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Introduction to Open Data for Africa
The Open Data for Africa platform is a response from the AfDB aimed at boosting access to quality data necessary for managing and monitoring development results in African countries, including the millennium development goals Continue reading
Big Data from Cheap Phones
Collecting and analyzing information from simple cell phones can provide surprising insights into how people move about and behave and even help us understand the spread of diseases. Continue reading
Posted in News, Quality of life
Tagged Africa, big data, Communications, Kenya, Malaria, Mobile phones, Web
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M-Pesa phenomenon taken a step further
M-Shwari is a new banking platform that allows subscribers of Kenya’s biggest mobile network, Safaricom, to operate savings accounts, earn interest on deposits, and borrow money using their cellphones. Continue reading
A new wave of educational efforts across Africa exploring the use of ICTs
A delegation of French businesses visited the World Bank last month to share lessons emerging from their recent efforts to utilize “digital technology to provide quality education for all” Continue reading
Nigeria: UNESCO Tasks Africa On Scientific Development
UNESCO has tasked Africa to pursue its development drive with science as a key driver. Continue reading
Posted in News, Quality of life
Tagged Africa, ICT, Nigeria, Sciences Programme, UNESCO
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Examining eHealth in Africa
With eLearning Africa 2013 set to subject eHealth to a detailed examination, the news service explored a few initiatives that offer a promising prognosis for Africa’s health sector. Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Crowdsourcing, eHealth, health, ICT4D
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MDGs: how mobile phones can help achieve gender equality in education
Mobile-based literacy projects can transform the lives of women in Africa and Asia, but despite abundance of phones access remains a barrier Continue reading
Posted in News, Quality of life
Tagged Africa, Asia, Empower women, ICT4D, mobile, Techonology
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A hopeful continent
African lives have already greatly improved over the past decade, says Oliver August. The next ten years will be even better Continue reading
Posted in News, Quality of life
Tagged Africa, economy, education, health, ICT4D, Senegal
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The Apps4Africa 2012 Winners!
In 2012, the Apps4Africa: Business Challenge asked young tech developers to submit their business ideas aimed at solving local problems through a series of brainstorming sessions held in six countries across Africa. Continue reading
Digitisation of Community Indigenous Knowledge in Developing Countries: A Strategy for Uganda
This paper provides a mechanism through which relevant information on community Indigenous Knowledge can be electronically documented and made available to other communities Continue reading
Posted in Digital divide, Report/Paper
Tagged Africa, Digital, Indigenous, Knowledge, LDC, Uganda
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