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The Technology Salon™ is organized by Wayan Vota, in conjunction with the UN Foundation's Technology Partnership with the Vodafone Foundation.

Wayan Vota is a technology expert focused on appropriate information and communication technologies (ICT) for rural and underserved areas of the developing world.

He is currently the Senior Director of the Inveneo Certified ICT Partner Program, where he is developing a network of entrepreneurial information and communication technology companies focused on installing and maintaining rural and remote technology deployments across Africa and Asia.

Wayan Vota also explores how education can be empowered with ICT through:

If you would like to attend a meeting or want to lead a session, please email Wayan on: [email protected]

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What is the Future of Public Access to Information in the Mobile Phone Era?
Access to information has been part of the development discussion since the Internet arrived. Previously, many saw community telecenters as the way to bring technology to the developing world. Yet…
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Fail Faire DC 2011 - a celebration of failure
Fail Faire DC 2011 is a celebration of failure. We will have great speakers with fun, fast, Ignite-style presentations of their professional failures. Audience participation is not only encouraged,…
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iPads in Agriculture: Glitz Toys or ICT4Ag Business Tool?
This month's Technology Salon ICT4Ag - Enriching rural coffee farmers via iPads raised a couple of eyebrows from the outset. How can Exprima Media and Sustainable Harvest realistically improve rural…
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