As the VOICES project comes to an end, efforts are under way to make the PC-free web system freely available.

The smart phone application 'Touit Costa Rica' delivers information on more than 500 species of fauna that can be seen in the country.

ICT has a major role in women’s empowerment, but issues such as the rural-urban divide need attention, an international meet heard.

Researchers have developed a cheap and more accurate tool for measuring sea level rise and to protect vulnerable wetlands.

Technology can improve the collection of data needed to monitor progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, says a high-profile panel.

A meeting in Slovakia has heard that UNESCO should seek North–South agreement on how to deal with the ethics of nanotechnology.

An earthquake-reporting system analyses tweets for keywords such as "shaking" and then emails a rapid warning, a paper reports.

Technologies for education can help to advance learning in developing nations, but need to be carefully targeted at pupils, says a study.

Games can help people to see disaster risks and effects with their own eyes, helping them to engage with complex science, a conference hears.

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

A multitasking microchip that can test blood samples for diseases including malaria and sleeping sickness has been launched in Singapore.

Latin American governments are contesting plans by US firms Amazon and Patagonia to take charge of new geographic Internet domains.

Kenya is replacing an unwieldy drug-reporting process with an online system that allows healthcare workers to track safety in real time.

Health services can use new technology to save lives, but only if local people and governments back the switch, an event has heard.

DVD players and discs could soon be used as affordable diagnostics for diseases such as HIV, say researchers.

The switch to digital TV is freeing up frequencies that could be used to provide cheap wireless broadband services to remote areas.

New research aims to help African policymakers understand the constraints on women entrepreneurs to unlock their economic potential.

The latest studies predict adverse or ineffective outcomes of atmospheric geoengineering, and scientists are calling for better governance.

A conference fails to address the use of chemicals to disable civilians, as indications of chemical weapons' use in Syria emerge.