Quick Hits for Tech and Africa

October 6, 2009 — 2 Comments

Wayan Vota reports that broadband boosts GDP more than mobiles.

WorldChanging has a series of posts listing their favorite blogs, divided by subject.

The NYT features African fashion glossies, highlighting both the purchasing power of wealthy Africans and the large divide between the rich and the poor.

Changemakers and kiwanja.net are soliciting input for an SMS How To Guide.

3 South African companies make it into BusinessWeek’s Top 40.

And finally, Make Magazine shows us how to make some Augmented Reality cookies.

2 responses to Quick Hits for Tech and Africa

  1. The most interesting post was the one on broadband and GDP. You would assume it would be the other way around.

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