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Africa Interactive.com - A social venture strengthening media in Africa - 0 views

www.africa-interactive.com

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shared by Matt Podbury on 21 Nov 11 - No Cached

Matt Podbury on 21 Nov 11

Uptake of technology in Africa. Great website with plenty of case study material case studies.

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New Technologies: An Opportunity For Africa - 2 views

www.newafricanmagazine.com/...gies-an-opportunity-for-africa

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BBC News - Smart hand pumps promise cleaner water in Africa - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...science-environment-18358766

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shared by Matt Podbury on 08 Jun 12 - No Cached

Matt Podbury on 08 Jun 12

Mobile phone technology linked to clean water supplies in Africa

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Africa's mobile economic revolution | Technology | The Observer - 1 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...es-africa-microfinance-farming

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shared by Matt Podbury on 08 Jun 12 - No Cached

Matt Podbury on 08 Jun 12

Mobile phone uptake in Africa - excellent case study.

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BBC NEWS | Technology | New Africa broadband link 'ready' - 7 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 24 Sep 09 - Cached

Richard Allaway on 24 Sep 09

A new high-speed undersea cable connecting East Africa with the rest of the world is poised to go live, Kenya's top internet official has told the BBC.

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Should Africa beware tech companies bearing gifts? | David Smith | Global development |... - 1 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...ca-beware-tech-companies-gifts

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Internet: Last piece of fibre-optic jigsaw falls into place as cable links east Africa ... - 1 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...east.africa.internet

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shared by Richard Allaway on 12 Dec 08 - Cached

Richard Allaway on 12 Dec 08

Leap in capacity will allow cheap internet access and knowledge at speed of light

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Old war, new peace and what it takes to send a text in Liberia - The Ushahidi Blog - 2 views

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shared by Kathleen Noreisch on 04 Oct 11 - No Cached

Kathleen Noreisch on 04 Oct 11

"The conditions that need to be present to text in Liberia do not necessarily exist simply because someone has access to a phone; if there is one major assumption that many of us in ICT for development are guilty of, it's this one." - an interesting piece which could be used to critically examine the adoption of mobile phone technology in sub-Saharan Africa and its role in civil society. Just having access is not always enough...

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Toby Shapshak: You don't need an app for that - YouTube - 0 views

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shared by Matt Podbury on 05 Jun 14 - No Cached

Matt Podbury on 05 Jun 14

Spread of mobile phone technolog in Africa with a focus on Kenya. Great for questioning core/periphery concept too.

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How Mobile Technology is a Game Changer for Developing Africa - 2 views

mashable.com/...mobile-africa

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shared by Richard Allaway on 23 Jul 10 - Cached

BBC News - TV's white spaces connecting rural Africa - 6 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-21298008

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shared by Matt Podbury on 05 Feb 13 - No Cached

Matt Podbury on 05 Feb 13

Spread of technology into rural Kenya- Internet

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Texts tackle HIV in South Africa - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...7688268.stm

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shared by Richard Allaway on 14 Dec 08 - Cached

Africa's mobile economic revolution | Technology | The Observer - 5 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...es-africa-microfinance-farming

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shared by Richard Allaway on 26 Jul 11 - No Cached

Richard Allaway on 26 Jul 11

Africa's mobile economic revolution

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