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October 6, 2012
Kenya: New mobile application launched to track M-PESA transactions
A new mobile application called Zebumob has been launched which would enable M-PESA users to track their transactions. Through this, users will be able to get a clear overview of where their money is going, and how much is coming in through the M-PESA mobile money platform. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
Tanzania’s silent internet revolution
As is the case in many developing countries, internet education is centric to basic curriculum involving MS Word and suchlike, while the world is undergoing a revolution involving smart phones, tablets and applications that may very well assist in education, healthcare, agriculture and more. The case is so in Tanzania, […]
October 6, 2012
Chinese internet users to cross 800 million by 2025
According to a report issued by the Chinese government recently, the number of people in China who will use internet, come 2025 is well set to cross the 800 million mark. In a country where more people use portable devices like mobile phones than traditional desktops to access internet, and […]
October 6, 2012
India: ‘Recipe’ for complete digital literacy by 2021
In a country where a fourth of the population is illiterate, going by traditional definitions, there is a higher probability of the country to be more ‘digital literate’ given the number of cell phones in use in the country. This post details how the rural development ministry can use its […]
October 6, 2012
2012 Information and Communications for Development: Maximising Mobile
This report by the World Bank and infoDev marks a distinct shift away from ICT connectivity and access to ICT applications, especially those available to the developing world masses over their mobile phones. Read the report here.
October 6, 2012
India and US to collaborate for renewable energy
As both US and India think along the lines of large scale cooperation, they are setting up a group to discuss the various financing options that will favour renewable energy options. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
Remote Indonesian islands to get solar power
The company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will soon be constructing as many as 100 solar power plants across the Indonesian archipelago, especially on those islands which are remote and lack other forms of traditional electricity access. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
Kyocera supplies 30 MW of modules for solar power plant in Northern Japan
Kyocera Solar Corporation will soon be supplying solar panels to set up a solar plant in Hokkaido, Japan. There will be as many as 135000 solar panels in the plant. Read more here.
October 6, 2012
India: The Aditya Birla group to invest INR 60 billion in solar power
The Aditya Birla group, and India-originated conglomerate has recently made the decision of investing as much as INR 60 billion as the government provides encouragement for such solar ventures, and as demand for solar power increases. Read more here.
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