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Uganda: Government Wants 3,000 Youth for ICT Jobs - New Vision The Ugandan training programme is a partnership between the Government and private sector, which will involve the setting up of a call centre. The call centre is an initiative of the Uganda Youth Convention (UYC) and other Ugandan entrepreneurs to address the problem of job scarcity, especially for the youth.
Ushahidi Haiti Project: Preliminary Evaluation Findings - Crisis Mappers Independent evaluation of the effectiveness of Ushahidi's well-known crisis mapping project deployed in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Haiti One Year On: Technology and the Future of Humanitarian Aid- UN Dispatch The disaster response operations of 2010 taught the humanitarian community hard lessons in how to communicate more effectively both with each other and with disaster affected communities. In reports reflecting on the year since the Haiti earthquake, key members of our community are pointing to the need to adapt practices in the humanitarian response system to new realities, including policies to protect the security of data about vulnerable populations.
Liberian Radio Station Gives Women the Controls - Womens E News A new radio station in Liberia airs national broadcasts about women's interests and needs. It also grooms female journalists, a tall order in a country where 14 years of civil war have left women's literacy levels lagging far behind.
An East African Lab Supports Local Programmers to Develop New Apps - ICT Update Apps developers in east Africa can make use of a new regional lab to enhance their skills and create innovative applications
Russia: Using The Ushahidi Platform To Reach Rural Areas - Ushahidi Russian liberal newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" approached the "Help Map" team and suggested to launch a new crowdsourcing project to address the problems of people who are affected by cold weather. As consequence, a new platform "Holoda.info" was born.
PHILIPPINES: Facebooking in a Storm- IRIN The Filipino government's bid to encourage the use of social media as a disaster warning tool was tested once again in weeks of flooding that have affected more than 260,000 families nationwide, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
MTN, Sanlam Launch mHealth Solutions- IT News Africa South Africa's healthcare is poised for a major revolution this year. Millions of MTN subscribers will be able to access a range of healthcare services on their mobile handsets without the inconvenience of travelling to a healthcare facility.
Tunisia: Social Justice or Social Media?- Huffington Post Internews' Jamal Dajani discusses what kind of role social media played in the recent political upheaval in Tunisia.
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