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This study examines if enhancing ICT reduces inequality in 48 countries in Africa for the period 2004-2014. Three inequality indictors are used, namely, the: Gini coefficient, Atkinson index and Palma ratio. The adopted ICT indicators include: mobile phone penetration, internet penetration and fixed broadband subscriptions. The empirical evidence is based on the Generalised Method of Moments.…

We design and experimentally evaluate two low-cost, scalable interventions – an online preparatory module and a text-message coaching program – in a sample of over 3,000 undergraduate students at a large Canadian university. Supplementing administrative data on academic outcomes with a unique follow-up survey on student well-being and study habits, we estimate positive program effects on students…

A new solar-powered drinking water technology converts sunshine, air, and rain into safe drinking water. 

Ericsson has deployed a combined 2G, 3G and LTE cell site in rural Myanmar with a new solution designed to keep power consumption per site below one kilowatt.

The Psi rural coverage solution is designed to eliminate the need to have several radios in a coverage area for 2G, 3G and 4G coverage. It instead uses a single radio unit connecting three antennas together.

The radios,…

Singtel has announced a new partnership with global satellite and maritime communications provider KVH Industries to accelerate the digitalization of the maritime sector in Asia-Pacific.

The companies will jointly provide a broadband satellite service with KVH's mini-VSAT Broadband satellite connectivity solution for shipping companies in the region.

Singtel will provide its…