New Leadership Course Prepares African Leaders for Knowledge Society Development
On Friday, 5th July, in one of the largest African Union Commission (AUC) initiatives in professional development, 213 mid-to-senior level Government and public...
BarCamp Shows ICT Dam Ready to Burst in Myanmar
Attendees look on at the opening ceremony for BarCamp Yangon 2013. Photo: Mark Summer
Recently Mark Summer, Inveneo’s co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer,...
Collaboration for innovation, creative minds from Ireland and Kenya launch a new course in Digital Creative Media in Nairobi
This week, at Nairobi’s Kenya Institute of Education (KIE), 16 aspiring young digital creatives are gathering together with experts and tutors in animation, graphic...
ICT must be used in improving the employability of youth
The use of ICT to strengthen youth employability in the developing world ought to be pursued vigorously. To be clear: ICTs aren’t the only route to improving...
ICT: Changing the Face of Agriculture
The mere mention of agriculture conjures, for many, outmoded images of a backbreaking industry. It’s an image that holds true in some places where few farmers...
Agriculture: A knowledge-based Industry
Enriching rural coffee farmers with educational videos via iPads
Getting the right information to farmers, when and where they need it, in a form (language and...
Are we in the IT sector or the ICT sector?
When you think and speak of your company and your profession, do you use the term “IT”, as in Information Technology, or do you say “ICT”...
3-step framework to integrate ICTs into development
Editing video to promote social change
Building on my panel discussion around ICT and Millennium Development Goals, my perspective is less from a top down, big...
The Dangers and Opportunities of Girls in Cyberspace
“Girls in Cyberspace: Dangers and Opportunities” (PDF) from Plan USA examines both the challenges and empowering possibilities facing girls when accessing...
Are Most Investments in Technology for Schools Wasted? – a live Educational Technology Debate
The Educational Technology Debate – an initiative of World Bank and Unesco to explore the impact of low-cost ICT devices on educational systems in the developing...
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