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Mapping with mGESA: Mobile GEographical Services for Africa

Published on: Nov 29 2010 by Linda Raftree - 1 Comment

mGESA mobile mapping tool stLight.options({publisher:'b9de7637-ad14-4428-a74a-3b3ba4db6282'}); I wrote about a mobile mapping tool called mGEOS a few months ago, mentioning that I’d probably get a chance to try it myself...

Learn How Energy for Opportunity Builds Solar Power Installation Capacity in Sierra Leone

Published on: Nov 24 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off

Solar power is a needed skill in electricity-starved West Africa. Yet there is also high unemployment. Energy For Opportunity is trying to solve both of these problems through its dedicated skills training activities, including...

The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for Nov 9 – 23, 2010

Published on: Nov 23 2010 by Ritse Erumi - Comments Off

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...

Use Clonezilla Open Source Imaging Software – an ICTworks Tech Tip of the Day

Published on: Nov 22 2010 by Andris Bjornson - Comments Off

As anyone who’s participated in a deployment of computers larger than 5 or 10 knows, imaging software is key to quickly rolling out large numbers of identical machines. Many commercial options like Norton Ghost exist,...

Lessons Learned in Shipping ICT to Africa: LCD’s are TV’s and Keyboards are Musical Instruments

Published on: Nov 19 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off

At Inveneo, we’ve learned the hard way that getting information and communication technology equipment to different countries in Africa can be a challenge, but even we are surprised some days. Here’s an email...