Tech Soup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Jim Lynch is TechSoup's director of green technology (here's the part where I embarrass him — he's also pretty much the man as far as electronics refurbishing and recycling goes). The scope of the problem makes efforts to organize and strengthen the electronics refurbishment industry in Europe a pretty big deal. spanhidden.

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Europe Green Burkina Faso Ireland 53

Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2015

In partnership with Orange France and Emmaus International, Clic Vert has developed electronics recycling and refurbishment workshops in Burkina Faso, Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Madagascar, and Togo to organize the collection and repair of used mobile phones. Solidarity Through Technology in France.

Burkina Faso 36

Burkina Faso France Tech Togo 36

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

APRIL 26, 2007

Technology Review published a survey of the role of mobile technology in the developing economies this past January. Going beyond the merely anecdotal, the article tried to put some metric on the role mobile technology plays in growth in these countries. percent, or around US$12 billion for an economy the size of China.

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Niger China Mali Philippines 40