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Published on: Nov 15 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on The Value of ICT in Humanitarian Relief Efforts
Mark Summer, Inveneo‘s Chief Innovation Officer, also leads our effort to bring needed information and communication technologies to Haiti. As part of Inveneo’s contribution to the Clinton Global Initiative 2010...
Published on: Nov 12 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Guess Who Sells The Most Laptops in Nigeria?
If you think the answer to, “Who sells the most laptops in Nigeria?” is a big western brand like HP, Dell, or Toshiba, you would be wrong. You may be surprised to learn that the leading laptop sales company is...
Published on: Nov 10 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Join a Live Debate: Is mHealth an Extender or Disruptor of Existing Healthcare Infrastructure?
New technologies in healthcare offer the opportunity for significant changes in how problems are identified, addressed and solved. Mobile technologies, in particular, offer new ways for medical providers to reach patients....
Published on: Nov 09 2010 by Ritse Erumi - Comments Off on The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for Oct 26 – Nov 9, 2010
Welcome to the ICTworks bi-weekly ICT4D Retrospective, where we condense the last two weeks of news into a succinct list of links for your perusal.
mHealth in DC: The 2010 mHealth Summit is finally here. Watch a couple clips...
Published on: Nov 09 2010 by Chloe Feinberg - Comments Off on eHealth Points to scale across 5 northern Indian states – mHealth Summit 2010 Announcement
Healthpoint Services is the first scalable integration of telemedicine, clean water, diagnostics and a robust generic pharmacy. The e Health Point integrated solution enables real foundational healthcare and water delivered...
Published on: Nov 09 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Interact with SMS Demo and Live Debate at mHealth Summit 2010
At mHealth Summit 2010, Inveneo is running a live conference SMS system where you can participate in both an SMS Demo and Live Debate from anywhere in the world.
mHealth SMS demo in action
Live Debate
Leading up to the Live...
Published on: Nov 08 2010 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Get Your Project Funded at mHealth Summit 2010
Do you have a promising mHealth program that needs key funding to start or scale? Would you want face time with decision makers at organizations that are looking for innovative mHealth projects? Then attend the Funding...
In a recent press release, the African Union made the case for a .Africa specific Internet namespace for Africa. Their argument is that this Generic Top-Level Domain, if approved by ICANN, will create an attractive regional...
Published on: Nov 04 2010 by Ben White - Comments Off on Introducing the VC4Africa Matchmaking Business Plan Cruncher
Ever go to a website where you had to spend 3-4 hours uploading your business plan? And maybe then you never heard from a real person again? There is probably nothing more frustrating to an entrepreneur. I mean lets face...
Published on: Nov 03 2010 by Linda Raftree - Comments Off on ICT4D advice for technologists, corporations, and development organizations from Plan Kwale
Salim Mvurya, Plan Kwale’s District Area Manager
As I mentioned in my previous post, Plan’s Kwale District office in Kenya has been a role model for Plan on how to integrate ICTs into community-led programming to...