http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on icts and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/ Latin American governments are contesting plans by US firms Amazon and Patagonia to take charge of new geographic Internet domains.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/latin-america-up-in-arms-over-us-firms-domain-name-grab.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 20 May 2013 17:21:13 GMTKenya is replacing an unwieldy drug-reporting process with an online system that allows healthcare workers to track safety in real time.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/kenya-goes-digital-to-report-drug-safety-issues.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsFri, 10 May 2013 15:07:16 GMTIR Mapper, a free online mapping website, will enable users to follow global insecticide resistance in malaria-causing mosquitoes.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/web-tool-tracks-insecticide-resistant-malaria-mosquitoes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsFri, 10 May 2013 14:51:11 GMTHealth services can use new technology to save lives, but only if local people and governments back the switch, an event has heard.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/new-tech-needs-local-buy-in-to-deliver-health-benefits.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsTue, 07 May 2013 17:44:32 GMTDVD players and discs could soon be used as affordable diagnostics for diseases such as HIV, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/dvd-discs-double-as-cheap-diagnostic-kit-for-hiv.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsTue, 07 May 2013 11:59:08 GMTThe switch to digital TV is freeing up frequencies that could be used to provide cheap wireless broadband services to remote areas.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/vacant-tv-spectrum-targeted-for-affordable-rural-wi-fi.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 06 May 2013 00:48:56 GMTNew research aims to help African policymakers understand the constraints on women entrepreneurs to unlock their economic potential.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/revealing-barriers-faced-by-africa-s-women-entrepreneurs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsSun, 05 May 2013 06:55:11 GMTScience may be the only way to keep traffic moving in the region's huge cities as car numbers continue to rise, says Crispin Maslog.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/opinions/asia-pacific-analysis-easing-megacity-congestion.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 29 Apr 2013 10:57:29 GMTBrains Network editor Marc Mcilhone backs open sharing in the second article on how to support online science journalism in Africa.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/opinions/open-access-is-the-future-for-africa-s-science-media.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 24 Apr 2013 15:00:34 GMTA game and two other mobile apps that help citizens tackle local sanitation problems have won a World Bank-funded technology competition.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/mobile-and-web-apps-tackle-sanitation-challenges.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 22 Apr 2013 16:00:20 GMTA new online data platform hopes to improve governance in twenty African countries and provide open access to official statistics.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/online-platform-to-boost-access-to-african-stats.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsFri, 19 Apr 2013 10:30:26 GMTCommitting to disability-inclusive technology transfer in the post-2015 development goals will help to cut inequality, says Sue Coe.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/opinions/focus-on-disability-transfer-technology-to-all.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 17 Apr 2013 17:46:57 GMTWireless communications are an affordable option that can help Africa's scientists, farmers and health workers, a workshop hears.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/low-cost-wireless-tech-can-help-african-development.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 17 Apr 2013 16:42:19 GMTA how-to video published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments explains how to turn a mobile phone into a diagnostic device.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/cellphone-microscopes-a-how-to-guide.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 15 Apr 2013 14:33:44 GMTMobile phone health projects could drastically cut deaths from HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and pregnancy-related conditions, says report.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/mhealth-could-save-a-million-african-lives-by-2017-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 10 Apr 2013 06:55:42 GMTThe cost and time of analysing drug resistance in HIV positive people could be radically reduced by a tool being tested in South Africa.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/hiv-drug-resistance-test-to-slash-costs-by-80-per-cent.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsTue, 09 Apr 2013 06:05:48 GMTA report examines why early warning systems are good at predicting crises but bad at triggering preventive action.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/famine-forecasting-systems-still-failing-to-spur-action.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsFri, 05 Apr 2013 15:50:06 GMTA device that turns video into pixelated images could help the blind and those with poor eyesight to navigate and find objects, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/video-device-could-assist-the-visually-impaired-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsTue, 26 Mar 2013 17:26:43 GMTDrones could be used to deliver medicines and protect vulnerable people, but major hurdles remain, finds Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/features/drones-begin-to-show-their-development-promise.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsFri, 15 Mar 2013 16:34:30 GMTTrials of a mobile phone microscope to detect intestinal worms in children show strong results and could make testing much more accessible.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/mobile-phone-microscope-detects-worm-infections.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsTue, 12 Mar 2013 18:05:15 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif 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