Tryggvi Thayer, Ph.D.
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Category Archives: Development
The document reality of an ICT4D program: missed opportunities
I have a lot of stuff on this blog on my analysis of the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations Millennium Declaration and ICTs for development, but I never got around to posting anything about the research that came from … Continue reading
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Interesting examples of resourceful networking in South Africa
The BBC news website has a collection of brief reports about ways that ICT use is being spread and used in poverty stricken areas in South Africa. Everything from mesh networking with tin cans to free open source software. While … Continue reading
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Leapfrogging, China, strange calls from the US… It all gets you thinking.
I had an interesting phone call this evening. It was from someone in the US who was preparing a piece for a morning radio show on the impact of Skype in China and was interested in the “leapfrogging” aspect. As … Continue reading
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Knowledge and learning in the global knowledge-based economy
Another draft related to my thesis. This one follows the previously posted drafts and discusses the theoretical foundations of the concepts of “knowledge” and “learning” in a globalized knowledge-based economy with special emphasis on ICTs. Links to the previous chapters … Continue reading
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OECD’s peer review of US development aid
The OECD has an interesting peer review programme for assessing member states development policies and activities. This unique programme will be the subject of an ASEAN/OECD meeting later this month. Under the peer review programme each country is reviewed every … Continue reading
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Microsoft invents IT language for Mapuche Indians in Chile
The story about Microsoft’s translation of its software into Mapuzugun, a language spoken by about 400,000 indiginous Mapuche Indians in Chile, has been raising a lot of attention on the net. The Mapuche Indians want to take Microsoft to court … Continue reading
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