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Do Farmers Really Want to be Paid in Mobile Money?
August 30, 2017 Editor 0
Do farmers really want to be paid in mobile money? To answer this question, I’ll ask you to first entertain a brief thought experiment. Imagine that your employer told you that next pay period, your company will start paying you in Bitcoin. How would you react? Sure you’ve heard about Bitcoin, but you have lots […]
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Ten Concepts Everyone in ICT4D Should Know
July 28, 2017 Editor 0
I was recently asked which concepts are helpful in learning more about Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). I didn’t have an immediate answer for her. ICT4D can be a daunting field to start out in. It’s a domain occupied by academics as well as practitioners; field workers and policy wonks, technologists and activists. […]
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Basic Mobile Internet Skills Training Toolkit
July 27, 2017 Editor 0
Mobile phones are much more than just a tool for making calls. Increasingly they are the primary way people across the world access the internet. Whilst the internet can provide a wide range of benefits to the user, it requires specific skills and knowledge to use a mobile phone effectively. This means that people who […]
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Nigeria: Nigeria Wins Global Government Innovation Award
July 23, 2017 Editor 0
[Premium Times] Nigeria’s procurement oversight agency, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has won a Government Innovation Award for pioneering project to ensure openness in government business transactions. Go to Source
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South Africa: Western Cape Economic Opportunities On Food Technology
July 23, 2017 Editor 0
[Govt of SA] Technology set to help Africa become the Food Basket of the World Go to Source
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Rwanda: Telemedicine to Reduce Health Services Costs
July 21, 2017 Editor 0
[New Times] The Ministry of Health has launched a telemedicine project at Shyira Hospital in Nyabihu District, that’s expected to help reduce costs spent on patients transferred to referral hospitals, reduce face-to-face training for doctors and cut transport costs for patients. Go to Source
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