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Publications by Ungana-Afrika

A collection of publications and resources such as white papers, research studies, and example case reports that are written and published by Ungana-Afrika. Most of the resources are available as open content, but please ensure that you understand the applicable license, which differ for each individual work.

 

Dwesa Village Connection Business Modelling Feasibility Analysis

November 19th, 2008 | posted by toni
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Interested in analysing the financial feasibility or defining the business model of your technology solution targeting underserved communities?

Ungana-Afrika has released a feasibility analysis of a Village Connection trial that can be used as an example case by others when defining and analysing ICT based business models in base-of-the-pyramid markets.

Strategies for the Adoption of Mobile Technologies

November 26th, 2008 | posted by admin
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The main message of this white paper is that every organisation and company active in the development sector should be interested in the potential of mobiles and should take a serious look at how their work would benefit from these technologies. This message is based on exposure to various projects that organisations are already implementing, combined with several years of experience with ICT capacity building within the development sector.

Village Operator Feasibility Framework released under Creative Commons licence

September 1st, 2010 | posted by rudi
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mobile phoneUngana-Afrika and the Meraka Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have released the Village Operator Feasibility Framework under a Creative Commons Licence. The Feasibility Framework presents a methodology for evaluating whether a rural ICT entrepreneur (or Village Operator) can be viable at a given site.

Participatory Entrepreneurship Development Project Training Manual

January 20th, 2011 | posted by marjolein
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PED Training Manual CoverThis training manual, shared under a Creative Commons license, describes how participatory methods can be used for (ICT) needs assessment, business idea generation, and idea testing.