Practical Insights on Software for ICT4D Projects

Five Factors in Good Software Game Design for the Developing World

Five Factors in Good Software Game Design for the Developing World

Published on: Dec 05 2011 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Five Factors in Good Software Game Design for the Developing World
I am “Haridas Maruthur Sreelakshmi and I am studying the considerable interest and debate over the past decade on the role of games in education and on using...
83% of all PC Software in East Africa is Pirated: Does it Matter?

83% of all PC Software in East Africa is Pirated: Does it Matter?

Published on: Nov 23 2011 by Wayan Vota - 20 Comments
In the global market for personal computers, 2010 was a watershed year. For the first time PC shipments to emerging economies outpaced those mature markets, 174...
Ethnomathematics: an Anthropological Approach to Software in ICT4E

Ethnomathematics: an Anthropological Approach to Software in ICT4E

Published on: Nov 04 2011 by Lindsay Poirier - 1 Comment
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; When I was in elementary school, there was one computer game that trumped all of the others: Math Blaster....
On Politics and Programmers Across a Continent

On Politics and Programmers Across a Continent

Published on: Aug 30 2011 by Wayan Vota - 6 Comments
This morning, I republished the post The 3 types of developers you will find in Africa by Richard Ngamita. He compared the software developer community to three...
Rural ICT4D Sustainability with DeepFreeze Software from Faronics

Rural ICT4D Sustainability with DeepFreeze Software from Faronics

Published on: Aug 08 2011 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
In places where Internet access is hard to come by but computer viruses spread like wildfire, protecting a single PC or an entire computer lab is a huge challenge....
Geuza: Build your Swahili vocabulary and fluency on a mobile phone

Geuza: Build your Swahili vocabulary and fluency on a mobile phone

Published on: May 27 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Geuza: Build your Swahili vocabulary and fluency on a mobile phone
Geuza was a winner at the Samsung Kenya Apps Contest last year, and I can see why: its a hot language learning tool designed for mobile phones. A real Kenyan mLearning...
What the Nokia-Microsoft Deal Means for Nigerian Software Developers

What the Nokia-Microsoft Deal Means for Nigerian Software Developers

Published on: May 18 2011 by Loy Okezie - 2 Comments
It is no longer news that Nokia’s market share has been suffering. Even the company’s CEO once said that Nokia is failing to compete and losing ground to competitors...
The Afrinnovator Interview With Coders4Africa Founders

The Afrinnovator Interview With Coders4Africa Founders

Published on: May 16 2011 by Afrinnovator Website - Comments Off on The Afrinnovator Interview With Coders4Africa Founders
We recently highlighted the efforts of Coders4Africa, an NGO aiming at improving the cardre of software developers in Africa. We managed to interview co-founders,...
mHealth Webinar: Mobile Tools 101 on Ushahidi, Medic Mobile, EpiSurveyor

mHealth Webinar: Mobile Tools 101 on Ushahidi, Medic Mobile, EpiSurveyor

Published on: Apr 15 2011 by Aicha Malloum - Comments Off on mHealth Webinar: Mobile Tools 101 on Ushahidi, Medic Mobile, EpiSurveyor
Have you ever wondered about the different mHealth software applications that you hear about in the ICT4D conversations? Would you like to better understand how...
Use Ninite to Install Multiple Applications at Once – an ICTworks Tech Tip

Use Ninite to Install Multiple Applications at Once – an ICTworks Tech Tip

Published on: Feb 11 2011 by Jen Overgaag - Comments Off on Use Ninite to Install Multiple Applications at Once – an ICTworks Tech Tip
There are hundreds of free software applications available available online, some more useful than others, but all are available free of charge if you are willing...
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