Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has launched what it claims is the most advanced humanitarian aid app available in the world today.
The GSMA and Souktel, a Palestinian based digital solutions provider, have launched the first ever partnering guidelines for aid providers and mobile network operators.
The GSMA has announced three new signatories to the Humanitarian Connectivity Charter at Mobile World Congress 2016.
Big Data can improve the response to humanitarian crises by enabling earlier detection and distributing warnings to potentially affected groups.
A new project co-funded by the EU is aiming to provide dedicated high-speed internet across Africa.
Facebook’s Internet.org is now offering its Free Basics app across India via Reliance Communications’ (RCom) mobile network.
Facebook has announced partnerships with the Praekelt Foundation and Bharti Airtel Africa to expand the reach of its Free Basics programme.
Ericsson VP of Sustainability, Elaine Weidman-Grunewald discusses the GSMA Humanitarian Connectivity Charter, launched earlier in 2015, with Developing Telecoms.
A new Vodafone initiative is delivering digital books to schools in Romania via wallpaper that can be scanned with smartphones.
Ooredoo Group CEO Dr. Nasser Marafih talks with Developing Telecoms about Ooredoo's approach to its operation-wide relief efforts during crises.
Nokia Networks and Save the Children have announced the extension of their partnership to protect Indian children during disasters, with Nokia set to deploy solutions to enable critical communication during disasters.
Ooredoo has offered support to those affected in Myanmar’s 11 national disaster zones following severe seasonal flooding.
Nonprofit research institute RTI International has partnered with IBM’s Africa research lab to deploy big data analytics and cognitive technologies in a bid to transform development approaches in Africa.
MTN Foundation and Oracle are collaborating on an ICT training project for MTNF scholars.
SES S.A, as one of the private partners in emergency.lu, is providing vital connectivity services following the recent earthquake in Nepal.
Oracle Academy and the Raspberry Pi Foundation have partnered on a project to join thousands of schools in Africa and around the world in a global science experiment.
Intelsat, BT Group, and ITC Global have donated satellite capacity, equipment and manpower to help restore critical communication networks across Vanuatu.
mHealth adoption is growing globally, according to a new report conducted by the mobile trade body Mobile Ecosystem Forum.
The ITU has deployed emergency telecommunication equipment to Vanuatu following the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam.
SES S.A. and Digicel Pacific Limited have donated satellite capacity and equipment to restore vital communication networks across Vanuatu.
The Botswana Innovation Hub has launched a new TV white spaces (TVWS) pilot project.
Six of the ten top-ranked countries in this year’s Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) Affordability Index are from Latin America. A4AI believes the high ranking of Latin American countries is not a coincidence.
Costa Rica has topped the overall rankings for internet affordability in the latest annual survey of developing and emerging markets undertaken by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI).
The Vodafone Foundation is launching a new initiative to refugees with access to educational resources.
Ooredoo’s Indonesian operator Indosat lent support to ongoing disaster relief efforts this week in Jakarta in the wake of severe floods affecting the city’s communities.
Vodafone Ghana and Kirusa have announced the launch of ‘Ebola Public Health Project’.
The Senegal Ministry of Education and Samsung Electronics Africa have announced the launch of a mobile education solution aimed at creating positive change and providing an advanced and interactive classroom experience for learners.
Millicom has announced a partnership between its Tigo operation in Colombia with Facebook’s Internet.org initiative.
The Telangana Government has launched India’s first dedicated health care app, powered by Mahindra Comviva.
A new mobile app connecting Ebola survivors has launched in Guinea.
Globecomm has donated desktop computers to a school in the Tanzanian village of Selela.
USAID (the U.S. Agency for International Development) has formed an alliance with Orange to develop innovations in mHealth.
Keepod has launched its first project in Cameroon, with 650 devices being distributed for 25 refurbished laptops. The laptops were refurbished and delivered in collaboration with the London based charity, Computer Aid International.
A new family tracing and reconnection service is being launched in the Philippines through a partnership between Ericsson, Smart and Refunite.
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