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Published on: Jun 16 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Seeking ICT Retailers to Sell 1 Million Laptops in Kenya
Are you a registered and accredited laptop and software retailer in Kenya with at least 5 years of business experience an three retail locations in addition to a Nairobi office? Then the Government of Kenya seeks your help...
I was in a workshop in the Upper West Region of Ghana recently. The goal was two-fold:
to train a small group of staff, ICT teachers and local partners on social media and new technologies for communications; and
to help...
Merry Christmas to Kenya’s ICT community! Look at the present that Honorable Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, and Technology Santa brought you in the fiscal year 2010/2011 budget...
At the Africa Energy Awards 2010, the Barefoot Solar Engineers of Malawi won the Best Rural Electrification Project category, highlighting their positive impact on rural communities.
But they don’t need a fancy award...
The rise of the smartphone has unleashed a wave of excitement and income generation across the software development community. Applications that can run on iPhones, Android phones and Blackberry’s, can be written quickly,...
When we talk of information and communication technologies in education, ICT4E, we often are focused on putting technology in the hands of students. But appropriate ICT can actually make a more cost effective and immediate...
Published on: Jun 02 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICIP
An Inveneo Certified ICT Partner (an “ICIP”) is a leading ICT firm that is reaching a whole new market: rural and underserved areas in the developing world – mainly in Africa.
For clients: ICIPs offer...
Published on: Jun 02 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Google Technology User Groups: the LUG’s of Tomorrow
Google is naturally excited about the voluntary formation of Google Technology User Groups across Africa – communities of software developers and Google users sharing ideas about improving their businesses with Google...
You are at a distant project site, installing an appropriate, rugged computer system for a rural school or community center. You’re about to run cable or connect a server and you find you need a specific hand tool....
Over the years you will notice there have been various complaints about Nigeria’s tech community not being active. In fact it’s possible to write a book about why we don’t have a community or why our technology industry...
