In July 2016 and on behalf of the GSMA (the corporate hat I wear!), I traveled to Myanmar with my friend and colleague Ramat Tejani for the first time. We were there to conduct a mobile telecoms policy training workshop with Myanmar government, private sector and multiple civil society stakeholders. However, before the work began, we took a mini-vacation and I saw a few potential opportunities for digital development in this relatively recently opened country.
Read MoreFrom Jubilation to Condemnation: Kenya's Digital Literacy Programme - Top Tips for Success
In April 2013, the Uhuru Kenyatta government, also referred to as the Jubilee Coalition, announced plans to realize a campaign promise to provide every Kenyan child with a solar laptop. The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) promise was initially met with “jubilation.” Yet, by the time the Uhuru government marked 100 days in office, a growing chorus of condemnation directed at the initiative had emerged in the blogosphere, and in online and print newspapers. Fast forward three years and multiple failed tenders later and the laptops have been turned into tablets and they have finally arrived after being manufactured in China. Hooray?!
Read MorePromoting advocacy with technology Part 2: Two days in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
In an ongoing collaboration with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), an organization dedicated to strengthening democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform, Panoply Digital recently conducted a two day technology training workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This is the second training we have done in this regard, with the first being a recent event in Lagos, Nigeria which my colleague Lauren wrote about here.
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