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Maker Faire Africa Ignites Innovation in Accra

Submitted by Commons on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 18:16.

maker faire africa hosts

The Global Development Commons is delighted to hear reports coming in from far and wide that Maker Faire Africa went off without a hitch and ignited innovation in Accra, Ghana.

Kabissa.org Launches a New Website to Connect for Change in Africa

Submitted by Commons on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 17:39.

Kabissa logo

Kabissa, a network of people who are working online and on the ground for positive change in Africa, has recently launched a new website devoted to connecting for Africa.

African Diaspora Marketplace Received 733 Business Plans for Economic Growth in African Communities

Submitted by Commons on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 21:30.

The inaugural African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM) closed its call for proposals and has exceeded expectations by collecting 733 business proposals.

New Jokko Initiative from Tostan and UNICEF Brings Literacy Through Mobile Phones

Submitted by Commons on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 21:46.

boy holding mobile phone

The Commons congratulates Tostan and UNICEF on their partnership with hundreds of African communities in the new Jokko Initiative in Senegal.  Jokko, which means “communication” in Wolof, is opening up new methods of communication and education for people using mobile phones.

Come to Maker Faire Africa August 14th-16th in Accra, Ghana

Submitted by Commons on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 15:54.

Maker Faire Africa (MFA), a celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention, will take place August 14-16 at the AITI Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Ghana's capital, Accra.

Global Development Commons in the News

Submitted by Commons on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 15:29.

stack of newspapers

Obama's Patent Chief Choice Has Known Collaborative Tendencies

Submitted by techPresident Blog on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 22:31.

The White House has made an intriguing pick with nominating David Kappos to head up the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Maker Faire Africa- Aug 14th-16th in Accra, Ghana

Submitted by Commons on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 14:10.

man rests hand on wooden crocodile

Maker Faire Africa (MFA), a celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention, will take place August 14-16 at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Ghana's capital, Accra. This event is free to the general public.

Are You Following @FricaFact?

Submitted by Appfrica on Sun, 06/07/2009 - 11:15.

A few months ago, I launched a fun little mash-up application called FricaFact. The basic premise being that I would tweet one fact about Africa every day. As I got busier setting up Appfrica Labs, I found it more and more difficult to sustain this as a hobby. Now that things are running more smoothly [...]

Intrahealth's iHRIS project delivers 3 new open source software products to strengthen Human Resource Information Systems

Submitted by Commons on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 21:29.

Ministry of Health staff updating personnel files the old-fashioned way in Zanzibar.

The Capacity Project, funded by USAID and led by IntraHealth, has developed the iHRIS Suite of three Open Source core software solutions, each addressing a specific Human Resources for Health (HRH) leadership issue.