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The past 30 days in technology for development

Weekly: Uchaguzi Hangout, Code of Conduct & Testing 2.7

Happy Week! We are a mission to share best practices and co-create a Code of Conduct. Plus, we have two Deployments of the Week from Venezuela. The biggest Ushahidi news this week is that we are in TEST MODE for 2.7. After months of bug fixes and many long nights/days, the developer team has crushed bugs and need your help to test before we launch.

IREX Open House & Panel Discussion May 8th

Please join us for an Open House & Panel Discussion on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 8:30 - 10:30am at 

Benefits, barriers and tips for ICT-enabled M&E

At Catholic Relief Services’ annual ICT4D meeting in March 2013, I worked with Jill Hannon from Rockefeller Foundation’s Evaluation Office to organize 3 sessions on the use of ICT for Monitoring and Evaluation (ICTME).

Making Sense of MOOCs -- A Reading List

reading about MOOCsA few years ago I participated in a fascinating online course.

Boston Marathon Bombing Marks a Deadly Week So Far

The Boston Marathon bombing does not even rank as the deadliest terrorist attack in the world this week. To put this in perspective:

When Success Is Too Sweet: India’s Looming Diabetes Epidemic

Ed note. UN Dispatch contributor Lois Parshley is in India this week, on a health focused reporting fellowship supported by the United Nations Foundation

Major Earthquake Strikes Iran, Pakistan Border

A 7.8 Magnitude earthquake has struck eastern south eastern Iran, not far from the border with Pakistan. The epicenter was 83KM east of the city of Khash, and Iranian government officials are reporting signifcant casulties.

Bloggers in Bangladesh facing arrest, assault, murder

This is a hard day to write about issues other than sudden, unexpected disasters – the bombing in Boston, the earthquake in Iran – and horrific

Digital Literacy for Haiti Rebuilding

Mercidieu François assisting two DLHR participants at College Mahatma Gandhi
Mercidieu François assisting two DLHR participants at College Mahatma Gandhi

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