Jan, 23 2012) — “All that gritters is not gold,” typed a primary school student, a mere fifteen minutes after receiving his classmate PC. The classmate PC is a new, affordable educational device designed to serve as a child’s individual learning assistant. UltiNetS,...

Synthesis WiMax promises to enhanced wireless network capabilities and accelerate what existing wireless technologies have already been accomplishing for many developing nations with limited infrastructure and financial means (Yarali, Mbula, & Tumula, 2007). It has been 13 years since the...

  Tony Roberts has compiled a handy list of ICT4D conferences this year for you to start putting on your calendar. Which of these do you plan on attending? Feb 28-29th, New Dehli, India: Mobiles for Development Mar 12-15th, Atlanta, USA: ICTD 2012 - preceded on Mar 10-11th by...

Stop Deportation of Yidnek Haile to Prison in Ethiopia   Yidnek Haile, a 31-year old student at the University of Manchester, is facing immediate deportation from the UK, and a lengthy jail term in his native Ethiopia.  His “crime”?  Using Skype – a freedom that millions...

Article: How and Why Does History Matter for Development Policy? : Journal of Development Studies Vol. 47 No. 1, 70-96 January 2011 A Critical Review by Thomas Z.   Michael Woolcock, Simon Szeter, and Vijayendra Rao have submitted in this article an explanation detailing how and why...

Actor/Network Theory Stakeholder Theory Identify stakeholder primary/secondary etc.. Realize stakeholder needs interrelations/motivation (and how they work together) Citizens, investors, users etc.. Do this by talking to all stakeholders Lots of social engagement only captures one moment in...

Just some summaries for myself: will clean this up as I go ..   Context: Summary: Mahmood Mamdani, feels most researchers initally believed that the impact of colonialism in “our”(what is our) society was mainly economic. He aims to understand the spread of non-revolutionary...

Non-governmental Organizations and Governmentality: ‘Consuming’ Biodiversity and Indigenous People in the Philippines   Side Notes: Foucault uses the word state in two “senses”: Limited and broad.       Limited:sense of the word corresponsed to the ensemble of...

This is one of my favorite tracks from Bob Marley. The video is the most complete version I could find on the web I believe it has been cut about 2min short.   Acoustic Medley: summer 1971 Guava Jelly; This Train; Cornerstone; Comma Comma; Dewdrops; Stir It Up; I’m Hurting...

This will be some of my comments on the attached research paper by Geoff Walsham and Sundeep Sahay….. coming soon ABSTRACT The current landscape of the information systems research literature concerned with developing countries is surveyed by examining a range of research articles...

I rooted my Sprint HTC EVO 4G sometime ago and people are always asking how I did it; so here are the directions below. This used to be a more complex process but the guys at Unrevoked.com make it almost too easy. This will be a short post now thanks to them. Answers to common questions You...

I was fortunate enough to attend the “Online Activism after #ArabSpring : What’s Next?” discussions at the International Research and Exchange Board [IREX] offices in Washington DC.  The event was very informative. The Panelist are listed below Panelists Eleeza V. Agopian...

I am always getting emails and verbal requests from various people who think they have the next big mobile app weather it be iPhone or Android. Well, I recently agreed to develop a prototype app for a friend and felt it would be great to take notes. Hopefully, these notes help me remember how...

These kids were great. They were walking on a dirt road in Lilongwe, Malawi Africa near the NRC area. They made their instruments from cans and bottle tops and car parts. It was great

I was given the pleasure to attend a two day workshop hosted by ERINA4Africa at Kumbali Lodge in Malawi, Africa. The purpose of this workshop was to identifying the key e-Infrastructure Applications that could receive priority attention and best exploit the research infrastructure. This was...

DINNER DANCE 27th AUGUST 2010 @ SUNBIRD LILONGWE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS “PRIORITY AREAS OF ICT SOCIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT ” All events held at Sunbird Lilongwe Hotel, Lilongwe 6:30 pm            All are requested to be Seated 7:00pm Arrival Guest of...

  I have completed several VSAT installations in southern Africa and it can be tricky sometimes. Also, when you are in a remote area e.g no phone service or reliable power it is important to get it right the first time. Things will get very expensive if you have to travel back and forth...