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The past 30 days in technology for development

Comparing the OLPC XO-1.75 Laptop With its Predecessors

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Fri, 18 May 2012 05:43:30 -0700

A Cautionary Tale of ICT4D Failure at Scale

Fri, 18 May 2012 02:00:00 -0700

Code For America’s civic start-up accelerator

“We’ve seen incredible advances in technology platforms over the past decade that have lowered entry barriers for new life-enriching products and services, but not for many of our local, state, or regional governments that are constrained by legacy investments in outdated, closed software.

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:59:00 -0700

Google Gives Back

Update on the Wikipedia sources project

Last month I presented the first results of the WikiSw

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:54:20 -0700

An Open Letter to the International Telecommunications Union

We are interrupting our usual programming on MobileActive.org for an important message on the future of the opennness of the Internet.

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:28:43 -0700

Weekly: Launches, map layers, RHOK & coding

We have a few community launches to share this week, plus code changes and preparing for RHOK. Anyone can update the Ushahidi weekly. All you need is a wiki account. Let us know what you are working on or need help with.

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:03:29 -0700

United Nations E-Government Survey 2012: E-Government for the People

The United Nations E-Government Survey 2012 finds that many have put in place e-government initiatives and information and communication technologies applications for the people to further enhance public sector efficiencies and streamline governance systems to support sustainable development.

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:01:38 -0700

The Next Evolution of Wi-Fi

802.11ac is the next evolution of the Wi-Fi standard that promises to deliver multiple HD video streams simultaneously. It can reach maximum throughputs well above a Gigabit per second. The 802.11ac specification mandates operation in the 5 GHz band, where there is relatively less interference and more channels are available compared to the 2.4 GHz band.

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:05:08 -0700

ITU Symposium on ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change

Montreal, Canada, 29 - 31 May 2012ITU is organizing the Seventh ITU Symposium on ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change on 29-31 May 2012 in Montreal, Canada. The event will be co-organized with the government of Canada and will be hosted by Prompt.

Thu, 17 May 2012 02:46:30 -0700

The mathematics of history

What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is just starting to reveal deep underlying patterns.

Thu, 17 May 2012 02:41:01 -0700

The role of intermediaries in advancing public policy objectives

Internet intermediaries, here defined as, Internet service providers (ISPs), hosting providers, search engines, ecommerce intermediaries, Internet payment ...

Thu, 17 May 2012 02:06:32 -0700

Accelerating development using the web: Empowering poor and marginalized populations

The rapid evolution of the Web from its static beginning to the rich interactive interoperable media platform that it is today indicates that it is likely to be the principal platform for new development for the foreseeable future.

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:34:33 -0700

Patrick Meier Departs for the Qatar Foundation

I’ve had the great pleasure of working with Patrick Meier for the past 3 years directly as one of the core Ushahidi team members. He’s become a close friend, and someone that I respect even more than when we first met.

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:15:17 -0700

ICTs applications in responding to disasters

Effective disaster response demands rapid access to reliable and accurate data and the capacity to assess, analyse and integrate information from varied ...

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:39:31 -0700

Unlocking mobile phones for job creation

India’s Aadhar Bhalinge is the winner of the $20,000 grand prize of m2Work, a World Bank-sponsored online competition seeking the best ideas for spurring the job-creation potential of mobile phones. The online challenge, organized by Nokia and infoDev, drew a total of 939 ideas, 96% of which came from developing and emerging economies.

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:15:36 -0700

Knowledge and development in ICTs in the climate change arena

The publication explores the practical linkages between climate change, access to and sharing of information and knowledge, communication for development ...

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:54:59 -0700

Do You Hear Me (In a Disaster)?

We just came across this video, posted by our ever-innovative colleagues at LIRNEAsia. In partnership with Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka's largest development organisation, LIRNEAsia recently conducted research on how to best use mobile technology in emergencies.

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:50:10 -0700