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Andrés Moreno

The ICT4D Jester - 0 views

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    Kentaro Toyama, from Microsoft India, reminds us in this blog of the myths around ICT4D. He cites  Tichenor et al., 1970: "Technology is multiplicative, not additive" For a summary refer to his powerpoint: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/toyama/talks/2009%2011%2019%20Ten%20Myths%20of%20ICTD%20-%20Toyama.ppt
Andrés Moreno

Quick guide: ICT4D in International Development Agencies: Policies, Strategies and Key ... - 0 views

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    List of policies in ICT4D of different countries, mostly European, and agencies
Andrés Moreno

ICT Projects | ICTWorks - 0 views

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    ICT Works map with projects related to ICT4D. Registering 2 in Mozambique at the moment. Good place to place the ones to come and the ones we find
Andrés Moreno

Category:ICT4D Books - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks - 0 views

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    online resource for ICT4D books donated by UNDP
Andrés Moreno

ICTs for Development - 2 views

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    Blog from ICT4D research group at Manchester University
Andrés Moreno

ICT4D in Uganda - "ICT" does not equal "computers" « Wait… What? - 2 views

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    Nice post from Lnda Raftree on using ICTs in Uganda. She collaborates in a project with Plan International and Nokia. Read the rest of the blog for great stuff
Andrés Moreno

[Guest Post] The Leapfrog Effect: The Pros and Cons of Legacy - 0 views

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    The author of Young World Rising explains how demographics may help African countries to take software platforms and use it productively. Young people are happier to change that the ones in the "old world". He claims that legacy institution defenders are outnumbered and theis "days are numbered"
Andrés Moreno

Engineering a Leadership Strategy for the African High-Tech Industry - 0 views

  • “In electrical engineering programs [at African universities], they teach you to understand how existing equipment works, but they do not encourage creative thinking or design. As for software developers, they can go through an entire four-year program and not understand how to program a basic circuit-board control mechanism
  • ll this new capacity is paving the way for a flood of entrepreneurial ventures that take advantage of Africa’s growing connectivity and expanding pool of high-tech talent. Unlike manufacturing, mining, and other “old economy” industries, high-tech has relatively low capital requirements and is not as dependent on physical infrastructure, where the historical legacy of underdevelopment has held Africa back. Talented entrepreneurs can connect directly with customers in the global market and to communities of their peers anywhere in the world, with fewer dependencies on local governments.
  • Ekekwe says he would like to see more public-private partnerships aimed at creating a center of excellence for hardware design somewhere in Africa. “We need a place where young engineers can create and test their own designs, as they do at the top schools in the United States and elsewhere,” he said.
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    Article that pushes agenda for African engineers role in development. A bit blurred line  between electric engineers and software developers
Andrés Moreno

The emergence of African produced software « ICT4Entrepreneurship - 0 views

  • The development sector works in the same way and undercuts local players by donating capital, ICT tools and expertise. Offering services for free makes it near impossible for local organizations to compete at cost
  • The R&D policy must be based on the production conditions in the region, the need first to produce for the domestic/regional market (only secondarily for the export market), and Africa’s location within the global value chain.’
  • Given this context, local capacity is a critical component to Africa’s story. If the continent is ever to take control of the technologies it consumes it will need the people intelligent enough to know how it works. I argue that this is where we need to focus our attention.
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    Blog entry where a case for increasing the human capital in Africa to develop software, open source if posible.. It also criticizes compsnies and NGOs on hindering local progress
Andrés Moreno

NEPAD DRAFTS YOUTH INTO ICT DEVELOPMENT AGENDA | balancingact-africa.com - 1 views

  • A three-year programme was designed and will be presented for adoption at an official launch that will coincide with the NEPAD Youth Summit to be held in June.
  • The purpose of the NEPAD ICT Programme is to accelerate development of ICT infrastructure, and impart ICT skills.
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    This 2006 Article develops a NEPAD 3-plan  to develop ICT infrastructure and skills for the youth. Some portal should have come out of this...Really big goals addressed
Andrés Moreno

FOSSFA in Africa: Opening the Door to State ICT Development Agendas - A Kenya Case Stud... - 0 views

  • Kenya is estimated to have 1.4 million internet users with about 95% of these users located in the two major cities, Na
  • F/OSS-based companies are beginning to emerge in Africa, and with them, the support and training capacity for broader F/OSS adoption. Examples include Obsidian (www.obsidian.co.za) in South Africa, Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd (www.circuitspackets.com) in Kenya and Linux Solutions in Uganda (www.linuxsolutions.co.ug)
  • Donors with long histories of involvement in ICT development in Africa, such as IDRC and Association for Progressive Communication (APC), hosted several workshops for ICT stakeholders, helping to raise the visibility of F/OSS and related ICT concerns.
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  • The team, consisting of donor agency representatives from IDRC and USAID, members of The Kenya ICT Federation, Kenyan academic institutions, and the Kenya WSIS caucus were charged with developing a set of recommendations to the Minister on ICT policy
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    Article describes what are the conditions that helped Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) to have a role in drafting ICT policy in Kenya. Include examples of FOSS companies in Africa
Andrés Moreno

YouTube - TEDxTokyo - Kentaro Toyama - 05/15/10 - (English) - 0 views

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    After 18 years of researching novel technologies, Kentaro Toyama is ready to try something else. He believes there is a myth of scale about technologys ability to solve complex global problems that distracts us from what really matters
Andrés Moreno

Empreendedorismo - 0 views

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    ICT entrepreneur site in Mozambique
Saila Saaristo

SAP Research Pretoria aims to bridge gaps in ICT development in BRICS region - 0 views

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    With Professor Jose Luis Encarnacao they will seek to establish the developmental challenges emerging economies face in the context of ICT service adoption.
Andrés Moreno

Maker Faire Africa - 1 views

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    Series of events in Africa where local ideas and innovations are showcased
Andrés Moreno

Mozambique Profile in Global Information Report 2009-2010 - 2 views

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    Mozambique ranks 116th in the networked readiness (out of 133 countries). The report shows the great gap between the gvt and the individuals in usage and readiness.
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    Can't access the link. I don't know why.
Andrés Moreno

Women in the Democratic republic of Congo: Confidence and a competitve edge though ICTs... - 0 views

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    Pilot on empowering women through ICT in Congo. They got to know about gender issues and agriculture. Contents translated to swahili
Tracy Wyman

Online community of ICT professionals in Africa - 0 views

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    A networking community for people who are professionally involved in the African ICT Industry.
Tracy Wyman

A wealth of links, publications and training on ICT policy and regulation in Africa - 0 views

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    The Research ICT Africa Network conducts research on ICT policy and regulation that facilitates evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and application of ICT for social development and economic growth.
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