Silicon Valley group provides tech training in the developing world
The San Jose Mercury News published this front page story about DDD’s work in December; it has since been picked up in many other papers, including the Los Angeles Times.
DDD wins Award for Best Employment Creation Initiative in Asia
The eAsia Awards have the aim of acknowledging unique and innovative initiatives in the use of Information and Communication Technology for Development.
DDD Enables Launch of British Newspaper Archive
The Archive has scanned millions of pages of historic newspaper and made them available online for the first time ever. Digital Divide Data supported brightsolid to conduct the digitization process that made this possible.
Kenyan Libraries Offer eBooks Digitized by DDD
The Kenya National Library Services (KNLS) is providing access to rare books, government reports and past newspapers. Digital Divide Kenya has digitized a series of publications allowing readers to access this local content in remote locations.
DDD Bids Farewell to Laos Founder: Mai Siriphongpanh
This month we say a fond goodbye to Mai Siriphongphanh, DDD’s Chief People Officer, who after 9 years is moving on to a new challenge in Laos. Mai will remain on DDD’s Board of Directors as she begins her new social enterprise venture with a jewelry company based in Vientiane. We spent some time talking to Mai about her experience starting our operations in Laos, what she has learned about leadership effectiveness, staff development and the motivation to succeed.
DDD Converts Data for Cambodia’s Poverty Survey
Nine rural provinces, 735 communes, 4,192 villages, up to 250,000 households and 1,000,000 people: these are the dimensions of DDD’s most recent data entry contract. On November 1st, DDD’s data management operators began to convert handwritten paper surveys collected from Cambodia’s poorest rural households into digital form.
Outsourcing Is Not Evil: David Bornstein writes follow up piece in The New York Times
It’s hard to argue against making these opportunities available — particularly through social enterprises that are mission-driven and offer people work that is a stepping stone to a better life.
New York Times “Fixes” column covers DDD’s Impact Sourcing model
Because DDD spends more time with employees, it can provide them with deeper skills training. This allows them to take on more complex work, like electronic publishing.
DDD enables Vassar’s Digital Miscellany News archives to go public
Research that has previously meant an afternoon in the Thompson Memorial Library’s Microtext Room or Special Collections is now available through minutes of online searching.
Nairobi’s Business Daily Lauds DDD’s Digital Marketing Service
“Traffic from AdWords is the now the single largest source of registrations on my website,” says the head of a local Kenyan company.
