http://www.opentechnologist.com/2008/10/15/tackling-poverty-with-open-source-software-blog-action-day/ Crowdsourcing, Innovation and Mobile Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:25:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.opentechnologist.com/2008/10/15/tackling-poverty-with-open-source-software-blog-action-day/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Grameen Foundation Statistics | Open Technologist Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:50:02 +0000 http://www.opentechnologist.com/?p=51#comment-116 [...] Blog Action Day I blogged about how the Grameen Foundation is using open source software to assist there needs to rid the world of poverty. I just finished Jeff Howe’s book about [...] [...] Blog Action Day I blogged about how the Grameen Foundation is using open source software to assist there needs to rid the world of poverty. I just finished Jeff Howe’s book about [...]

]]> http://www.opentechnologist.com/2008/10/15/tackling-poverty-with-open-source-software-blog-action-day/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Global Voices em Português » Africanos Blogam Sobre Pobreza para o Blog Action Day 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:23:37 +0000 http://www.opentechnologist.com/?p=51#comment-10 [...] Open Technologist [En] escreve sobre usar o software de código aberto para combater a pobreza: The Mifos Initiative program is using open source software to create a service model that increases access to technology for microfinance institutions, allowing them to reach the worlds poor. Microfinance is a program whereby poor people are granted small loans (less than $200) to start and sustain small business like the Villiage Phone Program. “O programa Mifos Initiative está usando software de código aberto para criar um modelo de serviço que aumenta o acesso à tecnologia para instituições de microfinanciamento, para permitir que alcancem os pobres do mundo. Microfinanciamentos são programas pelo meio dos quais pessoas pobres tem acesso a pequenos empréstimos (menos de 200 dólares) para começar e manter pequenos negócios como o Village Phone Program [En].” [...] [...] Open Technologist [En] escreve sobre usar o software de código aberto para combater a pobreza: The Mifos Initiative program is using open source software to create a service model that increases access to technology for microfinance institutions, allowing them to reach the worlds poor. Microfinance is a program whereby poor people are granted small loans (less than $200) to start and sustain small business like the Villiage Phone Program. “O programa Mifos Initiative está usando software de código aberto para criar um modelo de serviço que aumenta o acesso à tecnologia para instituições de microfinanciamento, para permitir que alcancem os pobres do mundo. Microfinanciamentos são programas pelo meio dos quais pessoas pobres tem acesso a pequenos empréstimos (menos de 200 dólares) para começar e manter pequenos negócios como o Village Phone Program [En].” [...]

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