kiwanja’s latest article has just been posted on the PC World website. “Anthropology’s Technology-driven Renaissance” looks at some of the mystery surrounding the discipline, and examines the role anthropologists continue to play in the ICT4D and wider development fields. The article can be read here
Month: July 2008
NEWS: kiwanja.net guest article published on BBC News website
BBC News have just published a guest article by kiwanja.net on the “Technology” and “Science/Nature” pages of its website. Ken Banks was approached to write the article after the recent launch of the latest FrontlineSMS, and increasing exposure of kiwanja’s work. The article looks at the broader use of mobile technology in conservation and development work, and highlights the current use of FrontlineSMS in Malawi. The full article – entitled “Mobile development rings true” – can be read here
NEWS: New “mobility” project unveiled
How do we unlock the full potential of mobile applications development for users in the developing world? What would a mobile-based programming environment look like? “mobility”, a collaborative project announced by kiwanja.net, hopes to find out. Check out the website for details
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NEWS: kiwanja.net lined up to appear at Rhode Island conference
Ken Banks has been invited as one of only 25 speakers to present at a conference at Brown University in Rhode Island this November. The conference, A Better World By Design, “asks the question today’s designers, engineers, and economists should be asking. How can we use technology to improve the world? Hear answers from world-class professionals and academics in this milestone conference that will change the way you think about global crises and push the limits of user-centric, affordable design”
Erik Hersman, a friend and supporter of kiwanja’s work and the man behind the highly regarded White African and AfriGadget websites, is also lined up to speak
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