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Over 2 Million Tweets from Oklahoma Tornado Automatically Processed (Updated)
Update: We have now processed a total of 2 million tweets (up from 1 million). My colleague Hemant Purohit at QCRI has been working with us on automatically extracting needs and offers of help posted… more →
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AFRICA REVOLUTION SERIES part 3: To Love Beyonce And Manchester United, Is To Walk Away From The Barricades
wrote 1 day ago: Over half of South Africa’s youth are unemployed; though they are not about to turn on the rul … more →
Juliana Rotich - Meet BRCK, Internet access built for Africa
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Modem to improve African net access
wrote 1 week ago: A modem designed specifically for Africa has been announced at the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh … more →
KENYAN COMPANY, USHAHIDI, DESIGNS NEW INNOVATIVE MODEM FOR AFRICA
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wrote 1 week ago: Kenyan firm Ushahidi has designed an innovative internet modem, BRCK, specifically for Africa, in a … more →
Modem to improve African net access
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wrote 1 week ago: A rugged modem that can shift between different connectivity technologies is being launched by Kenya … more →
In Unlikely Places Around the Globe: 25 Startups?
wrote 2 weeks ago: In Unlikely Places Around the Globe: 25 Startups? The world’s cities are all trying to emulate Silic … more →
The World Bank Malawi Data Bootcamp
wrote 2 weeks ago: 2 months ago at an InterNations networking event, I met a team of consultants from The World Bank wh … more →
smartup eurasia: connecting with YOU
wrote 3 weeks ago: Originally posted on the Voices from Eurasia We created a map called smartup eurasia,* to provide a … more →
Over 2 Million Tweets from Oklahoma Tornado Automatically Processed (Updated)
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Update: We have now processed a total of 2 million tweets (up from 1 million). My colleague Hemant P … more →
Automatically Classifying Crowdsourced Election Reports
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wrote 4 weeks ago: As part of QCRI’s Artificial Intelligence for Monitoring Elections (AIME) project, I liaised w … more →
How To Bring Mobile Internet To Rural Underserved Areas In Africa – BRCK [VIDEO]
wrote 1 month ago: What is the BRCK? And how can it bring mobile internet to rural underserved areas in Africa or elsew … more →
Only connect!: Fellows Friday with Erik Hersman, on the rise of his go-anywhere modem BRCK
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wrote 1 month ago: Five years ago, the non-profit tech company Ushahidi exploited existing technology to create a power … more →
Introducing IVAN: Crowdsourced Environmental Issue Tracking
wrote 1 month ago: It happens rather frequently, I’ll be driving through a spray of pesticide or I’ll notice a car that … more →
Here's technology from Africa that ensures the cloud works when your connection doesn't
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wrote 1 month ago: The “cloud” is great for places that enjoy uninterrupted power and internet connections. But for lar … more →
BRCK - your backup generator for the internet
wrote 1 month ago: Today at re:publica in Berlin, the Nairobi-based Ushahidi team – represented by co-founder Eri … more →
Kenya pushes forward with "Silicon Savannah"
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wrote 1 month ago: English: I&M Bank Tower in Nairobi, Kenya (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Kenya has begun building the … more →
Mapping Violence with Plan Benin
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wrote 2 months ago: In addition to producing the ICT4D project guide, Plan also is running a number of it’s own pr … more →
From Matatus to Mobile Phones; Kenya's Growing Tech Success
wrote 2 months ago: Throughout the semester we have discussed multiple application of ICTs that aid the the development … more →
Stigmergic self-organization and the improvisation of Ushahidi
wrote 2 months ago: Here are some excerpts from Janet’s fascinating paper. In late 2007 in Kenya, US educated Keny … more →
