ICT

Articles on Information Communications Technology .

Mobile phone and internet interface to revolutionize farming

Friday, 02 July 2010 09:42 Duncan Mboyah

In an attempt to help farmers in Kenya and sub Saharan Africa improve their productivity, a group of scientists known as geospatial experts have develop an internet based information hub that will avail instant information to farmers on relevant seeds and potential markets for their produce.

Dubbed a “commons” approach, the service is aimed at offering appropriate farming techniques and markets to farmers as a motivation to improve their productivity.

Cyber Dialogues give women real power

Friday, 22 September 2006 06:00 Arthur Okwemba

An innovative new concept known as cyber dialogues is putting the power of information technology into the hands of women who have had experiences of abuse.

Using a virtual meeting space women, and men, connect with each other from public meeting points or the privacy of their own homes and offices. Just a couple of years after the first launch in 2004, cyber dialogues are cropping up all over Southern Africa and beyond.

Relishing Sexual Health Information on the Mobile Phone

Friday, 03 March 2006 06:00 Arthur Okwemba

A Kenyan marketer has won a prestigious British award for developing a programme that is now helping Kenyans access information on venereal diseases, smoking, drinking, and drug abuse through their mobilie phones.

The 24-hour-service, the first of its kind in East and Central Africa, offers information not only in English and Kiswahili, but also in vernacular languages like Kikuyu, Kamba, Luhya and Luo.