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I am FJ Cava, and as the Business Support Manager at Inveneo I spend a lot of time communicating with Inveneo business partners throughout Africa and Asia. We’ve...
The End of Kiswahili Text Translation Services
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1. Keep an Open Mind on What is “ICT”
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Kenya Blackout: Internet is Up When KPLC is Down
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Last week, there was a countrywide blackout in Kenya. The electrical authority, KPLC, took the national electrical grid offline...
Empowering End Users with Pre-Installed Software
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Cloud Computing in Africa? All Weather is Local
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Xantrex TR1524: The Most Fraudulent Solar Inverter-Charger Ever
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Best Low Bandwidth Web Design: Emailed RSS
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