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Digital publishing and local content in Africa

Mar / 12 / 2010

Publishing is not an easy business these days. Books are being published more than ever before, but also less read. The arrival of the Internet brought with it many new ways of consuming information. Fast-food content is on its rise and books do not only struggle for attention as a medium, but also have not [...]

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Culture of social networks in Africa on the example of trade

Dec / 01 / 2009

There are over one billion Internet users worldwide according to a list from Wikipedia. Every day thousand of people joining social networks such as Facebook. How can these social networks be used to boost business? Are there differences between countries or regions how such social networks work? Mark Davies from Esoko, explains intriguing thoughts from his work [...]

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The race to map Africa and ethical issues around online mapping

Jun / 03 / 2009

I started blogging at the Web2fordev gateway, from which I will crosspost some articles here from time to time to get some further discussions on web2fordev. I wrote the following piece together with Giacomo Rambaldi, the initiator of PPgis (Open Forum on Participatory Geographic Information Systems and Technologies).
Online Mapping for Development: Opportunities and Challenges
Maps are [...]

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