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Did the Kenyan Elections Really Need 3 Maps, 7 Phone Numbers, and Several Web Forms?
April 28, 2013 Editor 0
We all knew it. We saw this coming in Haiti and talked about it in Egypt, when 5 Ushahidi maps popped out the day before the elections. But the Kenyan elections are somehow different, and the reason why they are, is that the possible outcome is indeed a civil unrest that could bring the country […]
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12 Lessons Learned with ICTs for Monitoring and Accountability
August 21, 2012 Editor 0
New technologies are opening up all kinds of possibilities for improving monitoring and evaluation. From on-going feedback and crowd-sourced input to more structured digital data collection, to access to large data sets and improved data visualization, the field is changing quickly.
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Google launch SMS version of Gmail in Africa
July 19, 2012 Editor 0
Google has launched a text message-based version of its email service targeted at users in Africa. Gmail SMS can run on so-called “dumb phones” which only have very basic features and no access to the internet. The service has so far been made available in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya. Go to source
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SMS Testing: Text Message Delivery Time and Reliability in Tanzania
September 6, 2011 Editor 0
I am Michael Benedict and while working with SMS-based applications I’ve noticed an air of mystery around the issue of reliability. I hear colleagues say ambiguous things like “carriers consider SMS to be lower priority than voice”, or “SMS delivery isn’t guaranteed”.
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Simple technologies still matter
August 31, 2011 Editor 0
In an era of fast pace technological development, we tend to focus on cutting edge technology as innovation. However, simple technologies, match with innovative business and/or social models can be change lives. One of the impressive ones is IBM SMS for Life, launched in December 2009 in Tanzania. It still continues to have a major impact. We […]
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Pivot 25 Finalist: Tusqee Systems Wins 25,000 Euros at IPO48 Nairobi
August 18, 2011 Editor 0
Original Post on Afrinnovator.com Shared with permission. The winner of the IPO48 Nairobi 2011 is Tusqee Systems. Their idea to revolutionize the way more than 35,000 primary & secondary schools in Kenya interact with parents by providing them with cheap, simple and interactive tools that not only let parents query for exam results, fees balances […]
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