http://www.scidev.net/ Latest digital-divide on new-technologies and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/ Nanotechnology should be used to develop Cuban pharmaceutical products to prevent them being pushed out of the market, warns an expert.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/expert-highlights-the-importance-of-cuban-nanotech.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideWed, 31 Dec 2008 04:14:23 GMTSatellite rainfall estimation in the Himalayas, India builds its first foreign satellite, arsenic contamination in Pakistan, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/south-asia-news-in-brief-11-24-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideWed, 24 Dec 2008 02:40:24 GMTThe US Institute of Medicine says global health — and health research — should become central to US foreign policy.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/obama-should-double-global-health-spending-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideThu, 18 Dec 2008 05:30:01 GMTAfrica must make it easy to access and share geo-spatial information, says head of South Africa's mapping organisation, Derek Clarke.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/african-development-needs-good-geo-spatial-informa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideThu, 18 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMTGuinea worm might be eradicated, Nigeria and Mali roll out HIV testing, Angola is urged to improve its child vaccination monitoring and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-4-17-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideWed, 17 Dec 2008 05:06:33 GMTA new network aims to serve scientific research communities by enabling the Middle East to link directly with European research networks.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/network-links-researchers-in-middle-east-and-europ.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideTue, 09 Dec 2008 03:57:44 GMTThe Bibliotheca Alexandrina is creating a cyberstore of scientific lectures to help improve science education in developing nations.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/library-of-alexandria-goes-online-for-science-educ.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideMon, 08 Dec 2008 03:29:22 GMTBrazil needs a US$4.3 billion investment to boost development and growth of its technology parks, according to a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/brazil-must-invest-in-its-technology-parks-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideThu, 04 Dec 2008 06:44:17 GMTNew commitments with Germany and several African nations bring Argentina's tally on science cooperation agreements to around 100.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/argentina-signs-yet-more-science-cooperation-agree.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideTue, 02 Dec 2008 02:04:07 GMTYvo de Boer, the UN climate chief, speaks to SciDev.Net about getting clean technology into the developing world.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/q-a-clean-technologies-with-yvo-de-boer.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideMon, 01 Dec 2008 01:15:11 GMTMobile phones can improve health services and provide help for displaced patients during political crises, say Richard Lester and Sarah Karanja.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/mobile-phones-can-help-manage-diseases-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideMon, 01 Dec 2008 10:30:37 GMTLocal laboratories could identify parasite samples by comparing them with a 'gold standard' on the web.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/web-tool-to-improve-parasite-disease-diagnosis.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideThu, 27 Nov 2008 04:09:23 GMTBiodiversity study corridors mooted for Himalayas, India's methane culprits pinpointed, Cyclone Nargis alters Myanmar river sediments, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/south-asia-news-in-brief-13-26-november-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideWed, 26 Nov 2008 04:31:57 GMTNigeria's communications satellite has broken down, dashing hopes of digital outreach to rural communities.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/africa-s-first-communications-satellite-fails.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideMon, 17 Nov 2008 04:43:34 GMTA report has warned that research into the safety of nanomaterials is not keeping up with their rapid development.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/report-highlights-need-for-nanomaterial-safety-res.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideFri, 14 Nov 2008 04:07:30 GMTResearchers have devised a version of the web that requires cellphones instead of computers, targeted at people who cannot read or writehttp://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/-spoken-web-aims-to-beat-india-s-digital-poverty-t.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideThu, 13 Nov 2008 02:43:10 GMTTechnology transfer is central to translating nanotechnology research into benefits for society, says Bai Chunli.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/technology-transfer-is-key-to-reaping-nanotech-ben.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideThu, 13 Nov 2008 02:25:32 GMTCosta Rica's Ministry of Science has introduced a Google group to encourage its citizens to suggest and discuss innovative ideas.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/costa-rica-launches-google-innovation-community.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideThu, 13 Nov 2008 11:15:00 GMTAsian cities launch a roadmap for cleaner fuels, Pakistan monitors its carbon emissions, climate change at risk of neglect, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/south-asia-news-in-brief-31-october-12-november.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideWed, 12 Nov 2008 04:17:09 GMTPhysics is important for sustainable economic growth, says physicist Reza Mansouri.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/digital-divide/physics-can-help-fuel-economic-growth.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_digitaldivideTue, 11 Nov 2008 04:19:43 GMT 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