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Apply Now: $75,000 for Digital Development Solutions from NGOs

Apply Now: $75,000 for Digital Development Solutions from NGOs

Published on: Jan 16 2023 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Nonprofits and non-governmental organizations address significant social problems with a vision for innovative approaches to critical challenges. They often work...
Apply Now: $1 Million Cisco Global Social Problem Solver Challenge

Apply Now: $1 Million Cisco Global Social Problem Solver Challenge

Published on: Jan 17 2022 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
We need to inspire and empower a generation of global problem solvers who will create innovative technology solutions to solve the world’s most pressing social...
The ICT4D Guilty Pleasure: Reinventing Digital Wheels for Donors

The ICT4D Guilty Pleasure: Reinventing Digital Wheels for Donors

Published on: Feb 18 2021 by Nadia Andrada - 28 Comments
We are all familiar with the concept of reinventing the flat tire in digital development. That’s when we repackage a known failure as new innovation, usually...
Apply Now: $1 Million Cisco Technology for Good Startup Funding

Apply Now: $1 Million Cisco Technology for Good Startup Funding

Published on: Jan 11 2021 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
A new generation of entrepreneurs are using emerging innovations like the Internet of Things (IoT) and digital technologies to connect devices and data in tech-enabled...
Apply Now: $250,000 Cisco Youth Leadership Award for Tech Innovation

Apply Now: $250,000 Cisco Youth Leadership Award for Tech Innovation

Published on: Sep 01 2020 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Around the world, countless people face daily inequalities. There’s no country in the world where girls and women have equal opportunities to boys and men....
Please RSVP Now: How Can We Use IoT for Development?

Please RSVP Now: How Can We Use IoT for Development?

Published on: Jan 20 2016 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Please RSVP Now: How Can We Use IoT for Development?
After more than a decade of discussion and anticipation, the Internet of Things is now firmly on its way. But don’t let the name fool you, the “Internet of...
How Can We Harness the Internet of Things for Global Development?

How Can We Harness the Internet of Things for Global Development?

Published on: Jan 20 2016 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
I am a firm believer in the coming sensor revolution in development. We can now develop very cheap yet smart sensors, and as we saw at the MERL Tech conference...
Why M&E Is LAME (Or Should Be…)

Why M&E Is LAME (Or Should Be…)

Published on: Oct 29 2015 by Matt Haikin - 4 Comments
M&E is lame…  As is MEL, MERL, MEAL, PME, and PM&E. Why do we do M&E?  To improve our work surely; but how do we improve? By learning what works,...
The Role of Connectivity in Emergencies: A Case Study of Ebola

The Role of Connectivity in Emergencies: A Case Study of Ebola

Published on: Oct 23 2015 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
The Ebola crisis revealed that a dearth of ICT capacity in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone prevented or greatly impeded access to and the exchange of information,...
Bavyiew Webspot

Bavyiew Webspot

Published on: Sep 09 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Bavyiew Webspot
The Bayview Webspot is an Internet Cafe in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco, USA.  The goals of the Bayview Webspot are to strengthen low-moderate...