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30th October 2006
As announced last week, Geekcorps Director Wayan Vota hosted a webchat on the U.S. State Department’s USINFO website. The October 25 chat was written up in a USINFO article by Mary L. Specht entitled “Information Technology Critical in Development, Expert Says.” A transcript of the webchat is also available online.
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30th October 2006
Middle East business resource AME Info reported on Wednesday, October 25, that “the PCA ICT Academy [PICTA], an ICT development project which aims to transform the lives of thousands of families throughout Lebanon, announced the opening of a training and technology centre in Baalbek.” PCA ICT Academy is a collaborative effort among multiple companies and NGOs, including IESC, Intel, MercyCorps, Cisco, Microsoft, UNDP and CA.
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Papou Coulibaly is young boutique owner in Ouélessébougou. Previously, Geekcorps partnered with Papou to create a Cybertigi - an Internet access point for the local community via a wireless link to a Community Information & Learning Center (CLIC).
The Cybertigi proved to be a very successful experiment, becoming popular with first time Internet users who found Papou’s mini-cyber both affordable and accessible. Unfortunately, after several months of Cybertigi operation the CLIC lost its Internet connection and Papou returned his equipment back to the CLIC.
Undeterred, Papou Coulibaly saw the potential for offering offline ICT services in Ouélessébougou and went about creating a unconnected cyber café at his boutique. Using the Geekcorps’ Cybertigi design, Papou acquired three computers, a laser printer, scanner, digital camera, photo printer, a Bluetooth adapter, speakers and a headset, even building a permanent metal shelter for his cyber café boutique.
