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Digital Inclusion A Priority In Namibia

TechImpact

The crusade for digital inclusion, an undertaking still well underway here in the United States and throughout the developed world, is also alive well in rural regions of Africa. As discussed in a recent report from Jim Lynch at Techsoup, the NGO MyDigitalBridge just recently started its work in the mostly rural nation of Namibia.

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How Digital Inclusion Is Done in Africa

Tech Soup

Hylton Villet, the chairman of MyDigitalBridge in Namibia. I’m well acquainted with the big digital inclusion projects in the U.S. Namibia is a medium-sized country that borders South Africa. After Mongolia, Namibia is the least densely populated country in the world. Digital Inclusion Collaboration in Africa.

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Microsoft's Ecohero: How Sean Nicholson Is Saving the Earth

Tech Soup

You've heard of the Incredible Hulk and Green Lantern. But you've probably never heard of this green superhero. One initial reason Microsoft Citizenship got interested in refurbishment was because of the digital divide, which persists today. This year the award went to Sean Nicholson. Image: Sean Nicholson. spanhidden.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

Tech Soup

2013 was the year of an ever-widening NSA spying scandal with its revelations of how little digital privacy we really have – even heads of state. Green Technology. gear up to administer standardized tests digitally next year. in Namibia is showing the way for providing Internet access in Africa. Digital Inclusion.

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