 5 or 10 knows, imaging software is key to quickly rolling out large numbers of identical...
Lessons Learned in Shipping ICT to Africa: LCD’s are TV’s and Keyboards are Musical Instruments

Lessons Learned in Shipping ICT to Africa: LCD’s are TV’s and Keyboards are Musical Instruments

Published on: Nov 19 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 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

The Value of ICT in Humanitarian Relief Efforts

Published on: Nov 15 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 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?

Guess Who Sells The Most Laptops in Nigeria?

Published on: Nov 12 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 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?

Join a Live Debate: Is mHealth an Extender or Disruptor of Existing Healthcare Infrastructure?

Published on: Nov 10 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 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

The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for Oct 26 – Nov 9, 2010

Published on: Nov 09 2010 by Ritse Erumi - Comments Off on 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. mHealth in DC:...
What do you think of a dot.Africa Top-Level Domain from the African Union?

What do you think of a dot.Africa Top-Level Domain from the African Union?

Published on: Nov 05 2010 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
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

Usage of Open Source and Proprietary Software in Ghana

Published on: Oct 27 2010 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
stLight.options({publisher:'b9de7637-ad14-4428-a74a-3b3ba4db6282'}); As part of FOSS Advocacy in West Africa and Beyond – (FOSSWAY), Worlali Senyo recently...
Village Telco and OpenBTS Networks: Technology Overview and Challenges

Village Telco and OpenBTS Networks: Technology Overview and Challenges

Published on: Oct 25 2010 by Steve Song - 5 Comments
tweetmeme_source = 'ICT_works'; Share Village Telco and OpenBTS are different technologies but they have a lot in common. One big thing they have in common is...