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The model citizen participation process has citizens holding their governments accountable to deliver quality public services in a transparent and responsive manner. At the recent Technology Salon on How Can ICT’s...
Mobile device technology is changing the social and economic landscape across the developing world. Mobile phones are powering revolutions in banking, in education, in healthcare, in the very way we relate to each other....
The last mile is the first mile of cost in Internet access. The barriers to connecting everyone to low-cost, high-speed bandwidth are many, and many people feel we are solving the problem with mobile data – connectivity...
The Zambian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock recently announced that they are experiencing an outbreak of maize-eating fall armyworm in some parts of the country. As Zambia is the continent’s third largest producer...
Published on: Feb 01 2013 by Kristin Peterson - Comments Off on The Good, Bad and Great News about Women on the Web in Developing Countries
Just weeks ago Intel announced a groundbreaking new report focused on Women and the Web in developing countries. The report was released as the lead-in at a vibrant forum hosted by the State Department and UN Women that...
Published on: Jan 28 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 5 Reasons to Use Open SIM Kit to Modify Mobile Phone SIM Cards
Any ICT4D projects that run on mobile phones, like digital health and mEducation initiatives, rely upon the benevolence of mobile network operators for their existence. And when it comes to “sensitive” activities,...
Published on: Jan 25 2013 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Can ICT4D Keep Up With The Speed Of Technology Change?
What do the Consumer Electronics Show and the Hong Kong Electronics Fair have to do with ICT for Development?
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) – billed as the world’s largest exhibition of electronic...
After a week of business meetings in the cities of sub-Saharan Africa, Eric Schmidt posted a detailed list of observations. As he used to run Google and is still on their board, I’ll give him a bit more credit than...
Published on: Jan 18 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Innovation Spaces: People and Community Matter More Than Tech or Type
Technology hubs, innovation spaces, hacker centers, incubators, telecenters, libraries, co-working offices, etc, there are many names to call the places where like-minded people come together to focus on a challenge. We do...
Published on: Jan 11 2013 by Aaron Mason - Comments Off on Tulane’s New National ICT Resource Tool
Interested in reading Ethiopia’s National ICT Policy? Looking for Costa Rica’s National Plan of Telecommunications Development? Or perhaps Cambodia’s National Proposed Policy for ICT Development for 2015?
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