Human Capacity Puzzle Pieces in ICT4D Projects

Human Capacity Puzzle Pieces in ICT4D Projects

Published on: Jul 21 2010 by Mariel Verdi - Comments Off on Human Capacity Puzzle Pieces in ICT4D Projects
Many computer labs go unused because no one in the community sees the need to use computers and therefore they have not even learned how to use them. Yet the community cannot return the computers nor afford their upkeep....
6 Lessons ICT4D Practitioners Can Learn From PlayPumps Failure

6 Lessons ICT4D Practitioners Can Learn From PlayPumps Failure

Published on: Jul 19 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 6 Lessons ICT4D Practitioners Can Learn From PlayPumps Failure
Children playing on merry-go-rounds can pump ground water to a storage tank, and ads on that tank can pay for pump maintenance. That’s the simple idea behind PlayPumps International, which went from a small South African...
Public ICT Resource Centers for students and teachers in West Africa

Public ICT Resource Centers for students and teachers in West Africa

Published on: Jul 16 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Public ICT Resource Centers for students and teachers in West Africa
Our initial primary pursuit is the establishment of our inceptive ICT lab in the eastern district of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Similar projects that strive to foster educational and technological advancement in West Africa...
LAM-TECH Foundation Inc

LAM-TECH Foundation Inc

Published on: Jul 16 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on LAM-TECH Foundation Inc
LAM-TECH Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3)-pending nonprofit organization based in New York, New York purpose: dedicated to helping underserved students, teachers, and communities in West Africa to establish and operate energy-efficient...
What Kenya ICT Board Content Grants Mean to Mwananchi

What Kenya ICT Board Content Grants Mean to Mwananchi

Published on: Jul 16 2010 by Judy Wawira - Comments Off on What Kenya ICT Board Content Grants Mean to Mwananchi
Attending the Tandaa symposium in May 2010 organised by the Kenya ICT Board to enhance digital content, film and animation, I was impressed by the cue to creating local content simply described by Dr. Ndemo Bitange the permanent...
m learning

m learning

Published on: Jul 14 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on m learning
Although related to e-learning and distance education, it is distinct in its focus on learning across contexts and learning with mobile devices. One definition of mobile learning is: Any sort of learning that happens when...
Microsoft Should Offer Discontinued Kin Phone to Developing Countries

Microsoft Should Offer Discontinued Kin Phone to Developing Countries

Published on: Jul 14 2010 by Afrinnovator Website - 2 Comments
Back in May Microsoft launched a new mobile device that struck somewhere in between a feature phone and a Smartphone. Yesterday, barely a month after the Kin launch, Microsoft pulled the plug on Kin saying it was integrating...
4 Key Challenges and Solutions to ICT Deployments for Rural Healthcare

4 Key Challenges and Solutions to ICT Deployments for Rural Healthcare

Published on: Jul 12 2010 by Eric Blantz - Comments Off on 4 Key Challenges and Solutions to ICT Deployments for Rural Healthcare
In February 2008, The Health Metrics Network (HMN) convened experts in Geneva after many months of focused organizational, advocacy and educational efforts in several countries. The goal of the event was to test interoperability...
Are Kenyan .KE Domain Names Too Expensive?

Are Kenyan .KE Domain Names Too Expensive?

Published on: Jul 09 2010 by Wayan Vota - 13 Comments
Recently, Moses Kemibaro present the marketing plan for the .KE top-level country domain, managed by the Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC). In his presentation, he asks an intriguing question: Are .KE domain names...