Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Egyptian family names daughter “Facebook”

An Egyptian man has named his newborn daughter ‘Facebook’ in honor of the role the social networking site played in catalyzing the Egyptian uprising which led former president Hosni Mubarak to resign after 30 years in power.

Gamal Ibrahim, a twenty-something man from Alexandria, gave his daughter the name “to express his joy at the achievements made by the January 25 youth,” he told al-Ahram, the leading government-run newspaper in Egypt.

Facebook’s unusual name has drawn international interest, with many expressing sympathy for the child. Yet, “the child Facebook Jamal Ibrahim will grow up in freedom – including the freedom, we hope, to abbreviate “Facebook” to the initials FB should that seem preferable to her, or lose it altogether,” wrote Roz Kaveney in the Guardian.

By Staff
Link: http://www.itnewsafrica.com/?p=10905

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Carpentry and ICT: improved entrepreneurskills in Ghana


Producer/ Director: Martine Koopman, IICD
PEPS-C in Wa, Ghana builds the capacity of small scale
entrepreneurs like the carpenter that is interviewed in this video.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Dr. Clint Rogers shares interviews and insights from Faculty and Professionals around Africa for why they feel most ICT4D Projects FAIL.

Top 7 Reasons Why Most ICT4D Projects Fail


Dr. Clint Rogers shares interviews and insights from Faculty and
Professionals around Africa for why they feel most ICT4D Projects FAIL.
Included are important questions for reflection and discussion.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Interview with Mr. Bright Simons at the mHealth Summit 2010


African M-health: How Mobiles Save Lives in Developing World