5 Things Humanitarian Innovators Can Learn From the Private Sector
While simplified stories of success from the private sector are often unhelpful for humanitarian innovators, there are things that we can learn from entrepreneurial...
10 Insights After 40 Years of Digital Development Progress
I’m going to retire in 2019 after 40 years of working in the IT industry, from 1978 to 2018, and after 35 years of dedication to Food and Agriculture Organization...
Linux vs. Microsoft is the most useless debate in ICT4D
At an ICT4Edu conference in Kyrgyzstan, I was treated to a yelling match between technologists and educators on the brilliance or foolishness of installing Linux-based...
Use Ninite to Install Multiple Applications at Once – an ICTworks Tech Tip
There are hundreds of free software applications available available online, some more useful than others, but all are available free of charge if you are willing...
Usage of Open Source and Proprietary Software in Ghana
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As part of FOSS Advocacy in West Africa and Beyond – (FOSSWAY), Worlali Senyo recently...
Google Technology User Groups: the LUG’s of Tomorrow
Google is naturally excited about the voluntary formation of Google Technology User Groups across Africa – communities of software developers and Google users...
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...