ICT4D | Kabissa

Take action today to learn about Facebook timeline and hide embarassing and potentially endangering old status updates

Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 17 December, 2011 - 23:32

Facebook is again evolving and growing its offerings, this time to bring a new feature that makes it easy and fun to explore and engage with someone's activities on facebook through time. As I've been saying over the last few years as Facebook gained in prominence (and I'm not alone in this) I am very concerned about Kabissa members working in potentially risky environments using Facebook in a non-tactical way and risking not just embarassment but arrest or worse.

Information Technology Youth initiatives in Nigeria

Submitted by Jide Awe on 6 June, 2011 - 01:52

Information on the IT Youth initiatives in Nigeria can be found online here:

Share Essential Health Information with Your Audiences Using K4Health’s eToolkit Application

Submitted by Chris Rottler on 22 February, 2011 - 21:03

The Knowledge for Health (K4Health) project invites collaborators working in public health in various countries to build country-specific eToolkits using our unique and free online tool, called the eToolkit Application. You do not need specialized IT skills to use this tool! Using simple drop-down menus and fill-in-forms, you can quickly and easily create the navigation for your toolkit interface and upload important resources that you want to share with others.

Climate Change and ICT Strategy for Development Organisations: New Papers

Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 15 February, 2011 - 13:44

Crossposted from AFRIK-IT mailing list:

Two new papers on organisational strategy for climate change, ICTs and development are available online at: http://www.niccd.org/resources.htm

You use Facebook. But what about LinkedIn? My contribution to the Feb Net2ThinkTank

Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 8 February, 2011 - 16:18

I have had an account on LinkedIn for years, but recently devoted a solid week to beefing up my LinkedIn Profile, which I used to create my Curriculum Vitae using the free LinkedIn Resume Builder.

Drumbeat Festival, ICT for Rural Economic Development, SocialCamp 2010 - Attempt To Connect Three Communities

Submitted by Tobias Eigen on 21 November, 2010 - 13:26

I had the good fortune to participate in three fascinating events this month, all with overlapping themes that matter to Kabissa but taking different approaches and targeting different communities. If you were at one of these events, I'd like to invite you to check out the other ones and look for collaboration opportunities. Please also join Kabissa, add your organizations working in Africa to the Kabissa directory and introduce yourself in the groups.

Pakistan Relief Toolkit: Providing Essential Knowledge and Resources for Relief Efforts

Submitted by Chris Rottler on 30 August, 2010 - 20:10

As the flood waters begin to recede across Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says the government is now “seriously concerned” about the potential spread of epidemic diseases.

The flooding has left more than 1,600 people dead and approximately six million homeless. According to the BBC, about 17 million of Pakistan’s 166 million people have been affected by the disaster. In addition, the United Nations warns that without enough doctors or proper facilities, over 100,000 pregnant women are now at risk of infection and disease.

Record Participation at eLearning Africa 2010

Submitted by Kymmene Brereton on 14 July, 2010 - 16:57

eLA 2010 Opening Plenary Celebrating the 5th anniversary of eLearning Africa, this year’s conference saw a record number of 1778 participants - more than twice as many as at the inaugural conference in 2006. Delegates from all over the world came to Lusaka, Zambia, to attend workshops, sessions and best practice demonstrations which provided fresh stimuli and new ideas.

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