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Mali radio staff Geekcorps draws on a database of more than 3,500 technical experts to transfer the technical skills required for communities to be digitally independent: able to create and expand private enterprise with innovative, appropriate, and affordable information and communication technology (ICT).

These long-term staff, short-term consultants, and dedicated international technical volunteers implement large, multi-faceted, country-level business development programs using ICT in four areas of technology development:

Direct Technology Implementation
Economic Sector Development
Formal Technology Training
Online Diaspora Organizing

Each program is designed and implemented to achieve the overriding goal of IESC Geekcorps—to promote stability and prosperity in the developing world through ICT.

Direct Technology Implementation

LMI—Mali: The Last Mile Initiative (LMI) is developing sustainable telecommunication-based business models for the "last mile"—people in rural Mali without access to basic information or communication services.
MISTOWA—Ghana: The Market Information Systems and Traders’ Organizations of West Africa (MISTOWA) program aims to increase regional agricultural trade and food security in West Africa.

Economic Sector Development

AIM-IT—Lebanon: Access to International Markets through Information Technology (AIM-IT) will transform information and communication technology into Lebanon’s preeminent driver for economic growth
DFI—South Africa: The Digital Freedom Initiative (DFI) promotes economic growth by transferring the benefits of information and communication technology to entrepreneurs and small businesses in the developing world.

Formal Technology Training

Smarter Seminars—worldwide: The Smart Technology for a Smarter Business Program is a highly practical training curriculum that enables small business owners to build a smarter business with technology.

Online Diaspora Organizing

SNADD - North America: The Sudanese North American Diaspora Database is the primary resource for identifying Sudanese in the North American Diaspora to participate in skills transfer programs to build capacity and develop Southern Sudan.
iVolunteer4Lebanon - worldwide: iVolunteer4Lebanon is an automatic database that matches volunteer work assignments in Lebanon with the global Lebanese Diaspora -- work that can be done remotely or in Lebanon.

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Please Welcome Olivier Alais to Geekcorps Mali!

13th September 2007 in People, News, Mali, Featured by Wayan Vota

It’s with great please that we announce the new Geekcorps Mali Program Manager, Olivier Alais. Olivier comes to Geekcorps after working in Burkina Faso deploying computer labs with the French Embassy there. As a Parisian, he’s bringing a true French flair to Geekcorps Mali.

Olivier is also brining Geekcorps Mali into a new program area. For the next year, he will build on GCM’s success in improving rural radio stations by developing five new radio stations in Mali’s far north. These stations will bring innovative and sustainable information and communication technologies to underserved areas previously excluded from Mali’s active social and political systems.

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Volunteer Steve Porter on SHAW TV

22nd August 2007 in People, News, Featured, AIM-IT by Wayan Vota

IESC Geekcorps volunteer expert Steve Porter was featured on SHAW TV for his assignment with the AIM-IT program in Beirut, Lebanon.

During two separate workshops he delivered interactive hands-on training and simulation labs on Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Training to participants from Lebanese ICT companies.

Watch this SHAW TV interview about Steve’s impression of his “experience of a lietime”:

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Geekcorps ISO Software Development Experts

24th July 2007 in News, Experts needed, Featured, DFI by Wayan Vota

IESC Geekcorps is assisting the African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources Network (AVOIR), to expanding Free and Open Source Software development so African IT professionals can respond - with local solutions - to the needs of African businesses, universities, and civil society.

Geekcorps is looking for a skilled software development expert, knowledgeable in FOSS processes, products, and management to help the AVOIR Network partners, “nodes” develop detailed reports. Your pan-African efforts could accelerate the catalytic role of information technologies across all sectors of African economy.

Want to be considered? Register now, or if already registered, tell us you’re interested!

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AIM-IT to launch first PDA Navigation Guide for Lebanon

2nd July 2007 in News, Featured, AIM-IT by Wayan Vota

The AIM-IT program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the International Executive Service Corps (IESC), in collaboration with Lebanon’s Ministry of Tourism and Federation of Touristic Syndicates, is launching the first PDA Navigation Guide to tourism and eco-tourism sites in Lebanon, on July 10 at the Ministry of Tourism

The PDA Navigation Guide fully utilizes the power of ICT to increase the competitiveness of rural tourism by encouraging tourists discover landmarks and natural beauty hidden in rural and remote areas of Lebanon. The PDA Guide to tourism provides hand held digitized maps of Lebanon with directions and guidance to over 11,000 Points of Interests across Lebanon.

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Empowering Lebanese ICT Companies with Hands-on Training

25th June 2007 in News, AIM-IT by Wayan Vota

During two separate workshops in Beirut, Lebanon, IESC Geekcorps international volunteer expert Steve Porter delivered interactive hands-on training and simulation labs on Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Training, the latest Microsoft software project management tool, to participants from Lebanese ICT companies

Mr. Porter’s trainings are part of the capacity building activities within IESC’s Accessing International Markets thru Information Technology (AIM-IT) program. AIM-IT developed the Microsoft Visual Studio training in collaboration with Microsoft’s Developer Network and Microsoft Lebanon to:

provide the latest software project management methodology,
showcase practical know-how on using software management tools

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Success stories

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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