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Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have come to play a central role in development strategies — from food production through health delivery to education and the media.
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Opinions and Analysis
Mobile phones can help manage diseases
Mobile phones can improve health services and provide help for displaced patients during political crises, say Richard Lester and Sarah Karanja.
1 December 2008
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Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
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
News and Features
Texting for TB: Mobile phones and drug adherence
Text messaging to ensure that TB patients in developing countries take their medication every day is showing promise in trials.
8 January 2009
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Source: The Lancet
Network links researchers in Middle East and Europe
A new network aims to serve scientific research communities by enabling the Middle East to link directly with European research networks.
9 December 2008
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Library of Alexandria goes online for science education
8 December 2008
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Brazil 'must invest in its technology parks'
4 December 2008
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Practical Guides
How to set up a science blog
Science blogs let you share your passion and expertise with the widest possible audience. Damian Carrington shows it's easy to get started.
