Rest in Peace, Madiba.

Yesterday we parted ways with Nelson Mandela, one of history’s great world leaders and an inspiration for the ages. As the sun rose on the 2nd year of Mandela’s presidency, I had the tremendous and life-changing opportunity to spend a…

Building Human-Centered Design into ICT4D Projects: An Interview with Danny Alexander and Sean Hewens of IDEO.org

Another fantastic post that’s part of the ICT4D Best Practices blog series, this one on the importance of human-centered design.

Using SMS to Strengthen Community Communications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Reblogging one of my favorite interviews from the United Methodist Communications ICT4D Best Practice blog series: a conversation with Betty Musau in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who talks about how text messages are transforming community communications on vital…

New blog series on #ICT4D launched by @UMCommunication…

My friends over at @UMCommunication have just launched a blog series highlighting best practice in ICT for Development (ICT4D). The series kicks off with a post from FrontlineSMS founder Ken Banks providing 10 tips for successful ICT interventions at the…

10 Tips for Successful ICT4D Interventions: An Interview with ICT4D Pioneer Ken Banks

My friends over at @UMCommunications have just launched a blog series on best practice in the use of ICT for Development (ICT4D). Ken Banks, founder of FrontlineSMS, is the first interview — check out his ten tips for successful technology…