'Mobile phones are reaching people across Africa more rapidly than anywhere else in the world, say Richard Lester and Sarah Karanja. And they can be used to help manage diseases such as HIV/AIDS, provide support during political crises and improve health services.For example, a clinic in Pumwani, Kenya, is using mobile phones to send text messages to patients receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) so that nurses can enquire about, and respond to, patients' needs. And when hundreds of thousands more...
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This is the report of a study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. 'Half (48%) of tech users need help from others in getting new devices and services to work, and many experience tech outages when there is a glitch with their home internet connection, computer, or cell phone. Coping with these failures is a hassle for many tech users and helps to distance them from technology use.'
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This is a group site in the form of a blog which provides examples of the use of the internet to support video for development. It is part of the Eldis site; Eldis is a development portal.
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The Networking TIC Club developed its network in Medellín. On the 13nd of November, it invited the Network of Public Libraries of Medellin Metropolitan Area to present its experience in Bogotá. The Club focuses its effort on reducing the Digital Divide and sharing digital alphabetization success stories.
The Club started to work with the Network of Public Libraries as part of its activities to strengthen the local actors and their initiatives in the use of the ICT. The program includes actor more...
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The 'VoIP-4D Primer' is a free guide The work is an effort to disseminate the use of telephony over the Internet in developing regions. The 40-page guide targets both technical and non-technical reader
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Rural areas in South Africa have unique conditions such as remoteness and scarcity of reliable public facilities. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) introduced into these areas must be suitable for these conditions. Using a user-centered design approach based on Participatory Design and Action Research, this paper describes telemedicine application for a rural village in the Eastern Cape. In this paper the author describes how they determined the requirements and design for the ap more...
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The World Heritage Information Network (WHIN) is the global network of World Heritage information providers. It was created in 1995 in order to foster the exchange of information between partner networks and World Heritage sites around the world. In addition to information carried by its partners, news is circulated through WHNEWS, the e-mail newsletter, the printed World Heritage Newsletter, and the partner websites.
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