NTEN

DECEMBER 28, 2011

The generosity of spirit of the NTEN community has helped us raise $10,547 to convene more local gatherings in 2012, but we still have a ways to go to reach our goal of $15,000 by December 31st. > My wife and I lived at a dusty intersection of two unpaved streets in Kayes, Mali. To be clear, though, this is a fundraising message.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The street corner I lived on in Mali was typically quiet (by African standards, anyway): aside from the woman who sold fried dough stuffed with shredded meat, most people just passed by. Tags: NPTech NTEN. A merchant had coordinated the gathering via text message. Mobile is the future, but it's also here, right now.

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NTEN

AUGUST 31, 2010

At Geekcorps Mali, our approach was: through great engineering feats attempt to somehow lower the costs of access, while hopefully creating sustainable “business models” in the process. Mobile phones have made the uptake of ICT services achievable because they have become incredibly available. Realizing Potential .

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Brett Meyer, NTEN. Mohammed Diop, of Mali , presumably one of the very people OLPC wants to convince: "It is a very clever marketing tool. Cell phones and wireless technology mean rural areas don't need expensive landlines. Tags: digital divide Newsletter NPTech NTEN. The digital divide doesn't exist.

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