The FrontlineSMS team is growing. In this Guest Blog post, Laura Hudson – the new FrontlineSMS Project Manager – tells us why she came on board, what she intends to do in her new role, and outlines some of her early thinking. “It’s exciting and a bit nerve-wracking to represent something as revolutionary as FrontlineSMS … Continue reading Ushering in our Project Manager
Month: April 2010
Doing the right thing by development
“How can a future global population of nine billion people all be fed healthily and sustainably?” This is the question a gathering of agricultural projects and experts will seek to address at a workshop in Nairobi next week. Unfortunately, as with almost all things ‘development’, it raises more questions than it could ever hope to … Continue reading Doing the right thing by development
FrontlineSMS @ Tech Awards
The Tech Awards is a prestigious Silicon Valley-based international awards program that honours innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity. In 2009, FrontlineSMS was the recipient of a Tech Award in the “Equality” category. Read more about the Award in a blog post here.
Rethinking Schumacher
Ever since I came across Fritz Schumacher’s “Small is Beautiful” at University back in 1997, I’ve been a close follower of the appropriate technology movement. Although for many appropriate technology is associated with ploughs, stoves and farming implements, for some time I’ve been thinking about how it applies to the work we do with mobile. … Continue reading Rethinking Schumacher