Afya Mtandao, Tanzania's national ICT for Development (ICT4D) health network, is testing a new social health website. With the website, hospitals and health institutions using ICT tools can share their experiences and read news about ICT in the health sector.

The dilemma: the school has a computer lab but can't pay for a computer teacher. Five primary schools in Bolivia's Santa Cruz region have found a sustainable way. They turn their computer labs into internet cafés at night. The local community can use the computers for a fee. This way, the schools can afford to hire teachers to teach computer basics to their students, maintain the hardware and help with trouble shooting.

People in Burkina Faso can expand their job opportunities by using computers, mobile phones and other tools, says ambassador Kadré Desiré Ouedraogo. The Burkinabe ambassador for the Netherlands visited IICD recently to hear more about the organisation's work in his country in the sectors education and economic development.