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Today, the gossip says that Apple will show off a 10-inch touch screen device with the amazing multi-touch gestures that make the iPhone such a breeze. It will also run iPhone apps as well as some mix of Macbook-sized apps...
Published on: Jan 25 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How Can ICT4D Work with Local Governments? A Twitter Chat Synopsis
Last Friday, the third monthly #ICT4D Twitter Chat brought together 30 of the field’s thought leaders (follow them all) to focus on and discuss ways that ICT4D can and does work with local governments, especially in...
Published on: Jan 22 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Today! #ICT4D Twitter Chat – Working with Local Governments
Don’t forget – today we’re having the January ICT4D Twitter Chat – Working with Local Governments
Local governments – from regional to village level – can be both a help and a hindrance...
With the rise of smartphones, more people are consuming content on mobile platforms. This presents both a marketing challenge and opportunity for ICT business. Mobile applications can greatly increase your presence and...
In the immediate aftermath of a disaster, like the earthquake in Haiti, the need to communicate is immense. From the search for loved ones, to coordination of humanitarian relief, to simple messages of “I’m alive,”...
Published on: Jan 15 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on January #ICT4D Twitter Chat: Working with Local Governments
Local governments – from regional to village level – can be both a help and a hindrance to information and communication technology deployments in the developing world. Yet they usually cannot be avoided.
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Have you wondered how microfinance institutions (MFI’s) could leverage short message services (SMS) text messages to provide most cost-effective loans to their customers? Ben Lyons of FrontlineSMS:Credit has, and he’s...
If you ask any parent from Kenya to Ghana, they’ll all agree they want their children to have access to educational information and communication technologies like computers and the Internet. But often they cannot...
I am often asked about cyber security on WiFi networks for international development projects in rural Africa. My response is usually a laugh, as I find it hard to believe that anyone would have both the cunning and the...
If you’re an expert in information and communication technologies in Kenya, Nigeria, or Ghana, and looking for a new job, where do you find employment opportunities?
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