Rural Internet — not online but still connected
The Internet is spreading to villages in the developing world — but sometimes in unexpected ways, reports Katherine Nightingale.
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ICTs can close India's urban-rural divide
An eminent Indian scientist believes India can close the urban-rural divide with information technology, writes Daemon Fairless.
Source: Nature
26 October 2007 | EN
South Africa brings new tricks to old technology
Modifying technology in unique ways is helping South Africans communicate, reports BBC Online.
Source: BBC Online
PCs for the poor: as good as their hype?
Technologists are at odds over how to bridge the digital divide. What one group calls the ultimate solution, another dismisses as "the scam of the century", reports Waleed al-Shobakky.
31 July 2006 | EN
Lost in translation: getting India’s languages online
Frederick Noronha reports on the efforts of a small group of IT enthusiasts to bring computing to India's multilingual masses.
19 August 2005 | EN
Ethiopia gets connected
The Ethiopian government is investing heavily in a national digital network to jump-start the country's development, reports Michael Cross.
Source: The Guardian
12 August 2005 | EN
Bridging the digital divide with a self-powered laptop
Clint Witchalls reports on plans to distribute millions of cheap laptops to schoolchildren in the developing world.
Source: The Guardian
22 February 2005 | EN
Simputer: computers for the poor or an idealistic dream?
Frederick Noronha explores whether the Simputer — a pocket-sized computing device designed for use by rural populations in India — will live up to its promise of bringing the world of computing to the poor.
11 July 2003 | EN
Ghana trumps mighty Microsoft
Briony Hale describes how — starting with a battered old computer — Hermann Chinnery-Hesse developed Ghana's own software firm, which appears to be holding Microsoft at bay.
Source: BBC Online
6 June 2003 | EN
Learn for free online
Ian Hardy reports that people from all over the globe will soon be given access to one of the world's foremost technology institutes for free.
Source: BBC Online
25 September 2002 | EN
Bringing a long-lost library back to life
A stone's throw from the ancient city of Nineveh, Iraq intends to erect a centre for cuneiform research. Many scholars, however, are dubious about the scientific payoff of a tablet-based project in a digital age.
Source: Science
3 May 2002 | EN
India's problems prompt Indian solutions
K. S. Jayaraman finds out how India's engineers have developed some innovative solutions to get information technology into India’s rural areas.
Source: Nature
24 January 2002 | EN
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