Monthly Archives: October 2010

Internet Overload in Beirut! (And for once, not that kind of overload)

Written by jessica. Posted on October 11, 2010. Filed under For Local NGOs, News. Tagged , , , , , , , . No comments.
Two guys on their computer and iPad at a tech for development meeting at the World Bank.
October seems to be unofficially ICT month in our fair city. There are no fewer than five Internet-related gatherings on the books. That’s nice and all, but for the rest of the year, what we’re really thinking about is how to leverage these closely timed events to upgrade our internet and downgrade our costs. Any [...]

New Books in Our Library

Written by jessica. Posted on October 9, 2010. Filed under For Participants, For Trainers, News, Resources. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
New books in the SMEX library
Note: We would love to know about Arabic-language books about media and technology. If you can recommend some, please leave a comment. Since we started SMEX, creating a library of media- and Internet-related books has been a part of the plan. Books are expensive in Lebanon, and that’s assuming you can find what you want. [...]