The Cameroon Netsquared Community will be organizing a conference on the 9th of February 2012 in DTCHUKS PALACE HOTEL Molyko Buea, the capital of the South West Region. The event will bring together members from all the local groups in Cameroon, Techies, civil society organizations and local government authorities.

These social actors shall critically analyze the activities of Netsquared in Cameroon, redefine a foundation and put in place a strategic plan of action for 2012-2014.

GET DETAILS ON THE EVENT @ www.ivission.net

Registration is free!!!

May 17th marked the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD). To celebrate, we used this year's WTISD theme, "Better Life in Rural Communities with ICTs" to guide our Net2 Think Tank question for May. And wow did you respond! We had some of our best Net2 Think Tank responses to date!

May 17 will mark World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD). To celebrate, we're using this year's WTISD theme, "Better Life in Rural Communities with ICTs" to guide our Net2 Think Tank question for May!

For this month's Net2 Think Tank, we're brainstorming ideas for closing the digital divide for people living in rural areas all around the world. How are you bridging the divide and what are your tips for others who are just getting started? Share your projects and ideas with the NetSquared Community!

A great educational opportunity - MA in ICT for sustainable development at the University of London

The ICT for development (ICT4D) programme is a new strand within the established and highly successful Master course in Practising Sustainable Development at the Royal Holloway, University of London. The new Masters tries to balance out the proportions between the research and practice and it is designed for those who want to launch or further their careers as development practitioners or scholars.

I am DataDyne.org's Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Santiago, Chile and President of The Zoltner Consulting Group.

My mission is to continue to create sustainable platforms that can be used by organizations, governments and people worldwide to achieve development goals and reach the world's poor with actionable information that can improve their lives and livelihoods. I have a particular interest in mobile technology, rural development, agricultural development and healthcare.

Dear Friends of Social Change,

The FACT Challenge is at hand and the voting is running out of time!
I know you must have made some choices; but permit me share
 some few words of wisdom inspired by Nelson Mandela:

1. Never make decisions in a haste


2. Be ready to come back to a decision when need be


3. Never keep your eyes off the challenge (problem) on the field

In Cameroon, we have two challenges:

 http://www.netsquared.org/projects/testimonies-history

My Contact: excelasama@yahoo.fr, T+237 99 44 43 91

The web2fordev conference at FAO is currently in its 3rd and final day. The tagline for the event is "Participatory Web for Development", but in many ways I see it as a continuation of Netsquared.

I voted today.

When evaluating projects, I considered the six net2 attributes and also tried to imagine how, if implemented, they would affect the lives of Africans - and in particular the struggles of African civil society organizations to serve the needs of their communities. The projects I chose seemed to me to offer the most revolutionary impact across Africa (and indeed across the world) in part because they make creative use of Web 2.0 to leverage their impact.

Hi Everyone,

http://thepurplebubble.blogspot.com/2006/08/why-google-is-innovative-and-has.html This is an abstract from a paper I'm writing on Google and socialimpact, it's specifically around its merits over the $100 laptop.. Would love to know your thoughts on it and more broadely on Google and itsimpact on development. Feel free to email them to me and I would ofcourse recognize any contributions in the papers merits.