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Nonprofit Technology News for October 2013

Tech Soup

In Mozambique, for example, a recent study showed that using just 1GB of data can cost well over two months’ wages for the average citizen. The Big Picture: How Big Is The Internet of Things? “The result of high prices is a digital divide that slows progress in vital areas such as health, education and science.

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All for Green, and Green for All: An Interview with Van Jones

Have Fun - Do Good

So, that's our kind of big-picture understanding of what is going on. So, for us, that is kind of like our bigger picture. But then you go overseas, and my experience, in Israel and Palestine and London and South Africa, Mozambique, people ask you, "What the heck are you doing over there? How do we make sure?

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Zenysis raises $13.3M to scale its big data platform for emergencies across Africa, Asia and South America

TechCrunch

Take, for instance, its efforts in Mozambique in 2019 when the country was hit by two massive cyclones, Kenneth and Idai. Zenysis engaged the Mozambique government, and they quickly decided to use its software to create a virtual control room for the emergency response effort. . This was no mean feat.