OpenCon 2014 Dushanbe
Informational and educational e-zine “ICT4D” in partnership with the foundation conference OpenCon 2014 Washington and the Center for Information Technology and Communications in Dushanbe organizes satellite conference #OpenCon2014Dushanbe to kick start or continue to build the momentum for Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data in Tajikistan, and in tandem with others across the world.
Coding is the new global language of literacy
Literacy is the ability to read and write in a specific language. Power of a language depends on the opportunities it offers. That’s why the Arab-Latin fusion was central to the dawn of modern civilization. Carly Fiorina, then CEO of HP, elaborated it at the end of her speech: Although we are often unaware of our indebtedness to […]
Understanding The Cloud Computing
On the way to home, I had about 7 hours free for the next flight in Moscow. So, I decided to spend this time on writing of my first article in a series of cloud computing topics, the next generation of Internet and computing development at all. Before to start talking what actually cloud computing […]
Imon International supports youth and innovations
On June 6 in the hall of the Polytechnic Institute of Tajik Technical University in Khujand was held the meeting of young professionals in different spheres of information and communication technologies, local vendors, startups, programmers and fans of technology sphere. Initiative of Informational and educational electronic magazine ICT4D was supported by MDO “IMON INTERNATIONAL”.
Internship opportunity in Start-up
Start-up project “That’s Tajik“ is looking for Interns to start their new project. That’s Tajik is the service for the purchase of products made by Tajik artisans online. It aims to make the process of buying and selling handicrafts easy, comfortable and pleasurable. Products are divided into 4 categories : apparel, shoes, house interior items and souvenirs. […]
How inclusive mobile communication can be
The other day while crossing an underground walkway I a saw a man who was sitting in a corner and watching at his mobile phone monitor. From his hand’s movement, a moment later, I realized that he is a mute man who talked to the other end.
The State of Telecoms and Internet in Afghanistan at a Glance
Just eleven years ago Afghanistan had a barely functional post-war telecom infrastructure and no services. Afghans had to travel to neighboring countries to make a phone call. Since its evolution into relative modernity starting April 2002, the telecom sector in Afghanistan has witnessed an unprecedented and phenomenal growth, commencing with the first private telecom company’s—Afghan […]
Sirius Programme UK launches global search for next group of talented entrepreneurs
The Sirius Programme enables talented graduates with innovative start up ideas to relocate to the UK and receive support to fast track their business from idea to reality. The Sirius Programme is a scheme run by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) that allows graduate entrepreneurs to apply for help setting up their business in the […]
The first “meetups4D” in Dushanbe
Informational and educational e-zine ICT4D together with initiative group of young programmers Tajikistan “CODE.TJ” in the “Hackathon” framework held its first event “meetups4D” on May 16, 2014 in Dushanbe.
Ikromjon Hotamov: “PLAYMARKET – The platform for the development of educated and civilized country”
Today we decided to tell about the young app and program developer, 4th year student of the Faculty of Information Technology of PITTU, who received scholarship named after Mendeleev, scholarship of Chairman of Sughd region and recently took the second place in the Republican Olympiad in Informatics, Ikromjon Hotamov.