ICT4D practitioners work in all kinds of difficult weather conditions and environments. Dust, humidity, unreliable power, heat, and blowing sand can all make it...
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...
At the Making Cents International’s Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, the youth and ICTs panel mentioned a few of the many areas where new technologies...
Technology for converting solar energy to electricity was first introduced over 130 years ago, and it has been used to power PCs for more than 20 years. However,...
Published on: Mar 22 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Intel Atom Processor: Disruptive Innovation in Energy-Efficient Computing
Power. That’s the real problem for information and communication technologies (ICT) in the developing world. Specifically, electrical power, and the lack...
Published on: Jul 21 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Less Watts for Better Computing
When you’re working in rural areas, electricity is often very scarce. Your only source of power may be a battery array, which may cost you $10-per-watt to...