Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Maximizing Mobile, a World Bank Report

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Executive summary This report analyzes the growth and evolution of applications for mobile phones, focusing on their use in agricultur...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

ICTs: Reducing the Effects of Climate Change on Mozambique's Urban Poor

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In Africa, local governments in coastal cities are turning to Information and Communication Technology (ICT), like SMS texting and GIS m...
Saturday, June 16, 2012

Digital Habitats - a book worth reading

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Technology has changed what it means for communities to “be together.” Digital tools are now part of most communities’ habi...
Friday, June 15, 2012

The power of information: Map Kibera uses GIS, SMS, video and the web to gather community data

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The Map Kibera project works with young people from one of Africa’s biggest slums. They use GIS, SMS, video and the web to gather data and ...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Climate Change and African Political Stability dynamic mapping tool released

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The Strauss Center’s Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) program and AidData recently released a dynamic mapping tool...
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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Accelerating Development Using the Web: Empowering Poor and Marginalized Populations

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The World Wide Web Foundation has published Accelerating Development Using the Web: Empowering Poor and Marginalized Populations . Suppo...
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Sunday, May 6, 2012

World Bank: eRwanda project

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This 10 min video described the eRwanda project, and its accomplishments from 2006 until 2010. eRwanda was funded by the World Bank in su...