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23-01-2012
Greenpeace chief Kumi Naidu decries the proposed US anti-piracy laws - SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) - to censor the internet. more... |
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Greenpeace chief Kumi Naidu decries the proposed US anti-piracy laws - SOPA & PIPA - to censor the internet.
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[Policy]
[Internet Governance]
[Internet]
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05-01-2012
With growing mobile phone penetration and increasing access to internet on devices beyond the pc, this new year may be the heralding of a new age of the internet in India. more... |
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BBC/ Indian internet users have a wealth of choices when it comes to getting connected
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[India]
[Mobiles]
[Internet]
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05-12-2011
A new mobile application, iCow, developed by a Kenyan farmer and targeted for cattle herding populations in Kenya, is the latest example of an innovative high-tech entrepreneurial culture that is gaining ground in the country. more... |
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Brendan Bannon/ The Christian Science Monitor/ Mobileapp developer Sammy Njoroge works at iHub, a creative space for technology incubation in Nairobi, Kenya
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[Agriculture]
[Mobiles]
[Access to knowledge]
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10-11-2010
Tanzania’s Ministry of Water and Irrigation has developed an ICT strategy, which includes using GIS, radio and cell phones, to deliver irrigation and water services. Joash Nyitambeis head of the ICT unit at the Ministry shares the national ICT plan. more... |
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SciDev/ The Tanzanian irrigation ministry develops a long-term ICT strategy
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15-07-2010
Haiti government and international community are together organising a live TV and radio talk show to discuss the impact, progress and challenges of the January 12 earthquake. The show will be broadcast by Radio Tele Ginen and Haiti National Television and Radio. more... |
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IOM/ Haiti Homes
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[Disaster Management]
[ICTs]
[Capacity building]
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13-07-2010
Africa’s green revolution should be based on its own indigenous technology and knowledge, says a new report by United Nations. Economists citing the shortfalls in Asia’s agricultural revolution stressed that importing and adapting technologies should fall in line with Africa's different conditions, ecology zones and crops. more... |
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Africa's Green Revolution should be built around the needs of its people/ Photo credit: Flickr \ CIAT\ Neil Palmer
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[Science and Technology]
[Farming]
[Africa]
[Innovations]
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31-05-2010
A social technology initiative, Dareecha, for schoolchildren and teachers in rural Pakistan fosters a process of larger changes in the community, addressing gender inequalities through a carefully designed training programme. more... |
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APC/Girls during a computer training session
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[Gender]
[Education]
[Children]
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20-04-2010
India is ready to modify its existing film rating system with a new and more specifically categorised film rating system that will consider children’s age as well as acknowledge women's perspectives. The proposed bill also aims to deal with the issue of piracy. more... |
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MyNews/ India's film rating system to be revamped, 5 categories to be made
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12-04-2010
The Seeing is Believing - West Africa (SIBWA) project is helping farmers in the region with accurate satellite information and imagery of their farm fields which is helping them to plan their agricultural practices better. more... |
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ICT Update / VHRI gives West African farmers data on soil fertility and land size
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[Agriculture]
[Science and Technology]
[Africa]
[Information]
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15-03-2010
India's leading maps and GPS navigation solutions provider, MapmyIndia has launched a new device, Road Pilot, which will revolutionise the mapping industry. A 3.5-inch touchscreen GPS Navigator, it bundles up maps of about 620 Indian cities helping guide users through several destinations and in saving power. more... |
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Top News/ MapmyIndia GPS navigator
Related topics:
[Technology]
[India]
[Transport]
[Access to knowledge]
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