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Category Archives: ICT
Here’s another update on ICT in Liberia, the progress and the challenges. First of all I had the chance to tour the downtown offices of Libtelco. Libtelco, formerly known as the Liberian Telecommunications Company (LTC), is a state owned telecom … Continue reading
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Just wanted to update a few things and make some corrections. I’ve discovered that Libercell has towers in Grand Kru county, and Libercell offers GPRS data service. Not sure if this means that Libercell offers GPRS in Grand Kru, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Cellcom, Fiber Optic, GPRS, Grand Kru County, Libtelco, Lonestar
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For valentines Leah Kaplan and I planned a fundraiser 80′s slow dance party. The funds were to go to a orphanage in Kakata, about an hour or so north of Monrovia. Anyway, it was obviously a lot of fun. We … Continue reading
Posted in ICT, Kiosk Project, Liberia, Surfing
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It has been a while since I wrote a technical post, and I’ve had a few people ask me about GPRS service in Liberia lately, so I thought it was time to take another look at the Liberian wireless data … Continue reading
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This is a little out of date, but I finally acquired the mp3 of my appearance with Parker on UNMIL radio talking about the TRC. This was originally broadcast on June 6th, 2008. The mp3 can be downloaded here. I … Continue reading
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That’s what our Liberian research assistants / interpreters told people we were doing when they explained the purpose of our visit. This past week Tom Smyth, a computer science PhD student from Georgia Tech, came over to help start up … Continue reading
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I’d like to introduce my dear friend Mr. Jonathan Saah. Jonathan is a local Liberian entrepreneur. After the war he saved up enough money to buy a car for use as a taxi. As Jonathan operated the taxi he earned … Continue reading
Posted in Development, ICT, Liberia
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Today the tailor finished up the fabric part of the Liberian tent prototype. I also picked up a shirt and some, “short trousers” too. They all three fit pretty well. Mr. Amsu Am Bility, the tailor, did a pretty good … Continue reading
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This past week Georgia Tech purchased a vehicle for their mobile video story sharing project. The idea is that we’ll put a PC with a video camera in the back of an SUV and drive it around Liberia. We’ll have … Continue reading
Posted in ICT, Liberia, TRC
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