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Published on: Sep 03 2012 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Microfinance service – MifCloud
MifCloud is a unique service using proven solutions such as Mifos – microfinance online software application based on SaaS model. It offers a wide range of opportunities: implementation support, help with configuration,...
Now any subscriber with an Orange Kenya or Orange Uganda SIM will be able to access Wikipedia through their mobile phone browser without data charges, according to The Star.
Wikipedia is a free content online encyclopedia...
CrowdGlobe has analyzed both Ushahidi and Crowdmap data as well as its user base. The Ushahidi platform, which means, “witness” in Swahili, is a free and open source tool that integrates information collection...
Recently, the African Farm Radio Research Initiative sought to test the effectiveness of a new radio campaign model developed by Farm Radio International: the participatory radio campaign (PRC). AFRRI’s research indicates...
Published on: Aug 24 2012 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How Can We Strengthen Local Capacity for ICTs in M&E?
New technologies are changing the nature of monitoring and evaluation, as seen in our previous Salon on the use of ICTs in M&E. However, the use of new technologies in M&E efforts can seem daunting or irrelevant to...
I am Christine Prefontaine and I’m writing a brief for Beyond Access: Libraries Powering Development – on different innovation spaces.
In it, I start by defining a range of innovation spaces: telecentre, hackerspace,...
Published on: Aug 20 2012 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries
With the rapid expansion of new technologies and emerging perspectives on what works, the global development community is looking for new thinking on solving development challenges.
Beyond Access, in partnership with...
Published on: Aug 17 2012 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on 12 Lessons Learned with ICTs for Monitoring and Accountability
New technologies are opening up all kinds of possibilities for improving monitoring and evaluation. From on-going feedback and crowd-sourced input to more structured digital data collection, to access to large data sets and...
Just like any other industry, the ICT for Development (ICT4D) field has experienced significant shifts. As major international development stakeholders have begun focusing on funding ICT projects, these shifts have widespread...
Recently, I was sharing one of the more striking results from the USAID-funded WorldReader e-Reader Ghana Pilot assessment that should give anyone in ICT4D pause:
E-reader breakages were much higher than anticipated:...
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