There are 1,432 licensed, self-employed programmers in Cuba and the number is growing at an increasing rate.
http://laredcubana.blogspot.com/2017/04/how-many-licensed-self-employed.html
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Update to post on recent signs of collaboration and cooperation between state software companies and self-employed programmers

In the first version of this post, I incorrectly said 607 Cuban computer programmers had self-employment licenses. My source corrected me, saying there are currently 3,097 licensed programmers, 1,432 of whom are active. That's more than clowns and button coverers combined.

#Cuba #Internet #Software #Offshore #ICT4D

The Cuban government is recognizing and reaching out to private sector software companies and programmers.

TICS 2017 was a workshop bringing government and private sector software companies together

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Cuba has deployed 3G mobile in limited areas -- a month after the International telecommunication Union published 5G performance requirements.

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How to save on your ISP bill, Part II

#ISP   #Internet   #competition   #Monopoly   #TimeWarnerCable   #Spectrum  

http://cis471.blogspot.com/2017/04/no-longer-cord-cutter-ive-spliced-cord.html

There are 1,432 licensed, self-employed programmers in Cuba and the number is growing at an increasing rate.

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Slides I used in two 75-minute classes on the impact of the Internet on politics, with a focus on the last election

#politics   #Internet   #Election2016   #Trump  

Update to post on SpaceX reusable rockets
(Scroll to the end of the post).

SpaceX has recovered 8 rockets after soft landings and they hope to reuse one of them for the first time today. A rocket that landed at sea last April will hopefully be successfully launched and recovered either today or Saturday.

The two and a half hour launch window opens March 30, at 6:27 p.m. EDT, or 10:27 p.m. UTC and the backup launch window opens April 1, at 6:27 p.m. EDT, or 10:27 p.m. UTC, as shown in the timeline below.

The countdown, launch and deployment will be streamed online -- with the usual excellent commentary by SpaceX engineers (link on the post).

http://cis471.blogspot.com/2015/02/tomorrows-spacex-launch-reusable-rocket.html

#Space #SpaceX #Internet #ICT4D #Elonmusk 

Cuba has deployed 3G mobile in limited areas -- a month after the International telecommunication Union published 5G performance requirements.

#Cuba #mobile #Internet #ICT4D