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Beware the Mobile Phone Hardware Quality Divide for Rural African Women
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Which Mobile Phones Work Best for Disaster Responders and Humanitarian Aid Field Teams?
During my time working with a well-known Mobile Industry Development group, one request which would turn up on a regular basis in my in-box was for recommendations...
Throwing an ICT4D BRCK at Hard Education Problems
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Top 5 Hardware Challenges in Information Technology for Development
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What Are the Industry’s Top ICT Hardware Challenges?
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How Does the New Haitian Sûrtab Tablet Measure Up?
Since 2013, consumers have had their eye on a new Haitian-made tablet, known as the Sûrtab. It’s price and weight may seem ideal, but how does it measure up...
Will Mobile Technologies Solve Energy Poverty in India?
Geetanjali is a 20-year-old Indian girl; she comes from a poor family; and her dream is to open her own designer shop when she graduates from college. Thanks tomobile...
Is High Impact Digital Learning Possible in Schools without Electricity?
Elementary school students use the adapted interactive whiteboard to bring new light to learning.
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Mobile Devices Made in Congo-Brazzaville: One Man’s Start Up Story
I am Anna Shaw and I recently attended a Tech Salon that really got me thinking. We spent a morning discussing, What Are the Technology Challenges in Congo Brazzaville?
The...
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