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I'm currently developing a mobile phone programming curriculum at the University of Nairobi, while simultaneously pursuing my ever growing list of research areas as a Research Scientist at MIT.
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- Mobile Phone Programming Courses begin in Ghana
- HIV/AIDS Educational program piloted in Eastern Kenya
- Mobile World Celebrates Four Billion Connections!
- “Mobile Computing & Communications” Launches at Makerere University in Uganda
- University of Nairobi mobile phone services for the visually impaired
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Mobile Phone Programming Courses begin in Ghana
natecow | 23 February, 2009 05:48
Prof. Nathan Amanquah, Chair of the Computer Science Department at Ashesi University, ran his first EPROM mobile phone programming course as a for-credit elective this summer, with 12 hours of lecture each week for 6 weeks - equivalent to the number of hours in a regular semester course. All 12 topics of Nokia’s new Mobile Web Development material were covered, some in more depth. Students submitted weekly homework assignments and presented their individual projects at the end of August. This course received significant press coverage - both in the print media and several radio stations across the country.
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HIV/AIDS Educational program piloted in Eastern Kenya
natecow | 16 February, 2009 05:39
Dr. Eduard Sanders has been developing educational programs about HIV/AIDS for sex workers in Kenya for over a decade. In our pilot study, participants in his program will be given EPROM N70 handsets with University of Helsinki's ContextPhone software to augment the existing sex worker diary program. The phones will also be used to provide targeted educational messages about risk behaviors and information about free services at local health clinics.
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Mobile World Celebrates Four Billion Connections!
natecow | 13 February, 2009 20:39
This is a big day for mobile phones everywhere: The GSMA today announced that the mobile world has celebrated its four billionth connection, according to Wireless Intelligence, the GSMA’s market intelligence unit. This milestone underscores the continued strong growth of the mobile industry and puts the global market on the path to reach a staggering six billion connections by 2013 (the global population is projected to be 7 billion in 2013)!
Much of this growth is credited to emerging markets... Greetings from Nairobi!
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“Mobile Computing & Communications” Launches at Makerere University in Uganda
natecow | 09 February, 2009 05:31
Prof. Fisseha Mekuria is incorporating the EPROM curriculum into a new master’s degree program at Uganda's largest university. The objective of the new program is to carry out relevant research in the areas of mobile computing, communications technology, services, and associated enabling policy and regulatory frameworks. The research is structured to promote the sustainable diffusion of wireless communication technology in collaboration with regional public and private industry and organizations. Prof. Mekuria hopes to promote novel usage of mobile phone services as a vehicle for economic development in Uganda and the eastern Africa region. The objective of the new program is to produce graduates with the necessary skills in wireless communications technology, services, and content development. The subjects within the new degree program will include:
- Mobile & Wireless Communications Technology & Services
- QoS & Mobile Multimedia Networking
- Mobile Ad Hoc, Sensor & Mesh Networks
- Wireless & Mobile Broadband Access Networks (IEEE802.1XX S)
- Next Generation Networks and Developing Regions (NGN-DR)
- Enabling Regulatory & Policy Issues for Next Generation Networks (RP-NGN)
- Mobile Technology Usability, Content & Service Localization.
- Mobile Web Content & Web Services
- Mobile Application Software Development including M-Banking, M-health, M-Learning, M-Commerce, M-Gov
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University of Nairobi mobile phone services for the visually impaired
natecow | 02 February, 2009 05:24
The School of Computing and Informatics (SCI) at the University of Nairobi has recently started a collaboration with the Kenya Society for the Blind (KSB) in an effort to develop innovative mobile phone services for local visually impaired people (VIP). In this project, EPROM faculty members are attempting to empower VIPs through the development and deployment of mobile phone applications designed specifically for physically disadvantaged Kenyans. Functionality of these new applications include a text-to-speech tool that converts the text in a received SMS or printed text (captured from the phone’s camera) into an audio file which is played back to the VIP.
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