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Mobiles boost Africa climate data
Mobiles boost Africa climate data1
26-06-2009 Wide gaps in weather and climate data across Africa may be addressed by unique mobile phone tower-mounted weather stations that are being set up in partnership between humanitarian groups and phone companies.
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Image Credits: BBC / Mobiles boost Africa climate data
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03-07-2009 Jiboner Jolchobi, a new television series aired on mainstream channel in Bangladesh, is equipping farmers with useful information and technologies to boost agricultural production. The programme focuses on food processing, savings and credit systems, grassroots services and disaster risk reduction.
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»  Could the mobile phone replace the blackboard?

 »  Dubai promotes ICT in push to save energy
COMMENTS
23-06-2009 In an interview with e-Gov magazine, Microsoft India's Rajan Anandan speaks about the company's focus on promoting innovations and special programs for digital inclusion in India.
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Related topics: [ICTs]   [E-Governance]  
»  Cybercafé in a container: rural Kenya's mobile internet stations

 »  Cooperation not compulsion on clean technology transfer
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Open Educational Resources: Cover page of the publication
01-07-2009 UNESCO's first openly licensed publication Open Educational Resources: Conversations in Cyberspace brings together the background papers and reports from the first three years of activities in the UNESCO OER Community.
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Image Credits: UNESCO / Cover page of the publication
 
EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
» Mobile Banking & Financial Services Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa,  July 20, 2009
» Using ICT for Effective Disaster Management in the Pacific
Samoa,  July 7, 2009
» ITU Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change
Quito, Ecuador,  July 8, 2009
 
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