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I want to believe one of the things that captured your attention is the “bribe” in the title of this article. You have heard about the Halliburton scandal and many other high-level bribery scandals in the country...
Are you interested in Internet-based business opportunities in Nigeria? Wondering what the possibilities and challenges are? And if Ghana, Kenya, or another African country might have a better online business environment?
Then...
Published on: Mar 24 2010 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Why Open Collaboration Spaces like *iHub_ Matter
Last week I attended the much anticipated iHub Nairobi launch, as well as participated in a pre-launch gathering of African tech hub pioneers (more on the latter in a follow-up post). A number of bloggers in Kenya and elsewhere...
Published on: Mar 22 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Intel Atom Processor: Disruptive Innovation in Energy-Efficient Computing
Electrical power. That’s the real problem for information and communication technologies (ICT) in the developing world. Specifically, electrical power, and the lack there of. All the coolest ICT tools, from radio to...
Published on: Mar 19 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on #ICT4D Skype Chat: Nigerian Internet Business Opportunities
Nigeria is the Giant of Africa, with 1/8 of its population and all the possibilities and problems that come with such size and diversity. It also should be the ICT leader for Africa.
Nigeria has the more mobile phone subscribers,...
I was perplexed at The 3 Reasons Why Kenya is Beating Nigeria in Internet Business Opportunities. Could the author Wayan Vota simply be courting controversy as a means of drawing traffic to the blog? I will attempt to review...
I was IM’ing with Possicon this weekend about the difference between online business opportunities in Nigeria and Kenya. We both agreed that Nigeria could and should be beating Kenya in Internet businesses, but its...
Published on: Mar 12 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 7 Questions to Ask Before Adding ICTs to Your Development Project
When looking at integrating ICTs (Information and Communication Technology) into existing programs, or making an initiative go further or work better with ICTs, there is a lot to figure out before you even get started.
Over...
The $100 smartphone price barrier is broken! Nokia recently announced the 2730 Classic and Synchronica released the MessagePhone. Both mobile phones will retail for $100 or less across the developing world.
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Published on: Mar 08 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Promouvoir les Femmes en Promouvant les TIC
Célébrée le 8 mars de chaque année, la Journée internationale de la Femme trouve son origine au XXe siècle en Europe et aux États-Unis dans la lutte pour le droit de vote et de meilleures conditions de travail. En...
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