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Congratulations to mPedigree on their selection as a 2009 Tech Awards Laureate!

Submitted by Commons on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:47.

tech award in hand

Congratulations to mPedigree, entrant in USAID's Development 2.0 Challenge, and 2009 Tech Laureate, as announced by the Tech Awards today! Tech Awards reports that this year's 15 laureates were selected from among 650 nominations representing 66 countries.

Past Events

Submitted by Commons on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 15:44.

A Telecommunications Policy Agenda for the Obama Administration

Events

Submitted by Commons on Fri, 01/23/2009 - 14:57.

Online Community Unconference East 2010

held at

Digital Sandbox, New York City

February 10, 2010

Submission summaries for the 2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge - Health I

Submitted by Commons on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 19:30.

2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge submissions

HEALTH I

Entries 1-20

Global Health III

Submitted by Commons on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 18:52.

 

 

2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge submissions

GLOBAL HEALTH

III

Entries 27-38

 

Submission summaries for the 2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge - Health II

Submitted by Commons on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 18:52.

2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge submissions

HEALTH II

Entries 21-38

21) Mobile phone messages for HIV Prevention for the deaf

22) Mobilizing Medical Records in Resource Poor Settings

Submission summaries for the 2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge - Humanitarian Assistance

Submitted by Commons on Fri, 01/16/2009 - 15:20.

2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge submissions

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

 

1) Connecting Refugees

2) CoordinAid: Technology To Augment Humanitarian Relief Efforts

Submission summaries for the 2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge - Democracy and Governance

Submitted by Commons on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 22:10.

2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge submissions

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

 
1) Cell By Cell Community Twitter

2) Freecycle.Org Global Smartphone/SMS Gift Economy

3) HarassMap - Reporting & Mapping Sexual Harassment On The Streets Via SMS

4) Khuluma

Submission summaries for the 2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge - Economic Growth I

Submitted by Commons on Thu, 01/15/2009 - 21:28.

2008 USAID Development 2.0 Challenge submissions

ECONOMIC GROWTH & TRADE (1-12)

 
1) Armenian Monuments Awareness Project: Preservation Through Audio Tours Using Mobile

2) Assured Labor

3) BizWiz - The Business Helper

Development 2.0 Challenge Winners Show Power of Mobile Technology for Development

Submitted by Commons on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 15:43.

photo of Mridul Chowdhury, Administrator Henrietta Fore, Kirsten Bokenkamp and Erik Hersman on podium at Awards Ceremony

The three winners of the first USAID Development 2.0 Challenge show that in developing countries, cell phones—and in particular the text messages (SMS) they can send so cheaply and quickly—offer huge potential for development efforts.