2008-09-22
‘Innovation’ has become something of a buzzword and has found its way into many of the current debates about ICT4D (ICT for Development), yet few people take the time to explore the issue in any real depth and examine all its nuances. In Mwanza, Tanzania on 28 August 2008, a group of ICT for Health Project Managers and healthcare workers attempted to do just that.
2008-09-30
Providing farmers with information on how to improve their crops, parents with information on how to prevent diseases, and teachers with access to badly needed educational materials are just some of the practical ways in which Burkinabe telecentres have been helping the rural communities they serve.
2008-09-22
‘Water’ is the theme of a new Learning Circle launched recently by the IICD supported international Global Teenager Project (GTP). A Learning Circle is essentially a group of 10-12 virtual classrooms in which global issues are discussed online by pupils from all over the world.