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How Digital Inclusion Is Done in Africa

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Hylton Villet, the chairman of MyDigitalBridge in Namibia. Namibia is a medium-sized country that borders South Africa. After Mongolia, Namibia is the least densely populated country in the world. Image: logo ( MyDigitalBridge ). Image: logo ( MyDigitalBridge ). like Connect2Compete. Citizen Connect.

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

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You've heard of the Incredible Hulk and Green Lantern. But you've probably never heard of this green superhero. This interest may have been kindled when he was an ICT advisor to the government of Namibia before he came to Microsoft. Image: Sean Nicholson. This year the award went to Sean Nicholson. spanhidden.

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Nonprofit Technology News: 2013 Year in Review

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Green Technology. in Namibia is showing the way for providing Internet access in Africa. Images: TechSoup,and Shutterstock. They save us the arduous task of taking our phones out of our pockets to look at them. MyDigitalBridge. Anything I missed? Please log in to comment on this blog post.

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