As technology becomes relevant to address social problems in developing countries, the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had launched a seed grant program in which its students competed with innovative ideas for bringing about social change. Fourteen teams of students were selected for the funding [...]
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The US-based Grameen Foundation has announced that the latest version (1.4) of Mifos is now available for download. For those who are not aware about Mifos and its advantages, we take this opportunity to discuss a bit about it. Grameen Foundation’s Technology Center first launched Mifos in 2006 as part of [...] The deeper penetration of mobile phones in rural areas in developing countries has opened up newer possibilities for organizing various activities for community-based awareness. Ashoka’s Changemakers experimented upon this process in Africa with the support of Hewlett Foundation and carried out outreach interventions. Their experiment led to the creation of an open source [...] Tactical Tech, a UK-based international NGO advocating for the promotion of human rights through the use of ICT and digital technologies has listed out the budgetary requirements for cellphone-based projects aiming at social change and sustainable development in developing countries. For a quick start guide for NGOs on how to begin a cellphone-based [...] |
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