New Life International Children’s Home Computer Lab

New Life International Children’s Home Computer Lab

Published on: Sep 27 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on New Life International Children’s Home Computer Lab
In Ansaptu, Cape Coast, the Students Bridging the Information Gap organization has funded a new computer lab for New Life International Children’s Home, installed by 1Village. This lab will serve the students in the New...
New Life International Children’s Home

New Life International Children’s Home

Published on: Sep 27 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on New Life International Children’s Home
New Life International basically deals with the care and personal development of underprivileged children (orphans and abandoned) in terms of education, feeding, shelter, medication and clothes. We have taken the total responsibility...
Students Bridging the Information Gap

Students Bridging the Information Gap

Published on: Sep 27 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Students Bridging the Information Gap
Students Bridging the Information Gap, Inc. (SBIG) harnesses the humanitarian interests of students, corporate and faith-based partners and other civic groups to support fellow students in less-developed countries by providing...
Your Call to Action: Be an African ICT Entrepreneur!

Your Call to Action: Be an African ICT Entrepreneur!

Published on: Sep 27 2010 by Kenneth Omeruo - Comments Off on Your Call to Action: Be an African ICT Entrepreneur!
Being your own boss is the best job you can get because what you do and how you do it in your business is all up to you. Interested in starting your own Information and Communications Technology (ICT) business? Then get out...
#m4D – The Official Twitter Hashtag for Using Mobile Phones for Development

#m4D – The Official Twitter Hashtag for Using Mobile Phones for Development

Published on: Sep 24 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on #m4D – The Official Twitter Hashtag for Using Mobile Phones for Development
On the Twitter social network, people use hashtags, the “#” symbol followed by letters and numbers or a word to signify a Tweet in relation to a specific subject. For example, the #ICT4D hashtag is employed to...
Which African Country Leads in ICT Expenditures? The Answer will Surprise You!

Which African Country Leads in ICT Expenditures? The Answer will Surprise You!

Published on: Sep 22 2010 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
The World Bank’s Open Data initiative is intended to provide unfettered access to the World Bank’s data catalog, including databases, pre-formatted tables and reports. Our friends at Online Africa have taken...
Inveneo ICT Sustainability Primer: What to consider when designing ICT projects in the developing world

Inveneo ICT Sustainability Primer: What to consider when designing ICT projects in the developing world

Published on: Sep 20 2010 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Since 2006, Inveneo and our Certified ICT Partners have delivered innovative information and communication technology (ICT) solutions reaching more than 1,500,000 people in over 500 communities in 25 countries in Sub-Saharan...
ICT is a Function of Education across East Africa

ICT is a Function of Education across East Africa

Published on: Sep 17 2010 by Thad Kerosky - Comments Off on ICT is a Function of Education across East Africa
To an outsider, it can seem slightly incongruous that Kenya, Uganda, and small Rwanda have taken leading roles in leveraging mobile and internet technologies for strong social effect where Tanzania (and peripherally, still...
ICT4D, Innovation, and Millennium Development Goals

ICT4D, Innovation, and Millennium Development Goals

Published on: Sep 15 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICT4D, Innovation, and Millennium Development Goals
The UN Week Digital Media Lounge will be highlighting new approaches that are tackling Millennium Development Goal challenges. Innovative information and communication technologies are one way to accelerate progress toward...