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Published on: Sep 28 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on In Economic Downturn, African ICT Heats Up
While the Great Recession may be shrinking the appetite for business risk in the developed world, I was struck by the long list of African technology startups compiled by TechMasai. Even better are the comments, where readers...
Published on: Sep 25 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Zap and M-PESA: Kenyan eCommerce Advantage
In my interview with Rachel Essendi, founder of the eCommerce marketplace, Rachel’s Bargain Corner, she mentioned an interesting advantage that she felt differenced her site in Kenya.
None of the other shopping sites...
Published on: Sep 23 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Amazon.com for Kenya: Rachel’s Bargain Corner
There’s a new ecommerce site in Kenya, Rachel’s Bargain Corner which claims to be the “complete online shopping experience in Kenya”. With such a bold title, reminding me of Amazon.com’s initial...
Published on: Sep 22 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICTWorks Business Knowledgebase
Published on: Sep 22 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICTWorks Technical Knowledgebase
Published on: Sep 22 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICTWorks Wired Networking Technical Manual
Published on: Sep 22 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICTWorks Computing Hardware Technical Manual
Published on: Sep 22 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on ICTWorks Wireless Networking Technical Manual
Imagine reading a computer screen in bright African daylight that has 3x better resolution that what you’re looking at right now. A screen that reflects light, just like paper, with similar high contrast and ease on...
In reading Miquel Balsa’s post, The decline of Senegalese (and maybe all) internet cafes, I was struck by the suggestion that public internet access points would soon disappear because the business model wasn’t...
