Practical Insights on System Design

Which ICT4D Projects Use Progressive Design Principles?

Which ICT4D Projects Use Progressive Design Principles?

Published on: Feb 03 2014 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Which ICT4D Projects Use Progressive Design Principles?
USAID is gathering information on ICT4D projects or activities that have embodied progressive project design principles to show how these principals can help technology...
12 Considerations in Designing ICTs to Better Support Children

12 Considerations in Designing ICTs to Better Support Children

Published on: Nov 25 2013 by Guest Writer - 3 Comments
In both the developing and developed world there has been increasing debate about the role of teachers in the 21st century, particularly in the context of widening...
mWASH: Mobile Phone Applications for the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector

mWASH: Mobile Phone Applications for the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector

Published on: Nov 07 2012 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on mWASH: Mobile Phone Applications for the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector
In the past decade, water and sanitation practitioners have begun deploying mobile phones as tools to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. In...
ICTworks Interview with Tapan Parikh on Human-Computer Interaction and Design

ICTworks Interview with Tapan Parikh on Human-Computer Interaction and Design

Published on: Mar 09 2011 by Kelechi Edozie-Anyadiegwu - 3 Comments
I am very interested in HIC4D, the emerging discipline of human computer interaction for development, and recently interviewed Tapan Parikh. Tapan is an assistant...
Best Low Bandwidth Web Design: Emailed RSS

Best Low Bandwidth Web Design: Emailed RSS

Published on: Oct 21 2009 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
When you design websites for the low-bandwidth environment common in Africa, you come across constraints not considered by your average web developer. Paramount...
SolarNetOne: A Turnkey Internet Hotspot Design

SolarNetOne: A Turnkey Internet Hotspot Design

Published on: Jul 15 2009 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on SolarNetOne: A Turnkey Internet Hotspot Design
Here is another interesting approach to an all-in-one solar powered computer lab: SolarNetOne SolarNetOne combines conditioned, renewable power; computers; WiFi;...