Archive for December 4th, 2006

Geekcorps at the Tech Museum Awards: Watch the Video & Listen to the Interview!

4th December 2006

On November 15, our very own Wayan Vota, Director of IESC Geekcorps, accepted an Accenture Economic Development Award at the Tech Museum Awards on behalf of the Geekcorps Mali Community Radio project and the Geekcorps Desert PC Communications System. The Tech Museum Awards is an international Awards program that honors innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity. To learn more, watch the Geekcorps Tech Museum Award video and listen to an interview with Mr. Vota.

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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.

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