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New innovation case on THINK!: SOS Children’s Villages: APPAID

AppAid is a new way to help that links your mobile behaviour to good deeds. Every time you unlock the phone, a small sum is reserved for SOS Children’s Villages. Continue reading

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New innovation case on THINK!: Cause.it

An easy way to stay in-touch with the folks that matter. Grow your volunteer base and reward the people who make your organization possible. Continue reading

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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

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New innovation case on THINK!: Tawkon

Tawkon (as in talk on) Cellphone Radiation Protection is a mobile phone radiation tracker that alerts you when radiation from your phone peaks. Continue reading

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Saving the world through social media? How development is going digital

From tracking World Bank projects to Twitter conversations with Rwanda’s health minister, technology is driving innovation Continue reading

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New innovation case on THINK!: Greentrac

Greentrac is a revolutionary energy consumption monitoring, cost analysis and environmental emissions measurement application. Continue reading

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New innovation case on THINK!: FirstVoices Chat App

FirstVoices Chat is an Indigenous language texting app for Facebook Chat and Google Talk. Continue reading

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New innovation case on THINK!: Easy SMS project

The Easy SMS concept app for Windows Phone is as easy as it gets – it uses text-to speech and pictures instead of words to convey a message. Continue reading

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Fightback

New innovation case on THINK!: Fightback

FightBack, the women’s safety application, sends SOS alerts from your phone. FightBack uses GPS, SMS, location maps, GPRS ,email and your Facebook account to inform your loved ones in case you are in danger Continue reading

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Youth and Digital Media: From Credibility to Information Quality

This paper seeks to map and explore what we know about the ways in which young users of age 18 and under search for information online, how they evaluate information, … Continue reading

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