The VU Network Institute, the Netherlands Research School for Information and Knowledge Systems SIKS, the VU Computer Science Department and the International Office at the VU University Amsterdam kindly invite you to attend the Second International Symposium “Perspectives on ICT4D”. Venue: May 22 2015, 10.00 – 13.00 VU W&N Science […]
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Monday, 24 March 2015, Professor Hans Akkermans, founding director of the Network Institute and chair of the W4RA, presented the research agenda of VU University Amsterdam, during an economic mission by the Amsterdam Municipality to India. W4RA’s SmartRural was amongst the highlights of VU’s research theme The Connected World, which […]
On 16 May 2014, a symposium took place at VU University Amsterdam, on ICT4D, the quickly growing field of practice and study how Information and Communication Technologies influence and may contribute to social and economic development in the (developing) world. More than 100 participants attended the symposium. A video was […]
Friday 16 May 2014, 10.00-16.30h, VU University Amsterdam Tuinzaal, W&N Building (ground floor near VU campus entrance De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam) The Network Institute, Computer Science Department and International Office at the VU University Amsterdam organized a symposium on ICT4D, the fast growing field of practice and study […]
The news site Scidev.net, Science for Development, which already covered the VOICES/W4RA project in May 2013, broadcast a radio podcast on the RadioMarché project. Science journalist Lou Del Bello interviewed Amadou Tangara, key-user and co-creator of RadioMarché on the impact of this system on the local sales of honey and […]