Technology plays an increasingly important role in delivering effective development programs. From supporting mobile banking services, improving access to education or reporting on corruption and transparency, we're integrating technology and innovation to our programmes to provide new and practical solutions to benefit poor people.
Trapped in my office at dusk, yet another heavy rainstorm sweeps over Harare. I make a start on this post, until the electricity fails and the room is plunged into darkness. Travel is risky: last week, trying to get to …
Most of us love a bit of technology that will make our lives easier or save us money. I don’t know how I got by before I had my iPhone – and I’m a bit of a Luddite. These days there …
Working in various developing countries for a long time (I've been overseas now for around 15 years) sometimes gives me first hand evidence of how initiatives can grow and adapt over time – and often for the best. Ten years …
The UK Government's recent reminder that it plans to accelerate the use of open source software in public services is a pleasant reminder to open source enthusiasts just how far this type of software has come in recent years. For …
In a previous post I argued that focusing on a particular type of technology is somewhat of a distraction when looking at the important issue of internet access for the world’s poor. I think there was broad agreement, that in …
On this Blog Action Day focussing on poverty, I thought it timely to talk about access to the internet, or perhaps more importantly how the millions living in poverty access the internet. It is unfortunate that much of the recent …
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