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iHub Research By Leo Mutuku / April 16, 2013

Understanding the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Regions

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Understanding the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Regions What really results from deploying open data apps in the society and particularly in grass-root communities? Why then should we encourage the technology community to explore the business and revenue opportunities that are presented by open data? On what evidential

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iHub Research By iHub Administrator / April 16, 2013

The Rwandan Tech innovation landscape

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By Chrisostom Mwairumba   iHub Research’s African Tech Innovation Index team recently visited the land of a thousand hills  – as it is often referred to. The purpose of the visit was to conduct a fieldwork study on Tech innovation in the country. The following article highlights Rwanda’s Tech Innovation

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iHub Research By iHub Administrator / April 16, 2013

Open Innovation Model as used by ICTs hubs across Africa

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by Duncan Gathege iHub Research is conducting an on-going research to understand the unique factors that make up ICT Hub models across Africa. The objective of the study is to understand the models of the Hubs/Labs, its entrepreneurs and the sustainable impact of these Hubs/Labs in spurring innovations that improve

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iHub Research By Angela Crandall / April 16, 2013

The Three V’s of Crowdsourced Data

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When can you use crowdsourced information (that is, information collected from citizens through online platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and text messaging) to get trusted information?Are there any particular identifiable characteristics of crowdsourced info that lends to making the info more or less credible? These are some of the guiding

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iHub Research By Angela Crandall / April 16, 2013

iHub Research prepares future tech researchers through Waza Experience

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  This quarter, iHub Research has been working hard to reach out and engage with various communities in Kenya. One way we have done so is through Waza (Swahili for “Active Thinking”) Experience, an iHub community initiative that aims to foster active thinking and creativity in Kenyan youth. The idea for Waza was

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