Spotlight
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15-05-2013
Shri Jagdamba Samiti (SJS), a Rishikesh based NGO, is engaged in the task of empowering small apple farmers in the North Indian states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, by enabling farmers to move up the economic chain. Vikram Singh, Senior Executive, ICT and Value Chain, at SJS, in an interview to OneWorld South Asia, said that ICTs could be an effective tool for imparting farm related inputs to farmers to make the reap a quality harvest. Excerpts from the interview. more... |
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[India]
[South Asia]
[Agriculture]
[ICT]
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03-04-2013
Byron Vielehr, President, International and Global Operations of Dun & Bradstreet, the 171-year- old provider of business data and risk-management services, in an interview with OneWorld South Asia, said that technological advantages should be leveraged to drive up financial literacy levels. Excerpts from the interview. more... |
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Image Credits:
Byron Vielehr
Related topics:
[Information]
[India]
[IT]
[Digital]
[South Asia]
[Technology]
[Mobiles]
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18-01-2013
Despite India’s NIC, a premier ICT arm of the Indian government, issuing strict guidelines in 2009, to make all government websites disabled friendly, most of them are yet to comply with the stipulated norms. more... |
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Image Credits:
Lest the disabled are left out of the digital world.
Related topics:
[Web]
[Disability]
[India]
[Digital]
[South Asia]
[ICT]
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27-12-2012
Heather Mansfield is the owner of DIOSA Communications and author of Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. A pioneer in employing social media for the nonprofit sector, Heather shares her rich experience of using the Internet for fundraising, community-building, and advocacy with Ashok Kumar of OneWorld South Asia. more... |
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Image Credits:
Heather Mansfield
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10-09-2012
Ugandan cattle farmers are set to benefit from the use of information and communications technology (ICT) tools and meteorological data to improve their ability to adapt to climate change-induced hazards such as water stress and prolonged droughts. more... |
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Related topics:
[Agriculture]
[ICTs]
[Africa]
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07-09-2012
An administrative district in Maharashtra, India has implemented an ICT based comprehensive and effective solution to respond to recurring disasters. more... |
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Related topics:
[Disaster Management]
[ICTs]
[India]
[E-Governance]
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06-09-2012
In Kenya, where agriculture accounts for 75 per cent of jobs, and 80 per cent of the land is arid or semi-arid, droughts can be crippling. Sophisticated drought monitoring systems exist on a macro level, but they do not provide localised warnings. more... |
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[ICTs]
[SMS]
[Africa]
[Agriculture]
[Mobiles]
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05-09-2012
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong recently launched a mobile application called 'My Culture'. The app allows users to view information on cultural presentations, venue, schemes of events, film programmes organised by museums and other cultural venues in Hong Kong. more... |
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Related topics:
[Development]
[ICTs]
[Culture]
[South east Asia]
[Technology]
[Mobiles]
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03-09-2012
Along with other forms of social media, Twitter is bridging the gap between farmers and consumers. Social media has also buoyed the small, non-commodity farmers suffering from drought.
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Related topics:
[Social Media]
[ICTs]
[Agriculture]
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27-08-2012
Kenyan farmer, Zack Matere, searches the web for useful agricultural information, then posts it on notice boards around his community helping other producers to improve their crops. more... |
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Related topics:
[Development]
[Web]
[ICTs]
[Farming]
[Agriculture]
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