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FOSS for Sustainable Development in Africa (FOSSDeva) Survey

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Participatory mapping in Uganda - Flickr/ILRI

Mapping locally

With a little help, communities can use technology to build local knowledge of climate change risks
Men with a solar panel in Tanzania - Flickr/PRI's The World

Electrifying Africa

An African solar research network is aiming high
WHO/TDR/Crump

Mini cures

Our latest Spotlight looks at whether nanotech can improve healthcare in developing countries
Kenyan farmer selling vegetables by Flickr/ Biodiversity International

Tech community power

'Open innovation' can stimulate the development of new technologies in any community, says iHub's Linda Kamau
Artemisia annua by Flickr/scamperdale

Malaria drug boost

Copious amounts of artemisinin have been made from a lowly by-product of its extraction process
Engineers - Flickr/Engineering at Cambridge

Forgotten engineers

The role of engineering in shaping sustainable development is being forgotten, say engineers

Solar spotlight

A collection of articles that asks how solar power can improve access to electricity for the rural poor

Disaster watch

How can satellite remote sensing help developing countries manage natural disasters?

What's the small idea?

Can nanotechnology help deliver clean water to the developing world? SciDev.Net examines the issues at hand