Practical Insights on Technology for ICT4D Projects

NCC Wants to Track Nigerians Movements via Mobile Phones

NCC Wants to Track Nigerians Movements via Mobile Phones

Published on: Aug 06 2010 by Oluniyi Ajao - Comments Off on NCC Wants to Track Nigerians Movements via Mobile Phones
I was attracted by the headline of a news report on 234next.com: Commission to tackle kidnapping with technology tweetmeme_source = 'ICT_works'; Share The spate...
The Dangers and Opportunities of Girls in Cyberspace

The Dangers and Opportunities of Girls in Cyberspace

Published on: Aug 02 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on The Dangers and Opportunities of Girls in Cyberspace
“Girls in Cyberspace: Dangers and Opportunities” (PDF) from Plan USA examines both the challenges and empowering possibilities facing girls when accessing...
Hive Colab: Software Developer Coworking in Kampala

Hive Colab: Software Developer Coworking in Kampala

Published on: Jul 30 2010 by Jonathan Gosier - 3 Comments
Hive Colab is an open, collaborative, community owned, work environment for young tech entrepreneurs to focus on projects, access the internet, have a quiet professional...
Low-Cost ICT Devices for Educational Systems in the Developing World

Low-Cost ICT Devices for Educational Systems in the Developing World

Published on: Jul 26 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Low-Cost ICT Devices for Educational Systems in the Developing World
Back at the turn of the century, education was gripped by the diffusion of amazing hand-held devices for children. These tools, at first considered an expensive...
Magnetic Declination and Aligning WiFi Links

Magnetic Declination and Aligning WiFi Links

Published on: Jul 21 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Magnetic Declination and Aligning WiFi Links
Understanding the difference between Magnetic (Compass) bearing and True bearing is key to aligning WiFi links.   Most wireless network planning software,...
Microsoft Should Offer Discontinued Kin Phone to Developing Countries

Microsoft Should Offer Discontinued Kin Phone to Developing Countries

Published on: Jul 14 2010 by Afrinnovator Website - 2 Comments
Back in May Microsoft launched a new mobile device that struck somewhere in between a feature phone and a Smartphone. Yesterday, barely a month after the Kin launch,...
4 Key Challenges and Solutions to ICT Deployments for Rural Healthcare

4 Key Challenges and Solutions to ICT Deployments for Rural Healthcare

Published on: Jul 12 2010 by Eric Blantz - Comments Off on 4 Key Challenges and Solutions to ICT Deployments for Rural Healthcare
In February 2008, The Health Metrics Network (HMN) convened experts in Geneva after many months of focused organizational, advocacy and educational efforts in several...
Are Kenyan .KE Domain Names Too Expensive?

Are Kenyan .KE Domain Names Too Expensive?

Published on: Jul 09 2010 by Wayan Vota - 13 Comments
Recently, Moses Kemibaro present the marketing plan for the .KE top-level country domain, managed by the Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC). In his presentation,...
How Open Source Software Makes Money for Coffee Grower Cooperatives

How Open Source Software Makes Money for Coffee Grower Cooperatives

Published on: Jul 07 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How Open Source Software Makes Money for Coffee Grower Cooperatives
In Kenya, coffee farmers are concerned about getting a fair price for their beans, and worry about “ghost kilograms” – the undercounting of raw...
Apps 4 Africa: a Contest for African Software Developers

Apps 4 Africa: a Contest for African Software Developers

Published on: Jul 05 2010 by Jonathan Gosier - Comments Off on Apps 4 Africa: a Contest for African Software Developers
Over the past few weeks myself, Solomon King of NodeSix.com, Joshua Goldstein an Appfrica Fellow, Jessica Colaco at the iHub in Nairobi, Philip Thigo and John Kipchumbah...