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ICTworks Interview with Eva Kagiri of eCAP East Africa on ICT Sustainability
Eva Kagiri works in the field of eLearning creating educational content for different ICT platforms. She has a background in Environmental Engineering, Development and International Co-operation. In the last 2 years, she...
mHealth Webinar: Mobile Tools 101 on Ushahidi, Medic Mobile, EpiSurveyor
Have you ever wondered about the different mHealth software applications that you hear about in the ICT4D conversations? Would you like to better understand how each works, and which one would work the best for you?
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Pedagogical Integration of ICT: Successes and Challenges from 87 African Schools
Conclusions from Pedagogical Integration of ICT: Successes and Challenges from 87 African Schools
Analysis of the data collected by the 12 national research teams reveals a multitude of uses of ICT in the nearly 120 African...
ICTWorks Video Interview: Oluniyi David Ajao of Web4Africa on Website Hosting in Africa
As the Information and Communications Technology sector booms in Africa, it is interesting to see the progress of organizations that got started at the inception of the boom. Web4Africa.net is one such organization based...
“The Boy who Changed the World” ICTworks Interview with Simeon Oriko, Founder and Executive Director of The Kuyu Project
Simeon Oriko is a young entrepreneur, age 21, who is the founder and Executive Director of The Kuyu Project, which is a digital literacy initiative aimed at teaching African high school students how to use social media...
Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development
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mLearning: A Platform for Educational Opportunities at the Base of the Pyramid
Education is a key investment in human capital: no variable from 1900 better explains economic success in 2000 than investment in education. Yet today 69 million school children globally don’t have access to basic education...
Introducing the Inveneo Super-Duper Performance Computing Station
Today, Inveneo is proud to introduce the Super-Duper Performance Computing Station exclusively for sub-Saharan Africa use. Based on the Cray Pi supercomputer, the Inveneo Super-Duper Performance Computing Station generates...
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