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Thanks to funding from the Internet Society Community Grant Program as well as from the Information Society Innovation Fund (isif.asia) a computer learning...
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What Is the Inveneo “Self-Contained Site Survey Tool”?
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Bringing Internet to the World’s Villages
Very often I hear criticism of ICT projects in the developing world. While a lot of this criticism has justification, or a lack in sustainability, by far the largest...
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How ICTs Enhance Environmental Sustainability Projects
Andris Bjornson – Inveneo
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You Can Change the World of Hardware and Enter to Win a Google Nexus 7 Tablet
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If You Could Have Unlimited Broadband, What Would You Use It For?
Let’s take a moment to dream. Let’s imagine that you could have unlimited, high-speed broadband Internet access at a reasonable price or even for free,...
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