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Published on: Jun 05 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on RSVP Now for Africa Gathering London on June 21-22
Africa Gathering celebrates its fifth anniversary with a conference showcasing the role of African women in the technology sector in Africa, hosted by the BBC Africa Team. We will investigate ideas that have emerged in recent...
Published on: Jun 03 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How Mobile Money Improves Development Outcomes for the Unbanked
At the recent London Technology Salon, we debated “How Mobile Money Can Improve Development Outcomes for the Unbanked?” with 30 thought leaders in mobiles, finance, and international development. While the event...
Published on: May 31 2013 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 6 Reasons Why eGovernment Succeeded in Colombia, Uruguay, and Panama
According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report 2013, the recent experiences of Colombia, Uruguay, and Panama confirm the theories of those who research e-government and the suspicions of...
What does communications in humanitarian and crisis response look like in 5 years time? This was the question I posed to the panel session I moderated at the Aid and International Development Forum on the issue of social...
Published on: May 28 2013 by Masha Tarle - Comments Off on Jobs and Skills for Youth: How Telecentres can Make a Difference
A young Romanian completes a Skillage application
The demand for employees with ICT skills in Europe is growing considerably: as many as 900,000 ICT job vacancies are forecasted to remain unfilled by 2015. At the same time,...
Published on: May 27 2013 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Mobile Devices Made in Congo-Brazzaville: One Man’s Start Up Story
I am Anna Shaw and I recently attended a Tech Salon that really got me thinking. We spent a morning discussing, What Are the Technology Challenges in Congo Brazzaville?
The conversation started out with a relatively typical...
Published on: May 24 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 6 Guidelines for Better Development Outcomes Using Social Media
In the next few years, another 2 billion people will be coming online; transforming the Internet from what once was an elite network of the world’s privileged to a democratizer of information and power. This wave of...
Published on: May 22 2013 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 5 Examples of Sustainable Public Internet Access Programs
Public libraries exist in nearly every country and culture as institutions committed to facilitating access to information. With the right policies and support, libraries can serve as cost-effective, sustainable hubs for...
This Assessment of Market Information Systems in Africa briefing paper presents the results of an assessment carried out to explore the current use of sustainable (without on-going donor support) and scalable (potentially...
Published on: May 15 2013 by Aaron Mason - Comments Off on 8 Technology Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
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The aftermath Hurricane Sandy saw massive response efforts including an unprecedented deployment of volunteers and communications tools. Last...
