Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Africa Analysis: Science going social - SciDev.Net
Africa Analysis: Science going social - SciDev.Net
Africa's mobile Internet boom could revolutionise the way scientists, policymakers and the public interact, says Linda Nordling.
Africa's mobile Internet boom could revolutionise the way scientists, policymakers and the public interact, says Linda Nordling.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Pambazuka - The war on Africa’s family farmers
Pambazuka - The war on Africa’s family farmers
Proposing ‘grandiose solutions without first diagnosing the causes of what ails Africa and her people has never stopped the World Bank, corporations and the odd billionaire from prescribing the wrong medicine for the continent,’ writes Joan Baxter, as the Bank makes plans to ‘unlock’ the future of African agriculture.
Proposing ‘grandiose solutions without first diagnosing the causes of what ails Africa and her people has never stopped the World Bank, corporations and the odd billionaire from prescribing the wrong medicine for the continent,’ writes Joan Baxter, as the Bank makes plans to ‘unlock’ the future of African agriculture.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Whose choice? ICTs for “development” and the lives people value
Whose choice? ICTs for “development” and the lives people value
Recognising that ICTs are powerful tools shaping people’s everyday lives, practitioners, policy-makers and academics in the ICT for development (ICT4D) field engage with these technologies in the name of “development”. Yet understandings of development differ and too often remain implicit and removed from participatory processes involving the intended users. Techno-euphoria and the focus on universal access distracts from the very individual choices people should have to integrate technologies in their everyday practices (or not). Working with Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach and its view of development as freedom, this open conversation will discuss the diverse and potentially conflicting ideologies embedded in state ICT policies and technical artefacts and the intended and unintended consequences. It will explore potential technological and process innovations which could lead to more participatory decision-making on policy and technology design – an area where all countries can be classified as “developing”.
Recognising that ICTs are powerful tools shaping people’s everyday lives, practitioners, policy-makers and academics in the ICT for development (ICT4D) field engage with these technologies in the name of “development”. Yet understandings of development differ and too often remain implicit and removed from participatory processes involving the intended users. Techno-euphoria and the focus on universal access distracts from the very individual choices people should have to integrate technologies in their everyday practices (or not). Working with Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach and its view of development as freedom, this open conversation will discuss the diverse and potentially conflicting ideologies embedded in state ICT policies and technical artefacts and the intended and unintended consequences. It will explore potential technological and process innovations which could lead to more participatory decision-making on policy and technology design – an area where all countries can be classified as “developing”.
Friday, February 4, 2011
The Panguipulli Public Library No.296 | EIFL
The Panguipulli Public Library No.296 | EIFL
The Panguipulli Public Library No. 296 is now reaching farmers in remote and mountainous areas of Southern Chile through radio.
The radio programmes are aimed at informing farmers about new farming methods, pest control, environmental conservation and many other important issues. They are part of the library’s innovative information outreach programme, which uses a variety of communication technologies to reach farmers who live and work in the valleys and mountains of Valdivia province, and to connect them to each other, to markets and to other resources.
The Panguipulli Public Library No. 296 is now reaching farmers in remote and mountainous areas of Southern Chile through radio.
The radio programmes are aimed at informing farmers about new farming methods, pest control, environmental conservation and many other important issues. They are part of the library’s innovative information outreach programme, which uses a variety of communication technologies to reach farmers who live and work in the valleys and mountains of Valdivia province, and to connect them to each other, to markets and to other resources.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
On Science Publishing § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM
On Science Publishing § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM
The scientific paper has long been the unit of scientific knowledge. Now, with print media lapsing into obsolescence, the internet is poised to transform science publishing and science itself.
The scientific paper has long been the unit of scientific knowledge. Now, with print media lapsing into obsolescence, the internet is poised to transform science publishing and science itself.
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