MSIM student puts skills to work in Ethiopia
Nikhil Shenoy traveled to Ethiopia last summer to participate in one of the new study abroad programs offered by the University of Washington Information School. As part of the inaugural group, Shenoy, who is pursuing a master’s degree in information management, and his fellow students were granted the freedom to shape a project utilizing skills they learned in the iSchool.His group developed a plan to expand access to e-commerce for small-business owners in the East African nation. The business owners create wares valued by shoppers worldwide, but much of the infrastructure needed to reach