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

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

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.