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The challenges faced and described are as we have said many a time. Online systems that are more problematic to access EVEN in cities areas among the poor. Use of netbooks with low cost solar panel can overcome many such challenges. Another is the…
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Kudos...thats Africa & technology @ it best!! :-)) Cheers
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This is good Francis, m proud of you :-)
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uhm, beauty with a purpose :-))! thanks for sharing this Cuchie..as Seu noted, government support is imperative as it helps promotes good will & support for the project.
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Hello Stephen; indeed it can be replicated...all you need is Solar panels, a battery, folding chairs, tables, Intel-powered Classmate PCs and teacher/s in a small van as the ''basic equipment” of the Mobile Solar Computer Classroom (MSCC). The numbe…
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Education on Board – Mobile Solar Classrooms in Rural Uganda

Three solar panels, a battery, ten folding chairs, five tables, fifteen Intel-powered Classmate PCs and two teachers in a small van - this is the basic “equipment” of the Mobile Solar Computer Classroom (MSCC). It has been en route through rural Uganda for two years now with the purpose of teaching pupils and teachers IT and computer skills. The initiator is Eric Morrow, founder of Maendel
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Posted on March 10, 2010 at 2:30am — 6 Comments

Sandra Nassali

APCNEWS 114 – UGANDAN TELECENTRES AND WOMEN, NETWORKING POLICY NETWORKS

The first APCNews of 2010 carries the first of a series of case studies on ICT initiatives that have been evaluated using GEM - APC's gender evaluation methodology. The first case is from the Bumawa telecentre in a small town on the Ugandan banks of Lake Victoria, which was seldom visited by women. The GEM study uncovered that men and women were interested in different information – women in health, vocational training and food security – whereas men searched for

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Posted on March 3, 2010 at 9:18am — 1 Comment

Sandra Nassali

African Youth to benefit from the Mobile Revolution

The explosion of mobile telephony in the just-ended decade shattered the myth that Africans are slow to take up technology.

The mobile distribution, though still low by global standards, is one of the fastest growing in the world and proves one other thing - that technologies which address practical problems will always be readily embraced.

Besides the difficult-to-compute millions of shillings that the technology has contributed to the economy, at a personal level, it has revolutionise… Continue

Posted on January 5, 2010 at 5:30am — 2 Comments

Sandra Nassali

Kigali to become a wireless City

Kigali will soon go wireless after the government launched a $7.66 million wireless broadband (WiBro) facility that is set to make it the first “hot spot” capital city in Africa.

The service will go commercial in three months.

The wireless Internet facility was built by Korea Telecom, South Korea’s largest fixed-line telephone operator and second-largest mobile carrier.

Korea Telecom clinched the $7.66 million deal in 2007 from the Rwandan government to build an infrastructure for the… Continue

Posted on January 5, 2010 at 1:30am —

Sandra Nassali

Discussion Summary: What new themes do you think telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) should be working in the future?

Most participants in the discussion (question 1) were network leaders and ICT for Development practitioners. Amongst these were; Mahmud Hasan, Niranjan Meegammana, Sulah Ndaula, Jimmy L. Calata, Terek Fahmy, Elizabeth Yumul-Manugue, Roger Harris, Polly Gaster, Muwayi Idd, Tareq Ahmed, Kiringai Kamau, Dean Mulozi, Cleopa Timon Otieno, Robinson Wikana Mukangayi, Cuchie… Continue

Posted on December 7, 2009 at 1:30am —

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At 3:38am on March 17, 2010, Innocent Dlamini said…
Thanks Sandra. I am looking forward to being part of the team
At 2:20am on March 16, 2010, Innocent Dlamini said…
Hi Sandra, check out my picture. I have loaded it now
At 5:08am on February 25, 2010, M John Silco said…
Dear Sandra,
are you attending the Nairobi meeting of using ICT in election monitoring.
if yes, then we could discuss on how you can support to train our staff in writing skills.
John Silco
At 1:46am on February 13, 2010, radenluki23 said…
please share your opnion here :
http://telecentrecommunity.ning.com/profiles/blogs/build-telecenter-with-csr-fund
At 8:55am on December 14, 2009, M John Silco said…
dear sandra,
thank you for your good blog, we shall contact you to train our staff in writing good articles.
john silco
At 11:18pm on November 17, 2009, Bipas said…
thanks for comment

Bipas
At 6:14am on November 17, 2009, Bipas said…
Hell Sandra Didi

How are you

Me Shahajhan Ali Bipas ,From BTNRC.Jhenidah,Bangladesh
At 6:33am on November 2, 2009, Davi Ssali said…
Thanks a lot. Indeed i hope to find lots of interesting things here.
Just need a few days to play around with the portal and we shall be in business.
Again i say, good job!
At 3:02pm on October 27, 2009, Bijaya said…
Hi Sandra,

Thank you for your valued information on ICT4D in Uganda. We want to know the ICT based service providers i.e., ISPs, Mobile GSM/CDMA operators, their websites, internet and mobile phone penetration in your country.

Other information on ICT innervation focusing Education, Miro finance, Livelihood, Health etc., will help us to roll out e-projects and programs in near future.
At 3:09pm on October 26, 2009, Bijaya said…
Hi Sandra! I want to know more about you, your country and ICT4D issues of Uganda.What is the present status?? I have 16 + years on ICT skill development in education, governance, livelihood, Micro finance and developed many projects integrating Computer, Internet and Mobile phone.We want to deliver these services at your place with you.
 
 

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Very True San... every single achievement like Ibrahim's reflects the ICT development in your region. Kudos!!!!
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