Archive for the ‘middle east’ Category
ICT for Agriculture Extension Services
Filed Under: africa, asia, economic empowerment, latin america, middle east, regions, solutions by AI on September 10th, 2008Gender and Economic Empowerment: The Role of ICTs
Filed Under: africa, asia, economic empowerment, latin america, middle east, regions, solutions by usha on March 13th, 2008As part of the Sustainability Development Network week from Feb 19-29, World Bank had an educational and inspiring seminar on how ICTs can play a role in the economic empowerment of women. Yeah, OK, I am probably biased because the event incorporates three of my favorite areas – ICT, women, economic empowerment. But it really was all that and more.
Lots of real-world examples and case studies from all over world were presented at the seminar. Here is my brain (and link) dump from the event.
Dialing for Development
Filed Under: africa, asia, middle east, mobile, regions, research, resources, solutions by AI on March 1st, 2008A benefit-feasibility quadrant from the December 2007 working paper on “Going Wireless: Dialing for Development. How Mobile Devices are Transforming Economic Development at the Base of the Pyramid” by David Lehr, Acumen Fund.
ICT for Social Change, Lebanon
Filed Under: academy, capacity building, middle east, project portfolio, regions, solutions by usha on January 29th, 2008Next up…
Photo Blog on National Institute for Training of Women Trainers in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Social Change in Beirut, Lebanon. Convened by Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) and Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action. Facilitated by Yours Truly.
ICT for Social Change, Jordan
Filed Under: academy, capacity building, middle east, project portfolio, regions, solutions by usha on January 22nd, 2008Photo Blog on National Institute for Training of Women Trainers in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Social Change in Amman, Jordan. Convened by Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) and Sisterhood Is Global Institute-Jordan (SIGI-J). Facilitated by Yours Truly.
Cool Uses of Mobile Technology in Jordan & Lebanon
Filed Under: middle east, regions by usha on December 18th, 2007The pervasiveness of cell phones in the Global South is an old story that everyone has heard multiple times already. However, it is a nascent technology and its innovative uses and applications are still unfolding in many parts of the world. Here are two recent experiences from my trip to Jordan & Lebanon to add to the “cool uses of mobile technology” theme.
Internet Connectivity Through Electric Outlet (Amman, Jordan)
Filed Under: middle east, regions by usha on December 3rd, 2007On Dec 1, I landed in Amman, Jordan to facilitate the National Institute for Training of Women Trainers in Information and Communication Technology for Social Change, convened by Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) and Sisterhood Is Global Institute-Jordan (SIGI-J).
Facebook User Statistics (Nov 2007)
Filed Under: africa, asia, middle east, regions, research, stats by AI on November 28th, 2007Overall country rank, user numbers, and gender break-down of Facebook users (as of Nov 2007)
- 42,966,780 total users
- 15,521,660 (36.12%) male; 18,118,600 (42%) female; 9,326,520 (21.71%) unspecified.
World Bank’s Learning Network Infrastructure
Filed Under: africa, ai work, asia, consulting, elearning, middle east, regions, solutions by AI on August 8th, 2007This month’s issue of Baseline Magazine has an excellent overview of World Bank’s information and communication technology related activities, infrastructure, and budget. (Warning: Don’t blame me if your eyes pop and jaws drop at the numbers mentioned in there.)
The article spans about 12 pages, so for those of you who do not want to read it in its entirety, here is the gist: Read More »