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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
Web tool to improve parasite disease diagnosis
Local laboratories could identify parasite samples by comparing them with a 'gold standard' on the web.
'Spoken web' aims to beat India's digital poverty trap
Researchers have devised a version of the web that requires cellphones instead of computers, targeted at people who cannot read or write
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.
