Impilo Connect. ICT telecenter as a vehicle for Job creation and low cost services in Zandspruit urban settlement, Johannesburg, South Africa.Impilo Connect is an initiative of the Impilo Foundation with support from the community, JumpStart and the Monash University.

A journey through NICE Centre with Omar, the managing Director.

F-8'?>http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/CL6PSWBxOVc2010-10-08T14:42:46.000Z2012-03-24T10:05:21.000ZHow to Build a Solar Internet Cafecomputeraid10http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/computeraid10NonprofitHow, to, Build, Solar, Internet, Cafe, Charity, NGO, development, information, communication, technology, ICT4D, Computer, Aid, International, ZubaBox, refurbish, reuse, environment, connectivityHow to Build a Solar Internet Cafeyt:statistics favoriteCoun [More] [Less]

The W4RA team traveled again through rural areas in Mali and talked to community radio journalists and farmers, to know how they access and share news and information. A system was developed, Radio Marche, that aims to improve communication. It is based on voice technologies and integrates the Web and mobile phones. [More] [Less]

Capacity building, incubation projects, grants for innovative ideas coming from SMEs are only some of the initiatives of the Kenyan ICT Board. Paul Kukubo, CEO, calls upon SMEs to participate in content development so the sector can benefit.

The founders of M-Farm Kenya talk about their goals for this new venture.

A mobile phone operator in Rwanda allows farmers to keep track of market crop prices, greatly increasing their bargaining power.For more videos from Rwanda and other interesting parts of the world, please go to: http://www.vjmovement.com

Joseph Sekuku introduces his telecentre in rural Tanzania.

Ugo Vallauri, David Newman and Jonathan Campaigne discuss small farm productivity issues which are key to economic growth and poverty reduction. They discuss how farmers are not effectively linked to the larger industry and therefore how mobiles phones can be used to help with this area. Farmers use these phones which allow people to enter markets and improve access to partners thereby improving their likelihoods and food security. [More] [Less]

A Project of Media Lab Asia Executed by IIIT, Hyderabad and Media Lab Asia in association with Nokia http://www.esagu.in eSagu is a tool for IT-based personalized Agro-Advisory system. (Sagu means cultivation in Telugu language.). It aims to improve farm productivity by delivering high quality personalized (farm-specific) agro-expert advice in a timely manner to each farm at the farmers door-steps without farmer asking a question.. The advice is provided on regular basis (typically once a week) from sowing to harvesting which reduces the cost of cultivation and increases the farm productivity as well as quality of agri-commodities. In eSagu, the developments in IT such as (database, Internet, and digital photography) are extended to improve the performance of agricultural extension services. eSagu offers next generation agricultural extension tool and supplements and integrates into the existing agricultural extension system. The eSagu experiment has started in 2004. In this system, high resolution mobile cameras such as Nokia's N95 to capture crop disease so as to enable remote scientist to diagnose diseases in the crop and provide necessary and timely advice. Recognition and Awards •The eSagu system is a finalist for the Stockholm Challenge Award 2008. •eSagu project is the winner of [More] [Less]

This forum is supported by CTA and IICD to enhance the use of ICT in education in the rural northern province of Ghana.

Yoro. Un village du sud du Burkina Faso. Ici, on célèbre les grands hommes de leur vivant. Et incontestablement, Gabriel Zoupula est un grand homme. Ce cultivateur hors pair exploite une dizaine d’ha de maïs, de niébé, de soja et d’igname et de sorgho.

Kombissiri, localité réputée pour sa patate douce, est en passe de détenir un autre record : celui de l’acharnement thérapeutique pour garder en vie un centre multimédia communautaire, acquis grâce à la Coopération française. Une initiative de promotion des TIC en zone rurale, dénommée projet d’Appui pour le désenclavement numérique, en abrégé ADEN, dont bénéficie la paroisse de Kombissiri, au Burkina Faso. [More] [Less]

Reportage réalisé par Filifing DIAKITE et Fousseyni SANOGO sur la première conférence de presse de la FETEMA (Fédération des Télécentres du Mali) le jeudi 23 août 2007 à la Maison de la Presse Bamako.

F-8'?>http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/s9LHHjZPvZI2010-06-14T12:41:21.000Z2010-06-15T16:08:14.000ZE-Learning Africa 2010: The Story of LINKNETpracticedrawconnecthttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/practicedrawconnectEducationLinkNet, 0001E-Learning Africa 2010: The Story of LINKNETyt:statistics favoriteCo [More] [Less]

A journey through NICE Centre with Omar, the managing Director.

This forum is supported by CTA and IICD to enhance the use of ICT in education in the rural northern province of Ghana.

Premier atelier de planification stratégique du RTCB organisé avec l'appui du CTA dans le cadre des activités de TelecentresAfrica

At the IAALD Congress 2010 Paul Barera, Chairman of the Rwanda Telecentre Association, describes an innovative use of mobile phones in the Nyamata telecentre to provide services to the community in a way that generates income for the telecentre

Francis Mwatu of Ugabytes talks about GEM and how it has changed his perspective at work and on the ground.

Twenty-four (24) representatives from fourteen (14) African countries have visited Common Services Centres (CSCs) in the Indian provinces of Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal and Delhi from 29 November 2009 to 8 December. Supported by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), the ground-breaking initiative, whose theme is “Social and Economic Development using Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs)”, aimed at enhancing participants’ knowledge on how India has harnessed ICT to promote its overall growth. [More] [Less]

IICD (iicd.org) and CTA (cta.int) supports the Community Information Centres in Bimbilla, Bolgatanga, Navrongo Salaga, Yendi and Zebilla in Ghana

Ghanas Ministry of Communications is constructing 230 Community Information Centres (CICs). These centres serve as electronic libraries where people from remotely located areas can look up information about topics such as farming, education and healthcare. Depending on the needs of District Assemblies, the support from CTA and IICD will target ten Community Information Centres in the Northern part of Ghana. IICD and CTA will also provide strategic advice to the Ministry and Assemblies in terms of the technical, organizational and financial sustainability of the CICs and technical and business development training for CIC staff members. Advice is also given about connectivity solutions, deploying monitoring and evaluation tools. This interview is with Ewuntomah Joe Malik, CIC Manager Damango, Ghana. One of the 10 CICs supported by IICD and CTA. [More] [Less]