Déchets électroniques

Déchets électroniques

Published on: May 24 2010 by Miriam Young - Comments Off on Déchets électroniques
http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/114/article_82166.asp
DRAFT – Expédition Africaine

DRAFT – Expédition Africaine

Published on: May 24 2010 by Miriam Young - Comments Off on DRAFT – Expédition Africaine
Avec les douanes, les frais de port, les taxes inattendues, l’expédition du matériel informatique aux déstinations africaines peut ressembler à une vraie expédition d’aventure pour les entrepreneurs TIC africains....
La Localisation des TICs pour les Langues Africaines

La Localisation des TICs pour les Langues Africaines

Published on: May 19 2010 by Miriam Young - 3 Comments
Quand on parle de la promotion des TIC dans les milieux ruraux en Afrique, en quelle langue faut-il parler ? Il y a des centaines de langues en Afrique, représentant une vraie richesse culturelle, mais quelles sont les considérations...
$4 Million Dollar Business Opportunity: Mobile Phone Music Downloads

$4 Million Dollar Business Opportunity: Mobile Phone Music Downloads

Published on: May 17 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on $4 Million Dollar Business Opportunity: Mobile Phone Music Downloads
When Russel Southwood of Balancing Act, interviewed Ken Njoroge, CEO of Cellulant, on mobile phone music downloads, I was expecting a general overview of the musical tastes of Kenyans. How wrong was I! In his telling interview,...
Battery Backups: How Nepal Works Through Load Shedding

Battery Backups: How Nepal Works Through Load Shedding

Published on: May 14 2010 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
All across Nepal, and especially in Kathmandu, there is daily electrical system “load shedding” – which is a polite way of describing 10-14 hour blackouts across the city. During the dry season, when there...
An Interview with Josef Scarantino of African Tech Network

An Interview with Josef Scarantino of African Tech Network

Published on: May 12 2010 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Recently, we caught up with Josef Scarantino who has just launched African Tech Network to strengthen African technologist in 3 primary ways: To connect technologist to economic opportunity To build a network of technologists...
Are Mobile Phones Pushing Cyber Cafes Out of Business?

Are Mobile Phones Pushing Cyber Cafes Out of Business?

Published on: May 10 2010 by Oluniyi Ajao - 8 Comments
When last did you visit a cyber cafe? Eight years ago, my answer would have been “right now”. I would have been writing/reading this on a computer in a cyber cafe. Right now however, I am lying somewhere comfortable in...
African Open Source Technology and ICT4D Differences

African Open Source Technology and ICT4D Differences

Published on: May 07 2010 by Nana Kwabena Owusu - 1 Comment
An interesting conversation sparked by a blog post on the Ushahdi blog is the main reason for this post. The post by Erik Hersman raises issues about open source software and tools created in Africa and ICT for Development...
Why African Internet Bandwidth Prices Are Still High

Why African Internet Bandwidth Prices Are Still High

Published on: May 05 2010 by Alex Twinomugisha - 2 Comments
It’s been about 12 months since Africa was the only continent without submarine fiber telecommunication links to the rest of the world on all of its coasts. The east coast did not have any fiber links while the west coast...