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Published on: Dec 09 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Fail Fest DC 2013: Cathartic and Comedic
On Thursday night, Washington DC celebrated failure in international development as a mark of leadership, innovation, and risk-taking in pushing the boundaries of what is possible in scaling ideas from pilots to global programs.
And...
Published on: Dec 06 2013 by Karl Brown - Comments Off on 10 Theses on Power and Efficacy of ICT4D Indulgences
I am Karl Brown, Associate Director of applied technology at the Rockefeller Foundation, and at the recent Mobiles! convening, I gave a brief talk where I highlighted 10 theses on international development, software development,...
Published on: Dec 04 2013 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 5 Steps to Social Innovation with ICT
IICD uses a distinctive participatory and multi-stakeholder approach in developing social innovation programs with information and communication technologies.
Whereas many ICT for Development (ICT4D) projects focus on the...
Let us start with the classic (borderline cliché) development proverb: if you give a man a fish, he eats for a day, but if he is taught how to fish, he will eat for a lifetime. It was this analogy that got conversation...
Published on: Nov 29 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How Do Humanitarian Organizations and Local Media Communicate During Disasters?
When disaster strikes, humanitarian aid organizations often play a pivotal role in relief efforts. Communicating with affected populations is one of the many challenges these groups face during a response operation. The Communicating...
Responding after a natural disaster is one of the most challenging environments an ICT professional can find themselves in. Extreme weather, challenging logistics and general chaos make advance preparation incredibly important....
In both the developing and developed world there has been increasing debate about the role of teachers in the 21st century, particularly in the context of widening access to internet enabled smartphones, laptops, tablets...
Published on: Nov 22 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on RSVP Now for Mobile Solutions Forum Asia 2014
What are the leading mobile innovations in Asia? Who are the thought leaders and decision makers? How can development practitioners leverage both the innovations and innovators for better programmatic impact? If you want...
Published on: Nov 20 2013 by Mike Dawson - Comments Off on What Are the Knowns and Unknowns in m-Education?
It is the question that will not die and doesn’t evolve, as it should. Can technology improve learning outcomes? We have known for decades that certain things can help in the learning process: computer aided instruction,...
Back in December 2011, I organized a Technology Salon on mobile money with Menekse Gencer and Priya Jaisinghani to figure out how we could increase mobile money usage in development. Once recommendation was to put mobile...
