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Published on: Nov 08 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Get Your Project Funded at mHealth Summit 2010
Do you have a promising mHealth program that needs key funding to start or scale? Would you want face time with decision makers at organizations that are looking for innovative mHealth projects? Then attend the Funding...
In a recent press release, the African Union made the case for a .Africa specific Internet namespace for Africa. Their argument is that this Generic Top-Level Domain, if approved by ICANN, will create an attractive regional...
Published on: Nov 04 2010 by Ben White - Comments Off on Introducing the VC4Africa Matchmaking Business Plan Cruncher
Ever go to a website where you had to spend 3-4 hours uploading your business plan? And maybe then you never heard from a real person again? There is probably nothing more frustrating to an entrepreneur. I mean lets face...
Published on: Nov 03 2010 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on ICT4D advice for technologists, corporations, and development organizations from Plan Kwale
Salim Mvurya, Plan Kwale’s District Area Manager
As I mentioned in my previous post, Plan’s Kwale District office in Kenya has been a role model for Plan on how to integrate ICTs into community-led programming to...
Published on: Nov 01 2010 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on How Plan Kwale has been using ICT in their programs since 2003
Salim Mvurya, Plan Kwale’s District Area Manager
Plan’s Kwale District office in Kenya has been very successful in building innovative community-led programming that incorporates new ICTs. I had the opportunity to...
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The “M4D Overview 1.0: the 2009 Introduction to Mobile for Development” report aspires to provide an overview of studies on mobile telephony...
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As part of FOSS Advocacy in West Africa and Beyond – (FOSSWAY), Worlali Senyo recently captured key findings in a comparison of Proprietary Software...
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Village Telco and OpenBTS are different technologies but they have a lot in common. One big thing they have in common is the belief that telephone networks don’t need to be run...
Historically, there have been numerous initiatives targeting the creation of “computers for the poor,” but the quest for such devices has been an elusive one.
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Published on: Oct 20 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Afrinnovator Interviews Teddy Ruge on Technology in Africa
TMS Ruge: Africa & Tech – Hype or Hope
“In terms of talking about technology in Africa, its easy to get excited about all the connectivity we’re about to get. 17 Terabytes of online capacity by 2012. ...
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