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iHub Research: The Big Picture

iHub Research: The Big Picture

This post is part of the iQuarterly publication by iHub Research, a series of reflections from the team on our work, and on technology and…

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Monitoring Online Hate Speech in South Sudan: Preliminary Findings

Monitoring Online Hate Speech in South Sudan: Preliminary Findings

This post is by Hastings Surur, the Lead Researcher on the South Sudan Online Hate Speech Monitoring Project. It first appeared on the iHub…

*iHub_ResearchMar 22

Musings of A Maker in Kenya: part 2

This post, by Wachira Ndaiga, is a follow up to Musings of a Maker, that assessed why prevailing perceptions of the “Maker Movement” do…more harm than good. It is part of the iQuarterly publication by iHub Research, a series of reflections from the team on our work, and on technology and society. ¶ As an engineering graduate, I had two items on my professional bucket-list. The first was that a field or factory engineering gig would never be on that list and secondly, that I needed to develop a passion. Two years in, I can say that I’m one-for-two on that count; the latter is still a work in progress and a segue into the topic…

*iHub_ResearchJan 27

Six Lessons from conducting EdTech Research in Kenya

This post, by Anne Salim, is part of the iQuarterly publication by iHub Research, a series of reflections from the team on our work, and on…technology and society. ¶ Education Technology (EdTech) has been defined as “the study and practice of designing effective instruction using technology, media and learning theory.” I have been fascinated with kids and technology since my campus days, curious to see how we could stretch the boundaries of technology to provide access to equitable education to kids in Kenya. In the past four years as a researcher at iHub, I have had the chance to explore the local EdTech scene and, through…

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Lessons Learned from Conducting Tech Research in the ‘Silicon Savannah’

This post, is part of the iQuarterly publication by iHub Research, a series of reflections from the team on our work, and on technology and society. Angela Okune, a former Research Lead at iHub and a…

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Defining the Hate Speech Crime in Kenya

This post, by Kagonya Awori, a researcher with the Umati Project at iHub, first appeared on the iHub Blog. It highlights hate speech as defined in Kenyan law, the various cases that have been taken to court in the name of ‘hate speech’ and the public…

*iHub_ResearchDec 8, 20154 min read

Musings of a Maker in Kenya

The prevailing perception around the “Maker Movement” does more harm than actual good and a lot of the maker movement message gets lost in translation. Wachira Ndaiga, a Hardware Design Engineer and Researcher at iHub, Nairobi, reflects on this.

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