Practical Insights on Gender

How Gender Influences Mobile Technologies for Development

How Gender Influences Mobile Technologies for Development

Published on: May 08 2013 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How Gender Influences Mobile Technologies for Development
  The very first Technology Salon to take place in London occurred just three days after the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced that...
London Technology Salon: How Can We Empower Women and Girls with Mobiles?

London Technology Salon: How Can We Empower Women and Girls with Mobiles?

Published on: Mar 05 2013 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
We would be delighted to invite you to RSVP to join a select cohort of thought leaders and decision makers for the first Technology Salon in London, where Henriette...
Who Let All Those Ghanaians on the Internet? Jenna Burrell on Internet Exclusion

Who Let All Those Ghanaians on the Internet? Jenna Burrell on Internet Exclusion

Published on: Feb 25 2013 by Ethan Zuckerman - 1 Comment
Jenna Burrell, assistant professor at the School of Information at UC Berkeley, is speaking today at the Berkman Center on her research on internet usage in Ghana,...
The Good, Bad and Great News about Women on the Web in Developing Countries

The Good, Bad and Great News about Women on the Web in Developing Countries

Published on: Feb 01 2013 by Kristin Peterson - Comments Off on The Good, Bad and Great News about Women on the Web in Developing Countries
Just weeks ago Intel announced a groundbreaking new report focused on Women and the Web in developing countries. The report was released as the lead-in at a vibrant...
Apply for $20 Million USD in ICT4D Grants from SIDA

Apply for $20 Million USD in ICT4D Grants from SIDA

Published on: Oct 01 2012 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency is working on behalf of the Swedish parliament and government, with the mission to reduce poverty in the...
TechCamp Tel-Aviv: Increasing Women’s Empowerment with ICTs

TechCamp Tel-Aviv: Increasing Women’s Empowerment with ICTs

Published on: Jul 11 2012 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
For many years Israel has been considered a high-tech hub producing some of the worlds leading technologies. In fact, Israel has the largest concentration of...
Be Aware of Participant Response Bias in ICT4D Product Development

Be Aware of Participant Response Bias in ICT4D Product Development

Published on: Apr 25 2012 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Be Aware of Participant Response Bias in ICT4D Product Development
I am Nicki Dell, a PhD student at the University of Washington in Seattle. I’d like to tell you about a project that I did recently during an internship at Microsoft...
Gender Assessment of ICT Access and Usage in Africa

Gender Assessment of ICT Access and Usage in Africa

Published on: Jul 20 2011 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Gender Assessment of ICT Access and Usage in Africa
Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) are widely seen as having the potential to contribute positively to economic growth and development and to improve...
ICTworks Interview with Eva Kagiri of eCAP East Africa on ICT Sustainability

ICTworks Interview with Eva Kagiri of eCAP East Africa on ICT Sustainability

Published on: Apr 22 2011 by Aicha Malloum - 5 Comments
Eva Kagiri works in the field of eLearning creating educational content for different ICT platforms. She has a background in Environmental Engineering, Development...
Mobile Money’s Innovation and Impact Isn’t Targeted at Women… Yet

Mobile Money’s Innovation and Impact Isn’t Targeted at Women… Yet

Published on: Mar 16 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Mobile Money’s Innovation and Impact Isn’t Targeted at Women… Yet
According to Women & Mobile: A Global Opportunity (PDF), authored by Vital Wave Consulting and sponsored by the GSMA Development Fund and the Cherie Blair Foundation...
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