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Are ICTs an Effective Alternative to Aid?

Published on: Oct 01 2009 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment

With Dambisa Moyo sounding off in Wired magazine that we should Cut Off Aid to Africa, that is favor investment over grants to government, its time we ask ourselves if information and communication technologies are a help...

Ubuntu on Asus Eeetop

Published on: Sep 29 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off

Summary We are always looking for the latest in low-powered devices and one that caught our eye recently was a touchscreen from Asus, the EeeTop.

In Economic Downturn, African ICT Heats Up

Published on: Sep 28 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off

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...

Zap and M-PESA: Kenyan eCommerce Advantage

Published on: Sep 25 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off

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...

Amazon.com for Kenya: Rachel’s Bargain Corner

Published on: Sep 23 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off

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...