Abstract: Your Tool Chest There are three tools that you should get familiar with before you travel: SMS, Skype, and VSee. There are many other tools that provide similar features. These are the ones that are already in widespread use at the Seed Company, and which experience has proven actually work in the emerging world.… Continue reading Communications Tips For Travel Around the World
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Emerging ICT Trends Affecting Progressive Publication
Abstract: Progressive publication is the practice of distributing portions of Scripture in a language as soon as it is translated, rather than waiting until there is a complete New Testament before publication. A brief introduction to progressive publication is provided. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) such as mobile phones and village radios, which affect progressive… Continue reading Emerging ICT Trends Affecting Progressive Publication
Non-English ICT Computer Language Support
Abstract: Android, Apple OS X and iOS, Linux (including Balsa and Wasta), and Microsoft Windows 7 and 8, all provide excellent support for reading documents in languages other than English. Most provide good support for creating documents in major languages. Support for languages of wider communication (LWC) is mixed. Support for minority languages is best… Continue reading Non-English ICT Computer Language Support
Field Solutions Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategy
Abstract: In September, 2014, TSC projects lost five laptops and a BGAN in [REDACTED]. It is not always possible to anticipate high-risk projects during the design phase because of changing security circumstances over the life of a project. It is crucial that Field Coordinators and Consultants inform Field Solutions immediately when a laptop or BGAN… Continue reading Field Solutions Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategy
Country Safety Report
Abstract: Abstract Confidential safety report based upon a trip to visit a conflict zone in October, 2012. This report is not public. It reports background information, documents the security of a variety of specific locations of interest within the country, and makes concrete suggestions for improvements. Media reports had described extremist destruction of communications infrastructure. … Continue reading Country Safety Report
Information Security Protocols v2.2
Abstract: Information security protocols often are too long to be usable. This protocol is a single page with only five key guidelines. It has proven easy to remember and use in real life. Abstract [REDACTED] recognizes that criminals, terrorists, and TLIs 1 may all on occasion threaten the safety, activities, or finances of [REDACTED], its… Continue reading Information Security Protocols v2.2
Viability of Mobile Phones for Language Development: a Grassroots View from Four African Countries, The
Abstract: By Stephen Fierbaugh <stephen@fierbaugh.org> Research by Stephen Fierbaugh, Andrew Eells, Chris Vickio, Emily Vickio, Octavian Msongamwanja, and Cate Burnett Between July and September, 2011, an International Literacy and Development (ILAD) team traveled 4000km each by bus across Africa to determine if mobile phones and other Internet devices are a viable tool for minority language… Continue reading Viability of Mobile Phones for Language Development: a Grassroots View from Four African Countries, The
How Mobile Phones Work in the Developing World
Abstract: A thorough understanding of mobile phone technology is vital to functioning in the developing world today, and skills and expectations from just a few years ago are rapidly being outdated. Villages which had no coverage just a few years ago now have majorities of their adult populations sporting mobile phones. Marketplaces which offered only… Continue reading How Mobile Phones Work in the Developing World
15 Tips to a Dynamite Presentation
Abstract: Speakers’ Guide for 2011 Dallas Drupal DaysPractical advice for geeks on how to deliver a good presentation while avoiding some common mistakes. These tips are divided into three sections: • Respect Your Audience • Presentation Creation • Avoiding Mr. Murphy APA Citation: Fierbaugh (2011) 15 Tips to a Dynamite Presentation. Dallas: Dallas Drupal Users… Continue reading 15 Tips to a Dynamite Presentation
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