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Dead cattle during drought, Horn of Africa

Using disaster warning tools to their best potential

Stronger links between scientific tools and the environment in which they operate can improve the effectiveness of early warning.

21 November 2012 | EN | ES | FR

Science challenges in post-apartheid South Africa

South Africa's astronomy project must show local benefit

Co-hosting the world's largest radio telescope raises South Africa's scientific standing. But it must also help meet the country's social needs.

1 June 2012 | EN | FR | 中文

Agriculture experts use an app for mobile devices

Technical creativity needs nurturing at the grassroots

Efforts to promote sustainable development must tap into technologies developed locally, driven by community needs and priorities.

2 May 2012 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Using social media on a smartphone

Social media: don't shoot the messaging service

The recent riots in the United Kingdom have shown the dark side of social media. But we must avoid heavy restrictions on their use.

19 August 2011 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

SciDev.Net on Twitter and Facebook

SciDev.Net now on Twitter and Facebook

We have joined Twitter and Facebook to build our science for development platform but we need your help to make the most of social media.

27 August 2010 | EN | ES | 中文

WWW graphic

How to build a Web we can trust

The World Wide Web's inventor wants to make websites more trustworthy. This should be done by encouraging good practice, not imposing strict rules.

26 September 2008 | EN

The mobile phone is one of the few technologies that reaches all levels of society

Technology transfer for the poor

Developing countries must adopt effective policies on technology transfer that meet the needs of all social classes, including the poorest.

16 January 2007 | EN

Muhammad Yunus

Deserved recognition for a technology democrat

Muhammad Yunus's Nobel Peace Prize should inspire those trying to link technological innovation with grass roots democracy.

16 October 2006 | EN | ES

The mobile phone is one of the few technologies that reaches all levels of society

UN-GAID: just another acronym?

There is a need to link up the thousands of communications technology initiatives littered across the developing world, but is another UN technocracy the right answer?

29 June 2006 | EN

Connecting to the Internet from the first WSIS meeting in Geneva

Access to ICTs: an issue of global equity

Political deadlock over Internet governance must not overshadow the practicalities of bringing information and communication technologies (ICTs) to the people who need them.

14 November 2005 | EN

Information technology needs fertile ground

Much is said about the need to bridge the 'digital divide' between the North and the South. Equally important is creating conditions in the South that let individuals exploit information technology's potential.

6 October 2003 | EN

Thumbs up for electronic publication

Much has been said about the potential offered by information and communication technologies to communicate scientific research results, for both developing and developed countries. But is often a substantial gap between theory and practice.

4 February 2002 | EN