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

DECEMBER 28, 2011

My wife and I lived at a dusty intersection of two unpaved streets in Kayes, Mali. The truck drivers had used their cell phones to get the word out to their networks via text message as the approached the city. During our time in Africa, mobile phones became ubiquitous. It was a heck of a thing to witness.

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Change Technology Mali Africa 60

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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Mobile North America Mali Cameroon 62

NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

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. " Who could argue with that? The Unforeseen.

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Digital Laptop Mali Myspace 74

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Over the long weekend I finally managed to get started on a new project I've been excited to get involved with - a new website for the Sigida Keneyali health project in Mali that I blogged about in January. Mobile: An Open/Standards-based phone to debut. The company will be releasing their phone, the Neo1973, sometime in November.

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Mali PowerPoint Feeds Phone 40