Practical Insights on Technology for ICT4D Projects

Congratulations to Malawi’s Barefoot Solar Engineers

Congratulations to Malawi’s Barefoot Solar Engineers

Published on: Jun 09 2010 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
At the Africa Energy Awards 2010, the Barefoot Solar Engineers of Malawi won the Best Rural Electrification Project category, highlighting their positive impact...
Apps4D: Smartphone Application Development as ICT4D

Apps4D: Smartphone Application Development as ICT4D

Published on: Jun 07 2010 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
The rise of the smartphone has unleashed a wave of excitement and income generation across the software development community. Applications that can run on iPhones,...
Google Technology User Groups: the LUG’s of Tomorrow

Google Technology User Groups: the LUG’s of Tomorrow

Published on: Jun 02 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Google Technology User Groups: the LUG’s of Tomorrow
Google is naturally excited about the voluntary formation of Google Technology User Groups across Africa – communities of software developers and Google users...
Introducing the Inveneo Certified ICT Hand Tool Kit

Introducing the Inveneo Certified ICT Hand Tool Kit

Published on: May 31 2010 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
You are at a distant project site, installing an appropriate, rugged computer system for a rural school or community center. You’re about to run cable or...
Déchets électroniques

Déchets électroniques

Published on: May 24 2010 by Miriam Young - Comments Off on Déchets électroniques
http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/114/article_82166.asp
La Localisation des TICs pour les Langues Africaines

La Localisation des TICs pour les Langues Africaines

Published on: May 19 2010 by Miriam Young - 3 Comments
Quand on parle de la promotion des TIC dans les milieux ruraux en Afrique, en quelle langue faut-il parler ? Il y a des centaines de langues en Afrique, représentant...
Battery Backups: How Nepal Works Through Load Shedding

Battery Backups: How Nepal Works Through Load Shedding

Published on: May 14 2010 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
All across Nepal, and especially in Kathmandu, there is daily electrical system “load shedding” – which is a polite way of describing 10-14 hour...
Are Mobile Phones Pushing Cyber Cafes Out of Business?

Are Mobile Phones Pushing Cyber Cafes Out of Business?

Published on: May 10 2010 by Oluniyi Ajao - 8 Comments
When last did you visit a cyber cafe? Eight years ago, my answer would have been “right now”. I would have been writing/reading this on a computer in a cyber...
African Open Source Technology and ICT4D Differences

African Open Source Technology and ICT4D Differences

Published on: May 07 2010 by Nana Kwabena Owusu - 1 Comment
An interesting conversation sparked by a blog post on the Ushahdi blog is the main reason for this post. The post by Erik Hersman raises issues about open source...
Why African Internet Bandwidth Prices Are Still High

Why African Internet Bandwidth Prices Are Still High

Published on: May 05 2010 by Alex Twinomugisha - 2 Comments
It’s been about 12 months since Africa was the only continent without submarine fiber telecommunication links to the rest of the world on all of its coasts. The...
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