http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/5294 en_US http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/93118/1/5294 Powerful corporations are busy patenting software as a way of entrenching their dominance in the global information economy, says David Heath; unless we stop new laws being pushed through in Europe. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/92087/1/5294 Education is one of the highest priorities expressed by crisis-affected communities in all but the most severe humanitarian emergencies, writes Graham Wood, and it shows major benefits when introduced in the early stages of an emergency. A great deal is lost when, as often happens, “donor-driven humanitarianism” ignores this need. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/91223/1/5294 Speculation over whether Russia will ratify the Kyoto Protocol has fuelled questions about alternative approaches to tackling climate change. Aubrey Meyer of the Global Commons Institute explains why the “Contraction and Convergence” model gives us our best chance to avoid “climate disaster by international bluff and blackmail”. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/90399/1/5294 Every child’s death – whether in Palestine/Israel or in Honduras - is a crime that leaves us all a little less human, write Bruce Harris and Esteban Castro of Covenant House/Casa Alianza. Yet few people know about the continuing Honduran urban murder of innocents. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/89723/1/5294 Partnerships between companies, governments and civil society organisations can help communities take charge of their own development needs, argue Rory Sullivan and Michael Warner, both in “traditional” development and in such areas as conflict prevention, regional development and micro-enterprise.