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The Technology Salon is an intimate, informal, and in-person, discussion between information and communication technology experts and international development professionals, with a focus on both:

  • Technology’s impact on donor-sponsored technical assistance delivery, and
  • Private enterprise driven economic development, facilitated by technology.

Our meetings are lively conversations, not boring presentations – PowerPoint is banned and attendance is capped at 35 people. We expect frank participation with ideas, opinions, and predictions that will move the sector from talk to action.

We explore ideas, issues, and opportunities often years before they are in mainstream use, giving participants early insight into what’s next. For example, we:

Join our monthly meetings around the world to be the first to know about what’s next. Sign up now to get invited and be sure to RSVP if you want to attend – meetings fill up fast.

Please RSVP: What Can We Learn From ICT4Education Evidence?

Please RSVP: What Can We Learn From ICT4Education Evidence?

Published on: Jul 17 2014 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
July 25 Tech Salon London – RSVP Now In August, the Department for International Development (DFID) will publish a new evidence paper exploring the relationship...
How to Stop Facebook Hate Speech in Myanmar?

How to Stop Facebook Hate Speech in Myanmar?

Published on: Jun 30 2014 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How to Stop Facebook Hate Speech in Myanmar?
Myanmar will be going online fast in the next 2 years. Right now it has the same mobile phone usage as North Korea, Eritrea, and Cuba – less than 10% –...
Please RSVP Now: How Can ICT Improve Monitoring and Evaluation?

Please RSVP Now: How Can ICT Improve Monitoring and Evaluation?

Published on: May 30 2014 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Please RSVP Now: How Can ICT Improve Monitoring and Evaluation?
June 5th Ottawa Tech Salon – Please RSVP Now The world has more data now than ever before, and more ways to collect it too. In fact, we are floating in an...
Are Drones and Bitcoin New Technologies for Community Health Workers?

Are Drones and Bitcoin New Technologies for Community Health Workers?

Published on: May 19 2014 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
  Could future Community Health Workers use drones to bring needed supplies to the point of care? What about Bitcoin vouchers to incentivize behavior or subsidize...
1st Toronto Tech Salon: How Can Technology Improve International Development?

1st Toronto Tech Salon: How Can Technology Improve International Development?

Published on: May 02 2014 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 1st Toronto Tech Salon: How Can Technology Improve International Development?
May 21st Toronto Salon – RSVP Now We have all seen the pretty pictures of children playing with fancy new gadgets, and while the photos are uplifting, do...
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...
Please RSVP: How Are Community Health Workers Using ICT?

Please RSVP: How Are Community Health Workers Using ICT?

Published on: Feb 04 2014 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Across the continent, Africans are receiving health care by frontline health workers in every situation imaginable, from modern hospitals to primary care facilities...
How Can We Transform Transportation with ICT?

How Can We Transform Transportation with ICT?

Published on: Dec 12 2013 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How Can We Transform Transportation with ICT?
  San Francisco Tech Salon: RSVP Now In the US we take detailed Google Maps for granted. Walk, bicycle, bus, or car, we are presented with options at the touch...
7 Considerations for Mobile Money Cash Grants to Change Development

7 Considerations for Mobile Money Cash Grants to Change Development

Published on: Dec 02 2013 by Maria Andersen - 1 Comment
Let us start with the classic (borderline cliché) development proverb: if you give a man a fish, he eats for a day, but if he is taught how to fish, he will...
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...
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