Global Library Services Network

https://glsn.com/

an Application Infrastructure Provider (AIP) supporting remote communities with access to digital libraries for offline use.

Google Maps launches in Kenya

As of today, detailed maps of many Kenyan towns including Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, and Nakuru are accessible through any web browser through http://maps.google.co.ke/ or through Google Maps for mobile on data enabled handsets. more

e-Agriculture

An example of Indian Agricultural Extension videos being shared through you tube.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4F4A07BBA95EAA98

http://www.e-agriculture.org is a "global initiative to enhance sustainable agricultural development and food security by improving the use of information, communication, and associated technologies in the sector."

Botanic Gardens Conservation International

BGCI was founded in 1987 to link botanic gardens as a co-operating global network for effective plant conservation. It now links over 2500 institutions in over 120 countries, all working together to preserve and promote plant diversity for people and the planet.

It includes several gardens in Africa including Kenya, and links to the African Botanic Gardens Network

Julia Willison is head of education.

http://plantscafe.net/ is a related project and includes many educational resources.

Emerging journalism

Journalism training is booming in the developing world. David Okwemba of Kenya's The Nation newspaper also helps train journalists. For community-generated podcasts (esp. in Kambu for the radio station) we have envisioned community members conducting interviews and making stories.

Economist story here.

Intel Classmate PC & Content for South Africa

The Classmate PC, Intel's "competitor" for the OLPC laptop.

Intel's 'skoool', multimedia content for Mathematics and Science learning in SA.

TESSA - Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

The TESSA project website is now up. "TESSA is a research and development programme creating 'open content' multimedia resources and course design guidance for teachers and teacher educators in Sub-Saharan Africa." This could be useful for content for any educational work.