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Published on: Mar 16 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Mobile Money’s Innovation and Impact Isn’t Targeted at Women… Yet
According to Women & Mobile: A Global Opportunity (PDF), authored by Vital Wave Consulting and sponsored by the GSMA Development Fund and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, the 73% of women in Sub-Saharan Africa...
Published on: Mar 15 2011 by Ritse Erumi - Comments Off on The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Special Edition
Welcome to the ICTworks bi-weekly ICT4D Retrospective, where we condense the last two weeks of news into a succinct list of links for your perusal. If you want your news to be featured, email them to ritse [at] ritseonline...
Published on: Mar 14 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Six Business Models to Increase Internet Access in Mali
Research shows that increasing access to information communication and technology (ICT) increases economic growth. In Mali, access to ICT products – especially the Internet – is extremely limited. According to the International...
Published on: Mar 11 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Modeles d’Entreprises en vue d’Ameliorer l’Access a l’Internet au Mali
La recherche montre que l’amélioration de l’accès aux technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) accélère la croissance économique. Au Mali, l’accès aux produits des TIC – en particulier l’Internet...
I am very interested in HIC4D, the emerging discipline of human computer interaction for development, and recently interviewed Tapan Parikh.
Tapan is an assistant professor of at the University of California, Berkeley. His...
The practice of Information and Communication Technology for Development enjoys a host of disciplines within the sector (m4d, health informatics, e-governance, etc), some enjoying more popularity then others. Although, a...
Back in December, USAID suspended the Academy for Educational Development from new government funding. This has kept AED from bidding on any new contracts and to an extent, even receiving funding for current projects.
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Published on: Mar 02 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Haïtiens, Appliquez au Programme Bati Anfòmatik Teknisyen yo ak Inveneo (BATI)
Jerry Joseph, a Haitian success story
Bati Anfòmatik Teknisyen yo ak Inveneo
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Inveneo est résolu à traduire les opportunités technologique informatique (T.I) en Haïti en 2011 par le installation des réseaux...
Published on: Feb 28 2011 by Theresa Sondjo - Comments Off on How to include women in your tech start-up, your ICT4D project, or your training sessions
Are you looking for a woman working in IT? Someone who’s bright, innovative, and ready to take risks? Someone who’s already trained in the basics and is excited to learn more?
Have you talked to a secretary lately?
People...
Published on: Feb 25 2011 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on Can ICTs support accountability and transparency in education?
Cross posted from Wait… What?
I spent a few days in Nairobi recently with our education and our ICT staff from Ghana, Uganda, Senegal, Mozambique, Kenya, Egypt and a few other folks, including the brilliant Mika Valitalo...
