Welcome to the UCT Centre for ICT4D!
The Centre serves as a focal point for researchers who wish to create Information and Communication Technologies that address problems in the African Continent and other developing regions.
We are a multi-disciplinary Centre that seeks to create new technologies for the developing world, as well as study the impacts of existing technology.
If you are considering an masters or doctorate in ICT4D then consider studying with us for some, or all, of your degree. We also have full PhD bursaries for Africans wishing to study a doctorate in ICT4D.
Tsabi Wins The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship 2012
MSc student in the ICT4D lab, Maletsabisa Molapo, has been selected as a recipient of the Anita Borg Scholarship for 2012. This scholarship is awarded to female students from around the world with a record of excellent academic performance, leadership experience, and passion for computer science. The award includes the opportunity to participate in an annual scholars’ retreat in June 2012, at Google's Engineering Centre in Zurich, Switzerland.
Congratulations Tsabi
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Involving Users in Design
Designing for users in the developing world is no easy task: after all, there is a digital divide between designers and users in the developing world. Additionally, designers and users in the developing world, especially users in rural areas, live in vastly different contexts.