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Published on: Nov 01 2011 by Ritse Erumi - Comments Off on Get an ICT4D Internship! Intern with Eurasia Foundation
Information Technologies and Development Intern (ICT4D)
Eurasia Foundation
The ICT4D Intern will work with the Program Officer to implement new technological initiatives and maintain current platforms to meet the needs of...
The greatest financial hurdles to open a computer cybercafe in Africa have been Line 1 on the Capex – Computers, and Line 1 on the Opex – Internet Access. Africa has the highest fees for Internet access in the...
Published on: Oct 28 2011 by Lindsay Poirier - Comments Off on Do Not Commit the 3 Fatal Sins in Disregarding End Users in ICT4D
In witnessing and celebrating the acknowledgement of failure for several ICT4D organizations at Fail Faire DC 2011, attendees were able to reflect on several recurring themes that prevent success in the field. Among...
Published on: Oct 26 2011 by Jeffrey Swindle - Comments Off on What did Vodafone and the UN Learn from Working Together?
Recently leaders from the United Nations Foundation (UNF) and Vodafone Foundation gathered at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. to discuss their projects and key lessons learned after...
Two weeks ago, ICTworks led the organization of Fail Faire DC, an amazing celebration of failure as a mark of leadership, innovation, and risk-taking in pushing the boundaries of what is possible in scaling ideas from pilots...
At the Making Cents International’s Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, the youth and ICTs panel mentioned a few of the many areas where new technologies can be integrated in youth development work.
To begin...
The word failure has always held a negative connotation. It makes sense. Failure represents effort, time, and money that did not produce results: a largely negative return on investment. No individual or group ever wants...
A few years ago, Internet access in Africa was crazy expensive. Entire projects would sink under the weight of a monthly broadband bill, often exceeding staff salaries to be the single largest expense in an ICT intervention.
Fast...
I am Chris Coward and I recently attended a conference on Youth, Partnerships, Employability: From Innovation to Scale, hosted by the International Youth Foundation. I moderated a session on “The role of technology in...
The mere mention of agriculture conjures, for many, outmoded images of a backbreaking industry. It’s an image that holds true in some places where few farmers utilize contemporary farming technologies and techniques.
But...
