ICT for Development - ICT4D

We increasingly hear about innovation taking place in Africa and other countries in the South. ICTs appears to be in the driving seat....

Albert Einstein is quoted having said: “I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.” How true he was! There is no doubt tha...

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

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

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

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 ...

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