Practical Insights on Internet of Things

Apply Now! £20 Million Grant Funding for Digital Health Innovations

Apply Now! £20 Million Grant Funding for Digital Health Innovations

Published on: Nov 12 2018 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Apply Now! £20 Million Grant Funding for Digital Health Innovations
Are you an innovator working on digital health innovations that could have a significant and measurable impact on making urgent and emergency care affordable and...
Stop the Madness! Enterprise Data Warehouses Are Better Than Custom Data Integration Tools

Stop the Madness! Enterprise Data Warehouses Are Better Than Custom Data Integration Tools

Published on: Feb 08 2018 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Everyone is interested in the fancy outputs of mobile data collection: eye-catching and informative web-based data visualizations. Yet few people care about the...
Apply Now: Full-Time Funded Shuttleworth Fellowship for Your Digital Development Idea

Apply Now: Full-Time Funded Shuttleworth Fellowship for Your Digital Development Idea

Published on: Oct 11 2017 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Apply Now: Full-Time Funded Shuttleworth Fellowship for Your Digital Development Idea
Do you have an idea to improve responsible manufacturing and reduce e-waste? Have you started iterating on a blockchain solution? Are you ready to quit your day...
Apply Now: $127,000 for African ICT Innovators

Apply Now: $127,000 for African ICT Innovators

Published on: Jul 19 2017 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
At ICTworks, we are constantly looking for new funding opportunities for ICT innovators. Sign up to get alerts for new contracts, grants, and award funding. FIRE...
Apply Now for $155,000 in ISIF Asia Grants and Awards

Apply Now for $155,000 in ISIF Asia Grants and Awards

Published on: Jul 05 2017 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Apply Now for $155,000 in ISIF Asia Grants and Awards
ISIF Asia is a grants and awards program empowering communities in the Asia pacific region to research, design and implement Internet-based solutions for their...
Digital Technologies for Resilience in Asia-Pacific

Digital Technologies for Resilience in Asia-Pacific

Published on: Jun 26 2017 by Josh Woodard - 2 Comments
We live in an increasingly volatile and uncertain world. The risks to much of the world’s population that stem from climatic, political, and economic fluctuations...
The Digital Development Glossary: Your Key to ICT4D Buzzwords

The Digital Development Glossary: Your Key to ICT4D Buzzwords

Published on: Mar 02 2017 by Matt Haikin - 6 Comments
Have you wondered what the latest jargon in technology and development means? Or if you are using it correctly in your next proposal or donor report? Well here...
How IoT Early Warning Systems Can Help Save People From Mudslides

How IoT Early Warning Systems Can Help Save People From Mudslides

Published on: Feb 13 2017 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How IoT Early Warning Systems Can Help Save People From Mudslides
Floods and mudslides regularly devastate El Salvador. Villagers can identify impending floods and mudslides, but they are unable to warn others in time. Rugged...
Fixing M&E with Sensors and the Internet of Things

Fixing M&E with Sensors and the Internet of Things

Published on: Mar 11 2016 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Fixing M&E with Sensors and the Internet of Things
Poverty reduction efforts in many developing countries often take the form of household water filters, community hand-driven water pumps, improved wood, charcoal...
The Tension Between Speed and Scale in Successful Social Innovations

The Tension Between Speed and Scale in Successful Social Innovations

Published on: Feb 19 2016 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
At the invitation of FHI360 and Cisco, the Red Cross recently presented early insights from our experience introducing fire-detecting sensors across two informal...