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27-12-2011
By enabling information exchange at many levels ICTs are strengthening the adaptation efforts of communities in Africa, says Ben Akoh, project manager at the International Institute for Sustainable Development. more... |
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[Climate Change]
[ICTs]
[Africa]
[Information]
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25-11-2010
Regulating nanotech is challenging, says Rajender Varma, but green chemistry could help developing countries 'leapfrog' to cleaner, healthier products. more... |
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[Environment]
[Science and Technology]
[Research]
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10-11-2010
Africa should embrace open source scientific software that has come of age with enhanced and user friendly features. This will cut costs, boost IT skills, and even spur IT innovation in the continent, argues Linda Nordling.
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scidev/ Linda Nordling
Related topics:
[Science and Technology]
[Open source]
[Software]
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16-07-2010
Ethan Zuckerman, a Harvard academic argues that the internet instead of broadening our view of the world has arrowed it down. Solutions to this could be to engage, rewire the systems, fix education, new translation projects and tools along with mechanisms for discovering content, he adds. more... |
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BBC/ Ethan Zuckerman is a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Related topics:
[Media]
[Social Equity]
[Internet]
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05-04-2010
As one of the biggest projects happening in the world, the UID project of the Government of India is generating a lot of excitement, says Nandan Nilekani. more... |
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Image Credits: Rajkumar / Mint / UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani says though he cannot put a number around the savings the UID project would lead to, it will be substantial
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[ICTs]
[Governance]
[Innovations]
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25-03-2010
For many, social networks are a place to meet and chat, but for people living with chronic diseases or disabilities; it plays a vital role by enabling them to blog and participate in online discussions about health problems, writes Claire Cain Miller. more... |
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The New York Times/ Claire Cain Miller
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15-03-2010
Use of ICT in the education sector in India, though recent, has picked up fast, and the benefits are already starting to show. Brian Pereira highlights the promising scene for technology-aided education and the opportunities it holds in store. more... |
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Related topics:
[ICTs]
[Education]
[Digital]
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09-03-2010
A laptop for every school kid in the developing world can work wonders to bring a better future for them. Yet for the initiative to be truly successful, it would need to address the structural disadvantages in the developing world, says Rachel Brody as she audits the One Laptop Per Child Programme. more... |
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[Education]
[Children]
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02-03-2010
In this award winning paper, Tanmay Kumar, Secretary, Information Technology & Communication, Government of Rajasthan discusses E-Sanchar, a pilot project conceived under the State “100 Days Action Plan”. Using integrated mobile and information technology, it succeeded in pro-actively informing pensioners from socially disadvantaged categories, and facilitated timely payment to them. more... |
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Image Credits:
Tanmay Kumar
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