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Apply for $15,000 to Test Mobile Money Payment Systems
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Human-Centered Design Approaches in ICT4D
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How to Use “How To” Videos to Change Practitioners Behaviors
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The Bi-Weekly ICT4D Retrospective: Important Links for April 11 – 24, 2012
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