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Apply Now: $500,000 USAID Grants for Internet Connectivity and Digital Financial Services

Apply Now: $500,000 USAID Grants for Internet Connectivity and Digital Financial Services

Published on: Feb 19 2024 by Wayan Vota - 6 Comments
Advancing a competitive, innovative, and secure marketplace for Internet connectivity and digital financial services in low- and middle-income countries is crucial...
Apply Now: $500,000 USAID Invests Grants in DFS & Connectivity

Apply Now: $500,000 USAID Invests Grants in DFS & Connectivity

Published on: Jan 23 2023 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
We should invest in Internet connectivity globally because it can help people access educational resources, find job opportunities, and connect with others. Increased...
Apply Now: $1,150,000 USAID Grant Funding for Digital Economy Solutions

Apply Now: $1,150,000 USAID Grant Funding for Digital Economy Solutions

Published on: Jun 14 2021 by Wayan Vota - 17 Comments
To improve the lives of millions of low income and vulnerable people throughout the world, we need to support the development of open, inclusive, and secure digital...
Technology Salon: How Are We Making Affordable Broadband Internet Access a Reality?

Technology Salon: How Are We Making Affordable Broadband Internet Access a Reality?

Published on: Apr 04 2014 by Aaron Mason - Comments Off on Technology Salon: How Are We Making Affordable Broadband Internet Access a Reality?
San Francisco Technology Salon: Sign Up to Get Invited We all know that broadband connectivity is an accelerant for social and economic development. The last year...
Internet Connectivity Options and Status in Rural Kenya

Internet Connectivity Options and Status in Rural Kenya

Published on: Sep 26 2011 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Internet Connectivity Options and Status in Rural Kenya
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; I am David Scanell and I would like to describe the Internet access landscape in Kisumu and Nyanza from my...
7 strategies to target Africa’s broadband consumers

7 strategies to target Africa’s broadband consumers

Published on: May 23 2011 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 7 strategies to target Africa’s broadband consumers
This is a screenshot of an Internet bandwidth speed test I did at a hotel in Dar es Salaam. At 1.65 Mbs, that’s the fastest speed I’ve ever recorded...
Why Tanzanian Internet Access Prices Have Not Decreased with the Arrival of SEACOM

Why Tanzanian Internet Access Prices Have Not Decreased with the Arrival of SEACOM

Published on: May 09 2011 by Wayan Vota - 16 Comments
Recently, Ory Okolloh (aka @kenyanpundit) asked a pertinent question on Twitter, that I would paraphrase as: “Tanzanians – what are your thoughts on...
Internet Bandwidth Prices Across Africa

Internet Bandwidth Prices Across Africa

Published on: Apr 17 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Internet Bandwidth Prices Across Africa
Have you ever wanted to know the ISP rates in other countries to compare them to your own? Or what the mobile phone tariffs are in a country you are about to visit?...