Practical Insights on Technology for ICT4D Projects

Seeking ICT Retailers to Sell 1 Million Laptops in Kenya

Seeking ICT Retailers to Sell 1 Million Laptops in Kenya

Published on: Jun 16 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Seeking ICT Retailers to Sell 1 Million Laptops in Kenya
Are you a registered and accredited laptop and software retailer in Kenya with at least 5 years of business experience an three retail locations in addition to a...
How to Demystify the Internet in Rural Africa

How to Demystify the Internet in Rural Africa

Published on: Jun 14 2010 by Linda Raftree - 2 Comments
I was in a workshop in the Upper West Region of Ghana recently. The goal was two-fold: to train a small group of staff, ICT teachers and local partners on social...
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...
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