Clement Nyirenda's blog world http://nthambazale.com Ramblings on technology and its use in the fight against poverty Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:51:57 +0000 en hourly 1 nthambahttp://feedburner.google.com Attention foreigners in Japan: A Mobile phone manufacturer is looking for you!! http://nthambazale.com/2012/01/attention-foreigners-in-japan-a-mobile-phone-manufacturer-is-looking-for-you/ http://nthambazale.com/2012/01/attention-foreigners-in-japan-a-mobile-phone-manufacturer-is-looking-for-you/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:40:55 +0000 Clement Nyirenda http://nthambazale.com/?p=4474
  • Does Malawi really need 4 mobile phone operators?
  • Fighting HIV/AIDS by using mobile phone games
  • Cinema Africa 2010: Watching African films in Tokyo, Japan
    • ]]>     A recruiter has informed me that a mobile phone manufacturer is conducting a massive recruitment exercise for people resident in Japan on contract basis. Foreigners are highly encouraged to apply. If you are interested, send me a message, introducing yourself, and I will link you up with the recruiter.

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    Post tags: Japan, job, mobile, recruitment, Tochigi, Tokyo

    ]]>     http://nthambazale.com/2012/01/attention-foreigners-in-japan-a-mobile-phone-manufacturer-is-looking-for-you/feed/ 0     Ganet’s Adventure School in Malawi needs your help http://nthambazale.com/2012/01/ganets-adventure-school-in-malawi-needs-your-help/ http://nthambazale.com/2012/01/ganets-adventure-school-in-malawi-needs-your-help/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:57:37 +0000 Clement Nyirenda http://nthambazale.com/?p=4466
  • How Ganet’s Adventure School in Malawi uses communication technologies to connect with donors
  • Your Excellency, please visit Rumphi Secondary School
  • Table For Two event in Tokyo for the school meals project in Malawi
    • ]]>     Toward the end of last year, children at Ganet’s Adventure School in Malawi produced a Christmas video. I forgot to post it here because I was tied up with so many other things last December. But as the saying goes: Better late than never. Enjoy the short video below.


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    Post tags: Christmas, Malawi, nursery, school, UK

    ]]>     http://nthambazale.com/2012/01/ganets-adventure-school-in-malawi-needs-your-help/feed/ 0     Happy New Year!!! http://nthambazale.com/2012/01/happy-new-year/ http://nthambazale.com/2012/01/happy-new-year/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:40:43 +0000 Clement Nyirenda http://nthambazale.com/?p=4444
  • Happy New Year and some top posts in 2009
  • At the Table for Two Fundraising Event in Tokyo, Japan
  • People fleeing Karonga in fear of rumored earthquakes
    • ]]>     Happy 2012Happy New Year, my friends! I wish you good health and prosperity in 2012. Please continue visiting my blog and sharing your constructive comments. I greatly enjoy them.(...)
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    Post tags: Graduation, Japan, Keio, PhD, postdoc, Research, Tokyo, University

    ]]>     http://nthambazale.com/2012/01/happy-new-year/feed/ 15     Google 7 years behind Japan’s NTT Docomo in Mobile Wallet services http://nthambazale.com/2011/07/google-7-years-behind-japans-ntt-docomo-in-mobile-wallet-services/ http://nthambazale.com/2011/07/google-7-years-behind-japans-ntt-docomo-in-mobile-wallet-services/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:32:09 +0000 Clement Nyirenda http://nthambazale.com/?p=4433
  • Will Google swallow MyLiveSearch?
  • Two PC-to-phone VoIP services that are cheaper than Skype
  • Google now speaks Chichewa!
    • ]]>     A few weeks ago, Google announced that it will introduce Google Wallet, a way to pay for goods using just your mobile phone, this summer. This application uses Near Field Communication (NFC) technology so that users can pay just by waving their phones in front of a reader at a checkout.

