Solo Computer's Plans
Now Fantsuam Foundation is working on a revolutionary solar-powered alternative computer, tailormade for the "developing world".
John Dada of Fantsuam told the Association for Progressive Communications in an interview, "FF had been involved in importation of refurbished PCs for civil society organizations in Nigeria. We soon realized that these PCs were as vulnerable to heat, dust and unreliable power supply as the brand new ones. We found a UK-based design team that was working on a system that addressed these three 'rural tropical' issues."
Fantsuam plans to develop this into a small industry that can serve the local population.
"It is our way of bringing cutting edge technology to rural Nigeria, and promoting rural ICT entrepreneurship and associated downstream employment opportunities," says Dada.
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