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The Math Is Starting to Add Up: The Promise of Mobile

NTEN

They were also costly in that they pushed earlier and arguably more successful forms of ICT4D like community radio to the periphery, in an attempt to overcome the basic untenable economics of a rural telecenter, namely: . Telecenters helped “prime the pump” in areas of ICT access market-failure. Please keep in mind .

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The Digital Divide Doesn't Exist

NTEN

Mohammed Diop, of Mali , presumably one of the very people OLPC wants to convince: "It is a very clever marketing tool. And who needs libraries when we have Wikipedia and Kindles? Andrew Sears suggests that you, "Immerse yourself in the community you are serving and learn from it."

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NpTech Tag: People Behind Tags, NpTech Timeline, Twitter, and More Widgets

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Gavin's idiosyncratic timeline of circuit riders, NTEN, and other things related to the NPTech community. Geekcorps Mali works to create and deploy ICT solutions that are sustainable and appropriate for Mali. Which means I'm not read to either "throw out the old tools" or "just use the new tools."

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