Workshop on the Role of Mobile Technologies in Fostering Social and Economic...
As part of its mission to ensure that the Web is available to all, W3C invites participation in a public Workshop on the Role of Mobile Technologies in Fostering Social and Economic Development in...
View ArticleThe Extraordinaries: innovative iPhone initiative turns spare time into...
I remember meeting Ben Rigby at the first Mobile Active convergence in Toronto quite a few years ago now, and being struck by his innovative and bold ideas. He was then in the process of developing...
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Follow Kabissa at http://twitter.com/kabissa
Kabissa has joined the growing community of social enterprises, activists and innovators in Africa and around the world who are using Twitter to keep in closer contact, share information and deepen...
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Mobile Activism in Uganda: Environmental Issue Touches Ethnic Nerve
In an attempt to increase its sugar production, the Sugar Corporation of Uganda Ltd., which produces Lugazi Sugar, sought government permission to clear and annex about 71,000 square km of the...
View ArticleAPN settings: MTN Uganda
For any of you who travel in the region and use the mobile phone as the primary mode of getting online, getting the settings for a data connection is seriously frustrating. More so since my phone (an...
View ArticleThe next stage of development in the East African ICT Sector – the evolving...
Following on from the impact that SMS, Voice and Mobile Money has had on the African continent the next stage of mobile technology evolution appears to be in the process of development – with the...
View ArticleYou can help - Working on Ushahidi’s Haiti Response
Our hearts and minds are with the people of Haiti in these crucial days after the earthquake. No matter where you are in the world, you can help. Below is a message from Erik Hersman of @ushahidi with...
View ArticleSMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa
The new opportunity to have activism through mobile phones is fascinating. A while ago Sokari Enkine asked me to write a chapter for a recent published book funded by Hivos.read more
View ArticleMobile Web East Africa – a huge success and here is how you can find out what...
In the first week of February Mobile Web East Africa was held in Nairobi, well over 110 participants took part from all echelons of the mobile ecosystem, with the ICT4D sector particularly well...
View ArticleEgyptian activists use mobile phones to alert their networks of harassment or...
Activists, bloggers, journalists and students in Egypt are using their mobile phones to alert their networks if they are in danger or have been arrested using SMS text messaging and the micro-blogging...
View ArticleRich v. Poor Country ICT Statistics and Charts Online
From the AFRIK-IT mailing list I learned about this new post by Richard Heeks which, among other interesting insights, provides particularly striking (but not surprising) charts comparing mobile and...
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Is agriculture must have Wikipedia Zero content for Africa?
FarmAfripedia is a project about the best farming practices in Africa. Great information that needs to find its way to African farmers. The project is using the same collaboration model as Wikipedia....
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Announcing FrontlineSMS VERSION 2: Same vision, new user-driven design
Download FrontlineSMS Version 2Mobile phones are everywhere. There are now 6 billion active mobile phone connections across the world, an increasing number of which are in emerging markets, in...
View ArticleRequest for Applications: help orgs get started using phone-based tools for...
This looks like a really good opportunity for Kabissa members working in West Africa. Check it out, and let us know if you apply. Dimagi is releasing a Request for Applications to help organizations...
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