by Alasdair Munn | Jan 17, 2010
Africa: Doing Her Bit for Haiti EmailLinkedInTwitter It is fun going to conferences and events that focus on subjects that are important to you. Once such event for me has been Africa Gathering. It not only focuses on the continent of my birth, but also how technology...
by Alasdair Munn | Dec 1, 2009
Brand Africa, Twitter and World AIDS Day Twitter is doing a fantastic job supporting the World AIDS Day. Changing their whole theme and incorporating the colour #RED has done much to spread the message and allow people to connect and spread their message. Having said...
by Alasdair Munn | May 23, 2009
Development Aid's Bitter Little Pill The West currently lives within a prescriptive mentality. The road to efficiency is paved with check boxes and packaged solutions. Robust and complicated infrastructure props up bad decisions and resources are used like wallpaper...
by Alasdair Munn | May 14, 2009
I love being exposed to new ideas, new approaches and new ways of looking at things. It was brought to my attention this week that what I regarded as the beginning is not necessarily a universal construct. Although I come across as being driven by process and form, my...
by Alasdair Munn | Apr 26, 2009
What can Africa teach the World about Technology? After attending Africa Gathering this weekend, the central key words and phrases I gained were: Relevance Solution based approach Context Understanding your stakeholders. Sustainable (All four cornerstones) In...
