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Rwandese President acknowledges the role played by Telecentres in ICT4D growth in Rwanda

Less than twenty years after the 1994 genocide that wrecked havoc in Rwanda's human resource, infrastructure, and socio-economic fabric, the country is set to become a major information and communications technology (ICT) hub in the East and Central…

Dec 5, 2011

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Rwandese President acknowledges the role played by Telecentres in ICT4D growth in Rwanda

Oct 31, 2011

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NAKASEKE COMMUNITY RADIO CELEBRATES 4TH ANNIVERSARY

Nakaseke, which is 64 kilometers north of the Ugandan capital Kampala, serves not only the local people, but also the 24 neighboring primary schools, four secondary schools, a primary teacher's college and the nearby hospital.

Jul 11, 2011

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Jun 14, 2011

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May 31, 2011

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Taking technology to the village

By JOSEPHINE OPAR and FREDRICK OBURA for the East African Standard NewspaperEdith Ofwona, 39, is a programme officer for International Development Research Centre and is at the forefront of the ICT explosion into African communities.Few women can carry the wonder woman title as elegantly as Edith Ofwona, 39, a mother, a mentor, and a manager. As a senior programme specialist for the International Development Research…See More

Apr 10, 2011

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Africa turns to cellphones for better health

Source AFP The text message arrives with life-saving discretion: a neutral "see you at the clinic tomorrow" to remind patients to pick up a fresh batch of anti-AIDS drugs.The free texts from South Africa's largest HIV treatment site are part of a push in Africa to boost health by targeting the continent's 624 million mobile phone subscribers."I check my cellphone all the time - I think that's why it [the drug regimen] is working so well," said patient Emily Moletsane, 40, in a queue at…See More

Apr 7, 2011

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Team Delivers Development Aid Via Cell Phone Animations

A farmer in Niger learns how to protect his crops from insects. A resident of Port-au-Prince or a rural Haitian village learns how to avoid exposure to cholera. An entrepreneur in Mali gets step-by-step instructions on extracting the oil from shea seeds to make shea butter she can sell at a local market.These people are benefiting from a new approach to sustainable development education that reaches a much larger audience than traditional methods - and at a fraction of the cost. The…See More

Mar 21, 2011

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Categories That Best Represent Me (check all that apply). Note: You may create a separate profile for your organization.: Academic/research, Network, Nonprofit organization, Telecentre

Organization: UgaBYTES Initiatives

Job Title: Community Facilitaor

About Me (biography or organization description): Anything to do with technology, especially that designed the community including the marginalized.

Areas of Interest/Expertise and Types of Services Provided: Information Technology and Telecoms

Website: http://www.ugabytes.org, www.telecentrecommunity.ning.com

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Phone: +256 783 010269

Street Address: Ggaba Road

City (or closest town or municipality): Kampala

Country: Uganda

Region: Eastern & Southern Africa

Languages (in order of preference):: English

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Taking technology to the village

By JOSEPHINE OPAR and FREDRICK OBURA for the East African Standard Newspaper

Edith Ofwona, 39, is a programme officer for International Development Research Centre and is at the forefront of the ICT explosion into African communities.

Few women can carry the wonder woman title as elegantly as Edith Ofwona, 39, a mother, a mentor, and a manager. As a senior programme specialist for the… Continue

Posted on April 10, 2011 at 9:11am

Africa turns to cellphones for better health

Source AFP

The text message arrives with life-saving discretion: a neutral "see you at the clinic tomorrow" to remind patients to pick up a fresh batch of anti-AIDS drugs.

The free texts from South Africa's largest HIV treatment site are part of a push in Africa to boost health by targeting the continent's 624 million mobile phone subscribers.

"I check my cellphone all the…

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Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:59pm

Team Delivers Development Aid Via Cell Phone Animations

These people are benefiting from a new approach to sustainable…

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Posted on March 18, 2011 at 10:27pm

Experts Meet on eHealth and Telemedicine Harmonization in Africa

Source: African Union

The Experts Meeting on Health and Telemedicine Harmonization in Africa started on Monday 28th February, 2011 at the Headquarter of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to present its outcome to the 5th session of the Conference of the African Union Health Ministers scheduled for April 2011,in Namibia.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the experts meeting , African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, her Excellency Bience Gawanas said a…

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Posted on March 7, 2011 at 10:39pm

An expert’s view on Telecentres in Thailand and BPO opportunities for African Telecentres

Thailand’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MICT) initiative to start supporting telecentres in 2007 has lead to the establishment of over 1000 telecentres and greatly helped reduce and transform the digital divide in Thailand into an opportunity by creating the perfect environment and the necessary ICT infrastructures country-wide. This is according to Mr. Mohamed Alasow an industry expert from Thailand with a lot of experience having worked under the Research Center…

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Posted on March 1, 2011 at 1:00pm

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At 3:46pm on May 31, 2011, Nkado Joshua o. gave Francis Mwathi a gift…: Red Ribbon
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At 3:55pm on November 21, 2010, James Njoroge Gitau gave Francis Mwathi a gift…: Red Ribbon
"Just a reminder" In about 10 days time i.e. 1St December 2010 the World will be celebrating the World AIDS Day enough must be done to stop the scourge!!!
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At 4:44pm on November 04, 2010, Sabila Enun gave Francis Mwathi a gift…: Red Ribbon
thanks for joining the group - Technology and Tools for Telecentres.
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At 4:57am on October 25, 2010, Richard Close said…: Francis
We have a grant from UNESCO to do digital story telling for Youth on You Tube
This will leverage the Cyber Cafes throughout Africa. Please send me you email at rclose@richardclose.info so I can keep you posed. I will be in Zambia and Nigeria in December to launch the program More at http://globallearningnetwork.ning.com

At 8:14pm on April 05, 2010, Niranjan Meegammana gave Francis Mwathi a gift…: Red Ribbon
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At 1:54pm on February 20, 2010, Aamer Abbas gave Francis Mwathi a gift…: Red Ribbon
Please accept in the name of starting SOME activity??
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At 2:48pm on February 13, 2010, radenluki23 said…: please share your opnion here :
http://telecentrecommunity.ning.com/profiles/blogs/build-telecenter-with-csr-fund

At 1:10am on January 9, 2010, Silvia Caicedo said…: Hi Francis - I love the reaction of the people and thanks to Angelo we can continue an important discussion. I did not realized that the comments section was closed. I will open it right away. Thank for noticing it and letting me know... Cheers. Silvia

At 2:55pm on January 7, 2010, Nabil Eid said…: Dear Francis,
I cordially invite you to join new social network community of ICT for Development Persons with Disabilities, We have a discussion that is going on regarding the growth of ICT for Inclusion and Development PWDs in the world and you are most welcomed.,
http://ict4dpwd.ning.com
Regards
Nabil Eid

At 5:42pm on December 9, 2009, Elijah Phiri said…: Am happy to join this ICT active site. i really expect more from you guys, u know am just new to this but i know for sure i will gain a lot from this.