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ICT for Governance in Africa - Danida conference materials

Submitted by Saskia Harmsen on Tuesday, 24th April, 2012 — Blog entry

On April 12th Danida convened a one-day conference on "ICT as a key driver for governance in sub-Saharan Africa -Strategies for using the transformative p
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Video, Agriculture and Food Security: Innovations that link

Submitted by Saskia Harmsen on Tuesday, 24th April, 2012 — Blog entry

The use of video in agriculture and rural development is not new. Anyone with any interest in the sector would have seen some fine productions shot on film or VHS.
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Anita Borg Change Agent Awards

Submitted by Saskia Harmsen on Wednesday, 11th April, 2012 — Blog entry

The Anita Borg Change Agent Awards celebrate the accomplishments of three technical women from, and who work in, developing countries. These three awards are designed to recognize

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What are the consequences of new technologies on the environment, and how can we act responsibly, starting now?

Submitted by Saskia Harmsen on Friday, 23rd March, 2012 — Blog entry

Although this post from the EduTech Debate website is from Sept 2011, I just re-read it and I think it has valid guidelines for things to consider during ICT4D project proposal development stages, dur
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Map The Cardiopad: an African invention to save lives

Submitted by Saskia Harmsen on Tuesday, 14th February, 2012 — Blog entry

A young Cameroonian engineer has built the first fully touch screen medical tablet that could soon save many African lives.
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How Africa’s Young Mobile Users Are Driving Twitter Growth in Africa

Submitted by Saskia Harmsen on Thursday, 26th January, 2012 — Blog entry

A new research on How Africa Tweets released today by Portland shows how young people tweeting from mobil

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15 Skills African Tech Talent Must Acquire in 2012 (from AppAfrica)

Submitted by Saskia Harmsen on Thursday, 19th January, 2012 — Blog entry

Great list of technical and less technical IT skills that African Tech Talent should focus on in 2012 to ensure their employability.
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Reflections & Summaries: Mobile Information Services for Agriculture

Submitted by Saskia Harmsen on Thursday, 12th January, 2012 — Blog entry

Benjamin Kwasi Addom has posted some very insightful reflections and summaries of the online discussions hosted on the
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Gendering of Technology or the technology of gendering?

Submitted by Saskia Harmsen on Thursday, 22nd December, 2011 — Blog entry

Sweden's SPIDER organised a seminar/webinar on ICT,  Gender and farming, for which the video is available here:
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School computer labs: A bad idea?

Submitted by Saskia Harmsen on Thursday, 22nd December, 2011 — Blog entry

Hi all, I'd like to point you to a very insightful article written by the WorldBank's Mike Trucano.
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