Innovation Kenya

Posted on May 22nd, 2009 in Business Units, News

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Posted on May 22nd, 2009 in News

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MOBILE INNOVATION FOR THE RURAL POOR

Posted on November 06th, 2008 in Information Technology

 
Africa is the fastest growing market for mobile telephone. It has also been shown that growth on new subscribers is biggest in the developing world.
Studies by the International Telecommunications Union indicate that of the world’s mobile subscribers only 33% were in the developed world with the remaining 67% in the developing world at the end [...]

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Presidents as agents of innovation

Posted on September 25th, 2008 in News

Author: Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project
African governments are increasingly recognising the importance of innovation in development. But little will be achieved unless government structures are aligned with long-term technological and economic goals.

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Mobile Version of West Africa Doctors Network

Posted on June 16th, 2008 in News

We are pleased to announce a mobile version of The West Africa Doctors Network.

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Better health at the click of a button

Posted on June 14th, 2008 in Information Technology

By Mary Kimani
“Africa Renewal, United Nations”.
The small, dusty village of Mayange lies 20 kilometres from Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. Its health centre has fewer than 40 beds but serves an estimated 35,000 people. The Mayange centre could well be like thousands of other health facilities across the continent struggling to meet patients’ needs with very [...]

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