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IESC Geekcorps’ program in Mali has been highlighted in a Volunteers for Prosperity (VfP) video, see it below! The video features Geekcorps Country Director Matt Berg who discusses a variety of the innovative Geekcorps technologies and initiatives that have been implemented in Mali such as the Desert PC and Cybertigi.

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This morning, Wayan Vota, Director of Geekcorps, spoke at the Software Engineering Process Group annual meeting on the other CMMI for Development - Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) for International Development.

In the IESC Geekcorps program, Accessing International Markets thru Information Technology (AIM-IT), CMMI is being applied as a differentiator, an international seal of operational process quality for Lebanese IT companies, increasing the ability of the IT industry to be a driver of the Lebanese economy.
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Microsoft and IESC Geekcorps have teamed up to send Microsoft developer experts to participate as volunteers in the Access to International Markets Through Information Technology (AIM-IT) project in Lebanon.
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After months of hard work, Geekcorps Mali is extremely proud to announce the release moulin - the offline Wikipedia!

moulin, French for windmill, is Geekcorps’ attempt to improve the access to basic information and reference material in developing countries by making it possible to access Wikipedia, the world’s largest, free encyclopedia, offline.
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On January 2, 2007, IESC Geekcorps’ work in Mali and Geekcorps Director Wayan Vota were featured on 100.1 KRUU-FM’s “Open Views” program hosted by DJ Sundar Raman. “Open Views” is an exploration of open-source and free-culture movements around the world, stretching beyond the limits of software. The show’s purpose is to provide a view into the rich world of collaborative development, open ideas, independent media, and new business models. Read the rest of this entry »

Geekcorps was recently featured on CNN’s Business 2.0 segment entitled “Companies with Heart.”

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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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Aboubacrine Touré admits to having become somewhat of a local celebrity in Bourem Inaly, a remote community about 30 kilometers west of Tombouctou on the Niger river in northern Mali. While he is the director of the local community radio station, Radio Beeray (Respect), he is best known throughout the region as the host of Journal of Journals, a weekly radio news program that airs every Sunday night.

Using an IESC Geekcorps Desert PC equipped with an R-BGAN Satellite Modem, Aboubacrine connects to the Internet in search of local and regional news that would be of interest to his listening audience. Over the span of the week, he carefully summarizes the news which he presents in the local language Songhai during his hour-long broadcast.
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In the village of Bourem Inaly, Mali there are over 120 television sets powered by 12-volt car batteries, but there is almost nothing to watch. With its CanTV project, Geekcorps has helped the local radio station stream video content to the local community over WiFi. The radio station, which rents these units out, benefits from a new monthly revenue stream while the villagers benefit with an improved source of news and entertainment.
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