Telecentres have evolved into a global community of ICT hubs, with a strong social mission and motivation to continuously search for innovation and opportunities.
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- Issue no. 66
- June 2012
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Adapting to the situation
While some of the initial reasons for establishing telecentres no longer exist, that doesn`t mean that telecentres no longer have a function.
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The impact of ICTs
A computer scientist became interested in rural development and dreams of a device that can capture or regenerate energy by itself.
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FEATURED TECHNOLOGY: Hardware
Localizing languages..
A partnership to provide technology in African languages is helping to make technology more accessible to people across the continent....
A problem shared..
Introducing technology to rural areas can be difficult. But networking and sharing ideas has provided solutions for one village in western Kenya, where a group o......
Logging the forest..
The Mbendjele Pygmies of the Republic of Congo are working together with an international logging company to help protect their forest environment. Using handhel......
Going Local..
Using television, radio, the web and printed publications, a project in the Pacific island of Pohnpei restores interest in traditional crops and promotes healthy......
BROWSE TECHNOLOGY
all technologies...FEATURED Theme: Issue no. 65 - Youth and ICTs
Moving with communities..
A portable computer kit delivers agricultural training to Ugandan nomadic pastoralists...
An attractive opportunity..
Audio conferencing helps to make farming a viable prospect for young Ghanaians ...
Tech solutions to agricultu.....
GIS and mapping improves marketing opportunities for rice farmers in Ghana...
The power of information..
Map Kibera uses GIS, SMS, video and the web to gather community data...