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New Technologies: Digital divide

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The North-South gap in access to, and the capability to use, modern information technology — often referred to as the 'digital divide' — can be a major barrier to the development of low-income countries.

(Photo credit: robin.elaine)

Opinions and Analysis

Compute keyboard SciDev.Net's multimedia future can widen our reach

Offering more images, audio and video will entice new readers to science-related development stories that they might otherwise overlook.

22 March 2013 | EN | ES | FR

Farmer holds rice seeds, Ghana Responsible science is vital for development

S&T advances should safeguard health, equity and the rights of vulnerable populations, says rural development professional Bhavani R. V.

26 September 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Policy Briefs

Woman selling fish in market, Zambia Improving access to ICTs for development

Learning from experience can help Zambia build on past successes in using ICTs and reach those most in need.

7 October 2011 | EN
Source: Panos London

Improving livelihoods with ICTs

ICT projects can be strategic tools for development if they consider social contexts and are tailored to community needs.

28 May 2009 | EN | 中文
Source: IIED


News and Features

Medical supply drop off Rich and poorest nations face off over TRIPS extension

A dispute over a fresh deal to allow the least developed nations to bypass intellectual property rights could hit development efforts.

21 May 2013 | EN

A Tanzanian man on mobile Cellphone microscopes: a how-to guide

A how-to video published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments explains how to turn a mobile phone into a diagnostic device.

15 April 2013 | EN | ES