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e-Health in Peru: A Country Case Study

Posted on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 14:44

"The rapid growth rate of mobile telephony could be a great opportunity for the deployment of mobile health applications, not only for health care workers but also for the general public. Under the current disease monitoring system, it can take up to one month (or more) for a notification from a remote area to reach the central level. A disease monitoring system used by the Navy leverages the already existing telephony infrastructure (fixed, mobile, or satellite) to increase the reach of its sys

Cell Phones May Have Potential in Global Health Arena

Posted on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 14:29

"The potential use of cell phones as innovative, cheap and efficient tools for public health was a primary theme in a Mobile Health Summit convened by the MHS last December that included the Combatant Command surgeons and experts from multiple federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the WHO. "Over half the world (or about 4 billion people) own a cell phone and only 400 million own a computer, so it's only a matter of time before everyone uses a cell phone for all their computing nee

Apple's move pushes TV toward Internet delivery

Posted on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:28

Apple has announced that it will now sell TV programs from two networks via its iTunes store to the U.S. market; shows will rent at &0.99. It has also announced "an upgraded $99 version of its Apple TV media receiver.""Apple's updated video vision falls in line with that of such competitors as Amazon's video-on-demand store and the free, ad-supported viewing available at the Web sites of the TV networks and Hulu, which is owned by some of them."All those offerings mean free viewers don'

Twitter breaks story on Discovery Channel gunman

Posted on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 08:53

A gunman entered the headquarters of the Discovery Network on Wednesday, September 1, 2010; he took several hostages, kept them for some time, and was finally killed by police. "As it has with other breaking news events -- the landing of a jet on the Hudson River in 2009, the 2008 massacre in Mumbai -- the story unfolded first in hiccupping fits and starts on Twitter." "Within minutes, there were photos, including an astonishing one of a man clad in shorts, carrying a rifle and stalking through

Software for justice

Posted on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 02:32

To collaborate in the fight against human rights violations such as covert arrests, torture, and death squad killings, governments and activists need accurate, timely information about these crimes. Thanks to support from IDRC, they can turn to HuriSearch.HuriSearch is the first and only comprehensive Web search engine specializing in human rights. Operating in 77 languages, it lets users tap into millions of web pages published by some 5,000 human rights groups. It is just one resource in a set

ICT Update numéro 56, août 2010 : Irrigation

Posted on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 05:06

D’après la FAO, l’irrigation peut quadrupler les rendements. L’installation d’un système d’arrosage fiable toute l’année permet aux paysans de récolter durant la saison sèche et de cultiver des variétés à forte valeur pour accroître leurs bénéfices et amortir leurs investissements. Vu le faible pourcentage d’exploitations irriguées dans les pays ACP, les TIC occupent une place essentielle dans la promotion, le développement et l’entretien des nouveaux systèmes d’irrigation.DANS CE NUMÉRO« Le plu

ICT Update magazine, new issue: Irrigation

Posted on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 04:59

ICT Update issue 56, August 2010: IrrigationFigures from the FAO show that irrigation can increase crop yields by up to 400%. Developing a reliable system to water the land all year round gives farmers the chance to plant crops in the dry season, and grow high-value crops to increase profits and recoup investment costs. But with only a small percentage of available farmland being irrigated in ACP countries, ICTs are now becoming crucial to the promotion, development and maintenance of new irriga

Mundus Maris

Posted on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 03:14

The Mundus maris association promotes sciences and arts for sustainability - inter-cultural exchange and international solidarity around the seas and the people of the sea.

Strategies for a Cybered World

Posted on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 01:21

This paper examines the strategic assumptions of cyberspace and the nature of the cyber threat. Dr. Demchak identifies a set of “cyber communities” and recommends a way ahead to reach consensus on organizing the U.S. government’s response to cyber challenges.

Report on EU Latin-America cooperation - Relevant aspects on the establishement of Latin-America Technology Platforms

Posted on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 01:55

This report is a preliminary analysis on the potential of different Latin American countries to set up cooperation mechanisms (Latin American Technology Platforms) on Future Internet, ICT Components and systems on the basis of the experience gained in Europe through the European Technology Platforms.

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