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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...
Linda Raftree is the Social Media and New Technology Advisor for the Plan West Africa Regional Office and also the ICT4D Technical Advisor for Plan USA. I caught up with her recently and asked her about ICT and sustainability.
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Published on: Feb 21 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Apply Now: Global Social Benefit Incubator 2011
Back in 2007, I was fortunate enough to attend the 5th annual Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI), a capacity-building program for up to 20 social ventures ready to scale their enterprises with the help of seasoned Silicon...
I am Jacob B. Odame and today I pursue my educational dreams in the United States. I am taking a break from the roads to rural villages in Ghana. There, I was helping NGOs access their ICT needs, define what is suitable...
Published on: Feb 16 2011 by Mouhamadou Ly - Comments Off on Les medias africains doivent s’adapter a la technologie – African media must embrace technology in order to survive
A l’issue du Forum Medias Afrique tenu à Yaoundé , Eric Chinje, directeur du développement des médias pour la Banque Mondiale partage son point de vue dans un entretien avec IWPR .
Selon Mr Chinje, le modèle commercial...
Published on: Feb 15 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Microfinance Software – Paripoorna Software Solution Pvt. Ltd
Microfinance Software Solutions
Started in 2005 Paripoorna Software solutions services is a technology service provider with a prime focus on the microfinance industry and other bottom of the pyramid business. The company...
Published on: Feb 14 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on An ICTworks Interview with Kafui Prebbie, CEO of 1ViLLAGE Ghana
1Village Group is making strides in bringing technology solutions to under-resourced communities in the developing world to promote rapid socio-economic development. I had the opportunity to interview Kafui A. Prebbie, CEO...
Published on: Feb 11 2011 by Jen Overgaag - Comments Off on Use Ninite to Install Multiple Applications at Once – an ICTworks Tech Tip
There are hundreds of free software applications available available online, some more useful than others, but all are available free of charge if you are willing to put in the work to hunt them down and wade through the...
Over at Inveneo, we’ve been looking at all the possible technology, ICT4D, and international development related conferences we could attend in 2011. In that process, we made a massive calendar schedule and thought...