    NTT DCOMO Osaifu Keitai

    NTT DOCOMO Osaifu Keitai Illustration

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    Post tags: Docomo, Google, Japan, NTT, wallet

    ]]>     http://nthambazale.com/2011/07/google-7-years-behind-japans-ntt-docomo-in-mobile-wallet-services/feed/ 48     European Commission injects €14.75M into sub-Saharan African intra-regional research networking infrastructure http://nthambazale.com/2011/05/european-commission-injects-e14-75m-into-sub-saharan-african-intra-regional-research-networking-infrastructure/ http://nthambazale.com/2011/05/european-commission-injects-e14-75m-into-sub-saharan-african-intra-regional-research-networking-infrastructure/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 11:45:35 +0000 Clement Nyirenda http://nthambazale.com/?p=4420
  • Five tips on how African Universities can enhance technological research
  • The 2010 African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) fellowships
  • A brief report on the Short Course on Wireless Networking for Developing countries
    • ]]>     DANTE, the international research network operator, and the European Commission’s EuropeAid Cooperation Office yesterday announced the signature of a €14.75M contract for support to a sub-Saharan African intra-regional research networking infrastructure which is already interconnected to the pan-European research network, GÉANT.

    AfricaConnect

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    Post tags: Europe, Italy, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, network, Research, South Africa, UK, University

    ]]>     http://nthambazale.com/2011/05/european-commission-injects-e14-75m-into-sub-saharan-african-intra-regional-research-networking-infrastructure/feed/ 16     Journal of Development and Communications Studies is receiving papers for its April-June 2011 edition http://nthambazale.com/2011/04/journal-of-development-and-communications-studies-is-receiving-papers-for-its-april-june-2011-edition/ http://nthambazale.com/2011/04/journal-of-development-and-communications-studies-is-receiving-papers-for-its-april-june-2011-edition/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:05:35 +0000 Clement Nyirenda http://nthambazale.com/?p=4416
  • African Leaders Academy is receiving application for the 2011 class.
  • PhD Studentships in ICT for Development
  • Conference and journal paper reviewers must be honest and polite
    • ]]>     The Journal of Development and Communications Studies (JDCS) is a new quarterly academic, peer reviewed journal, ISBN 978-99908-958-2-7, dedicated to research exploring linkages between communication and human development. It is currently receiving papers for its April-June 2011 edition. Contributions from all over the world are welcome.

    Journal of Development and Communication Studies(...)
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    Post tags: Communication, development, london, Malawi, Ohio, University

    ]]>     http://nthambazale.com/2011/04/journal-of-development-and-communications-studies-is-receiving-papers-for-its-april-june-2011-edition/feed/ 4     4000 Chichewa-English dictionaries distributed in Malawi! http://nthambazale.com/2011/03/4000-chichewa-english-dictionaries-distributed-in-malawi/ http://nthambazale.com/2011/03/4000-chichewa-english-dictionaries-distributed-in-malawi/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:37:16 +0000 Clement Nyirenda http://nthambazale.com/?p=4402
  • The English-Chichewa (EC) and Chichewa-English (CE) Dictionary Project has its own website
  • First edition of the combined Chichewa-to-English and English-to-Chichewa dictionary released
  • Dictionaries for Schools in Chichewa speaking Africa
    • ]]>     Chichewa-English and English-Chichewa dictionary

    Chichewa-English and English-Chichewa dictionary

    In January 2011, 4000 copies of the second edition of a combined Chichewa-English and English-Chichewa Dictionary were distributed for free to pupils, teachers and libraries of some 30 secondary schools in Malawi. The book has been in shops in Malawi and Zambia since mid-2010.(...)
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    Post tags: Chichewa, dictionary, education, English, Malawi

    ]]>     http://nthambazale.com/2011/03/4000-chichewa-english-dictionaries-distributed-in-malawi/feed/ 15     Job opening: Senior Academic Technical Evangelist at MathWorks in Tokyo, Japan http://nthambazale.com/2011/02/job-opening-senior-academic-technical-evangelist-at-mathworks-in-tokyo-japan/ http://nthambazale.com/2011/02/job-opening-senior-academic-technical-evangelist-at-mathworks-in-tokyo-japan/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:40:52 +0000 Clement Nyirenda http://nthambazale.com/?p=4386
  • Tokyo, Japan: The Nsima party is here again!
  • Cinema Africa 2010: Watching African films in Tokyo, Japan
  • The 2009 Malawian style Christmas Party in Tokyo, Japan
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    MathWorks, Inc., a privately held, multi-national corporation that produces MATLAB and Simulink mathematical computing software, is inviting applications for the position of Senior Academic Technical Evangelist in Tokyo, Japan.(...)
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