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06/26/2008 Health clinic workers in Uganda are increasing their efficiency and fishermen in the Philippines are aiding conservation efforts with the help of PDAs -- small, mobile computing devices that are easy to secure and use little energy.
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From: Academy for Educational Development
Related: [Philippines] [Uganda] [Capacity Building] [Conservation] [Disease/treatment] [Malaria] [ICT]
Kenyan farmers.
06/04/2008 Government-run agricultural banks could be the key to combating the global food crisis by giving poor farmers access to high-yield seeds, fertilizers, and small-scale irrigation to increase crop yields, writes development expert Jeffrey Sachs.
From: Project Syndicate
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Related: [Agriculture] [Food] [Poverty]
06/03/2008 Leading manufacturers of compact fluorescent light bulbs have unveiled plans to reduce the amount of mercury in these energy-efficient lamps.
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From: Worldwatch Institute
Related: [United States] [Europe] [Energy] [Corporations] [Environmental Activism] [Pollution]
A woman donates blood
04/07/2008 A little-known mobile helpline will now help you find a blood donor in times of crises. All it takes is an SMS. The messages access an online database of 45,000 blood donors in 300 Indian towns and cities.

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Related: [India] [South Asia] [Emergency Relief] [Volunteering] [Internet]
Image: A woman donates blood
04/07/2008 Toimittaja ja kirjailija Leonardo Padura Fuentesin mielestä kännyköiden salliminen Kuubassa tarkoittaa muutakin kuin teknistä edistymistä. Kyse on myös vapauden edistymisestä kieltojen ja valvontajärjestelmien rajoittamassa maassa.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related: [Cuba] [ICT]
04/01/2008 For rural populace who could not buy mobile phones due to power shortage, a new system has been launched in Uganda that enables people to charge phones by using a bicycle. The system can charge eight phones per hour by riding a bicycle.
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Related: [Uganda] [East Africa] [ICT]
03/24/2008 Science fiction writer and visionary Sir Arthur C. Clarke died on March 19, 2008 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, at the age of 90. The global telecommunication community will remember him for his farsighted prediction of artificial satellite stations for earth-based communications.
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Related: [South Asia] [Communication] [ICT]
03/05/2008 The newly-opened Global Seed Vault (GSV) at Svalbard in Norway is being criticised by Indian and other NGOs for excluding farmers from its institutional framework. Farmers being the first link in the food chain, should be involved in conserving genetic biodiversity, they argue.
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Related: [South Asia] [Agriculture] [Corporations] [Biodiversity] [Conservation] [Genetics] [Science]
01/15/2008
The designers of the "$100 Laptop" are driving modern technologies to be more accessible and relevant to the vast billions who previously lacked access.
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Related: [Children] [Education] [Aid] [Capacity Building] [Youth] [ICT] [Internet]
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01/11/2008 Tekniikan kehittyminen kehitysmaissa parantaa tuottavuutta ja vähentää äärimmäisen köyhyyttä. Vaikka kehitys on ollut nopeaa, ero rikkaisiin maihin on pysynyt valtavana, arvioidaan Maailmanpankin tuoreessa raportissa.
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From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus
11/14/2007 Kehitysmaiden lapsille suunnattu tietokone löytää tiensä vielä tämän vuoden puolella myös Peruun, Meksikoon, Etiopiaan, Ruandaan, Haitiin ja Intiaan. Käyttöönoton lähestyessä alkuperäinen sadan dollarin kannettava on hinnaltaan jo lähes kaksinkertainen.
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From: Digital Opportunity Channel
Related: [Uruguay] [Peru] [Mexico] [India] [Haiti] [Education] [International Cooperation] [ICT]
11/02/2007 Symbol of India’s liberty – Charkha is now e-charkha. Now not just the yarn, but also electricity can be produced from it. Two hours of spinning gives back-up for 6-7 hours of power for basic lighting and for playing radio.
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Related: [South Asia] [Capacity Building] [ICT]
08/03/2007 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is calling on the Tajik President to veto amendments passed by Parliament on 19 July that would include Internet publications in the country's defamation laws. The amendments would criminalise defamatory statements published on websites, on top of those made in print and broadcast media.
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Related: [ICT] [Media] [Civil Society]
08/02/2007 Senegalin pääkaupunkiin Dakariin perustettu lähiökirjasto otti askeleen kohti digiaikaa. Kirjasto hyödyntää kotikirjastojen arkistointiin tarkoitettua, Internetissä toimivaa LibraryThing-sovellusta. Läheisen koulun oppilaat ovat alkaneet kirjoittamaan omia kirja-arvosteluja, jotka liitetään myöhemmin LibraryThingiin. Tietoverkkojen avulla pienet kirjastot voivat laajentaa mahdollisuuksia kirjojen lainaamiseen muista lähikirjastoista.
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From: Ulkoministeriö
Related: [Senegal] [Capacity Building] [Children] [Education] [ICT]
08/01/2007 Entinen "sadan dollarin tietokone"-hanke eli nykyinen OLPC:n (One Laptop Per Child) XO-tietokone on siirtymässä tuotantovaiheeseen. Tällä hetkellä koneen hinta on 175 dollaria ja ensimmäisten käyttäjien pitäisi saada kone käyttöön jo lokakuussa. Muun muassa YK:n kehitysohjelman siunauksen saanut XO on nyt saanut tuekseen myös tietokonejätti Intelin. Yhteistyön arvellaan hyödyntävän mahdollisuuksia hankkeen laajenemiselle.
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From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus
Related: [Africa] [ICT]
07/27/2007 Georgian ensimmäinen yhteisöradio aloitti lähetykset, kun Ninotsmindan kaupungin keskustan kovaäänisistä alkoi kuulumaan paikallisten toimittajien lähetykset. EU:n rahoittaman projektin toimittajat ovat saaneet asiantuntijakoulutuksen ennen lähetysten aloittamista kaupungissa, joka joutuu usein sääolojen vuoksi eristyksiin muusta maailmasta. Yhteisöradioita on hyödynnetty kehitysyhteistyössä menestyksekkäästi jo vuosien ajan.
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From: Digital Opportunity Channel
Related: [Georgia] [Communication] [Media]
07/26/2007 WiMAX India 4th International Conference is going to be held on August 24, 2007 in New Delhi, India. The conference in its fourth year will provide a platform for business users and wireless industry suppliers to meet and focus on Innovations' in Wireless Communications.
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Related: [Capacity Building] [ICT] [Civil Society]
07/26/2007 SIDAn tutkimuksen mukaan vajaa puolet Saharan eteläpuolisen Afrikan maista kohtaa heikkouksia matkapuhelinverkkojen kattavuudessa. Tilanteen kohtentamiseksi tutkimus ehdottaa muun muassa vapaata pääsyä infrastruktuuriin sekä operaattorin maantieteelliseen sijaintiin liittyvän lainsäädännön kehittämistä.
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From: ELDIS
Related: [Africa] [Capacity Building] [Communication] [Law]
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