SciDev.Net
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
Policy Briefs
Improving livelihoods with ICTs
ICT projects can be strategic tools for development if they consider social contexts and are tailored to community needs.
News and Features
Developing countries falling into 'broadband gap'
Businesses in poorer countries are stifled by a lack of broadband Internet access, says a report, leading many to look to mobile phones.
29 October 2009
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Uruguay provides every primary school pupil with laptop
Uruguay has become the first country in the One Laptop per Child scheme to provide a computer for every child enrolled in a state primary school.
26 October 2009
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Model points to promise of combined malaria control
15 October 2009
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Cuba gives green light for countrywide Internet access
7 October 2009
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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.
