Tryggvi Thayer, Ph.D.
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Uganda ripe for ICTs
I watched a short version of the film, “Uganda: Education Reforms“, in one of my courses yesterday. I don’t doubt that there is an element of propaganda in the USAID produced film, but I was very impressed with the Ugandan … Continue reading
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Innovation and leapfrogging
Peter Day’s article, “Universities challenged” on the BBC News website this morning discusses some of the assumptions about innovation and the role of higher education in innovative systems. Day hits on some interesting points, but I wouldn’t say that he … Continue reading
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Information and knowledge dependency
A couple of interesting readings I’ve been going over that illustrate the “information age” version of dependency theory: Globalisation, ICTs, and the New Imperialism: Perspectives on Africa in the Global Electronic Village. Yunusa Z. Ya’u. A continental Association of African … Continue reading
More on $100 laptops
I wanted to add a little bit concerning the $100 laptop, or the “green machine”, because I’ve seen a lot of things about this on blogs today after the news about Bill Gates’ comments. There seem to be a fair … Continue reading
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Gates hits a low point in criticism of $100 laptop
Bill Gates recently made fun of MIT’s $100 laptop program at a forum with government leaders of the Americas: Bill Gates mocks MIT’s $100 laptop project. Gates has been accused, and indeed found guilty, of some pretty dubious dealings, but … Continue reading
UNESCO Consultation on the Geneva Plan of Action
UNESCO is collecting opinions on their action plan for moving towards knowledge societies: WSIS Consultation. This is your opportunity to be heard. Go for it. I already submitted my comments under Action Line C3: Access to info and knowledge and … Continue reading
