http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on icts and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/ Handing out free laptops to schoolchildren is not enough to improve education in Pakistan, says Pervez Hoodbhoy.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/opinions/free-laptops-alone-cannot-improve-education-in-pakistan.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsFri, 18 May 2012 09:59:59 GMTA scheme to improve rural Zambia's communication infrastructure is just one project on the Global Research Alliance's agenda.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/research-coalition-to-boost-internet-access-in-rural-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsWed, 16 May 2012 17:53:22 GMTAn Egyptian scientist' has been awarded a prestigious prize for designing an antenna that could facilitate mobile network upgrades.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/egyptian-wins-us-100-000-african-innovation-prize-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsFri, 11 May 2012 14:44:33 GMTQatar Science and Technology Park has developed the country's first health care technology to be exported to Europe.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/qatari-healthcare-innovation-to-be-used-in-italy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsFri, 04 May 2012 13:15:39 GMTTechnological innovation can't be imposed on poor people — they must be engaged to select ideas that suit their lives, writes Lawrence Gudza.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/opinions/successful-innovation-depends-on-engaging-the-grassroots.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsWed, 02 May 2012 10:03:00 GMTAdrian Smith and colleagues explore grassroots innovations, their potential for development and challenges facing practitioners.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/features/supporting-grassroots-innovation-facts-and-figures-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsWed, 02 May 2012 10:01:00 GMTEfforts to promote sustainable development must tap into technologies developed locally, driven by community needs and priorities.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/editorials/technical-creativity-needs-nurturing-at-the-grassroots.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsWed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 GMTSciDev.Net reporters across the developing world describe exciting initiatives aimed at supporting innovation in local communities and remote areas.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/features/how-innovation-is-flourishing-at-the-grassroots-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsWed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 GMTHearing and sight impaired mobile phone users could benefit from a texting application based on Morse code.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/indian-designer-develops-morse-based-texting-for-deaf-phone-users-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsMon, 09 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMTAn Afghan designer has invented a wind-powered mine detector that could significantly reduce the cost of clearing minefields.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/wind-powered-landmine-detector-developed.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsTue, 03 Apr 2012 14:32:38 GMTSouth African researchers have developed an open-source mobile phone application to assist with water quality monitoring.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/water-monitoring-easier-with-free-mobile-phone-app.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsFri, 30 Mar 2012 12:48:49 GMTA Kenyan project is helping farmers work with the weather by combining traditional and science-based forecasts.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/farmers-blend-traditional-and-science-based-forecasts.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsWed, 28 Mar 2012 17:36:36 GMTAfrican policymakers and farmers stand to benefit from an innovative tool to provide integrated data on agriculture, ecosystems and human well-being.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/africa-wide-monitoring-tool-aims-to-boost-food-security.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsWed, 28 Mar 2012 14:05:13 GMTCountries in the region say the network will be set up within 3 years, and make internet access cheaper and more widely available.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/south-america-to-build-regional-optical-fibre-network-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsMon, 26 Mar 2012 16:59:51 GMTMost people in Senegal believe media coverage of science and technology is inadequate and science journalists are untrained, a survey suggests.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/too-little-science-media-coverage-say-senegalese.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsFri, 23 Mar 2012 15:13:49 GMTCustom designed computer models are helping developing countries allocate health spending, improve distribution and prepare for disasters.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/better-resource-allocation-with-customised-computer-models.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsWed, 21 Mar 2012 11:58:47 GMTA fire has destroyed 35,000 laptops destined for Peru's One Laptop per Child programme, days after the release of a report on the country's scheme.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/peruvian-fire-destroys-thousands-of-school-laptops.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsThu, 15 Mar 2012 04:09:47 GMTTwo new initiatives are bringing the opportunity to kids who speak native languages to use Information and Communication Technologies.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/news/andes-new-initiatives-to-bridge-digital-gap.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsTue, 13 Mar 2012 17:29:47 GMTJeremy Rifkin says the developing world could leapfrog into a new energy era by merging communication and renewable energy technologies.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/opinions/creating-an-energy-internet-for-the-poor.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsTue, 13 Mar 2012 16:51:22 GMTAfrican governments with technology policies that focus only on ICT should rethink their priorities, says Ndubuisi Ekekwe.http://www.scidev.net/en/climate-change-and-energy/icts/opinions/investment-in-ict-is-no-substitute-for-technology-policy-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_climatechangeandenergy_ictsFri, 02 Mar 2012 15:45:30 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/