April 2012

Freedom Fone, Broadcast Authority of Zimbabwe and Censorship

Following a recent article in the The Standard newspaper (Zimbabwe) we thought it appropriate to put the record straight regarding the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) and their attempt to censor the use of Freedom Fone in Zimbabwe. 

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FIT Resources & Freedom Fone

On a recent visit to Nairobi I had the the chance to follow up on a few people who are beginning to use Freedom Fone in Kenya. 

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1000 days of Freedom Fone code development

The Freedom Fone code base is 1000 days old! To celebrate IT46 have prepared a 2 minute video of the code base and its development using the awsome gource visualization project. Here is the video.

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Freedom Fone for Farmers in Uganda

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M-governance: promises for the future?

Democratic governance and political accountability are defined by the very nature of information and communication. Transparency in any organisation, state or enterprise, is often obscured by bureaucracies that still rely on hierarchical structures to control the access and delivery of information.

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