success stories

27.06.2005 UNESCO this week installed the first of the new community multimedia centres it is establishing in Mali as part of a scale-up initiative also involving Mozambique and Senegal

02.12.2004 Remote sensing satellites in India have helped map the breeding areas of a malaria-carrying mosquito that could not be detected during ground surveys. Such use of space technology for development is part of a growing industry made possible by the Indian Space Research Organisation in Bangalore.

24.11.2004 As treatment of numerous HIV/AIDs patients in South Africa becomes unmanageable, an AIDS treatment program called Sizophila Project has started experimenting with cell phones to build an easy communication system between doctors and patients. The project implementing a database software and cellphones to track patient records and call medical attendants, has been successful in providing timely medical assistance to the patients.

08.11.2004 A low-income settlement in Rio de Janeiro is using the web to fight social inequality and resolve issues that concern the community. Residents double up as journalists and photographers for the Viva Favela website to produce stories that are giving researchers rare insights into urban life.

05.11.2004 A priest in a Nigerian state is using antenna signals to provide the people a free service on his GSM phone. Awba-Ofemili has no GSM network but Rev. Fr Chike Uba found a spot from where his phone could make or receive calls. This was possible because a repeater system redirected and amplified the
signals available at the main antenna to areas of weak coverage.

03.11.2004 A cheap and compact multimedia centre developed by an Indian scientist is changing how students learn in some Indian states. K-Yan, the device which costs just $3,000, can provide content in local languages and does not even need air-conditioning.