http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on icts and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/ Access to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia will be free from mobile phones for Orange customers in Africa and the Middle East.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/wikipedia-to-be-free-on-mobiles-in-africa-middle-east.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 13 Feb 2012 17:45:57 GMTImproving access to information technology can help communities assess their own vulnerability and boost local planning, says John Waugh.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/opinions/support-community-mapping-for-climate-adaptation-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 08 Feb 2012 17:59:43 GMTSoftware applications, or apps, that help solve East African farmers' climate problems have received cash prizes in the Apps4Africa competition.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/software-apps-for-african-farmers-win-prizes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 08 Feb 2012 17:27:56 GMTNewly-developed software to monitor food prices of staple crops may help reduce volatility in food prices in many Sub-Saharan countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/monitoring-software-may-help-stabilise-food-prices.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 01 Feb 2012 17:20:25 GMTCentre will enable semiconductor and electronics companies to achieve growth and raise exports.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/testing-lab-will-boost-electronics-industry-in-the-philippines-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsTue, 31 Jan 2012 18:34:41 GMTOpen innovation is key to the success of iHub and can change the working culture of any community of innovators, says Linda Kamau.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/opinions/how-to-nurture-entrepreneurs-and-stimulate-innovation-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 25 Jan 2012 16:03:37 GMTJordan will coordinate a network linking researchers in seven Arab countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/jordan-to-be-centre-of-arab-science-e-network-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 23 Jan 2012 16:53:51 GMTDeveloping countries could prepare better for extreme weather events if they used more than one weather model, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/latest-models-could-give-asia-ten-day-flood-warnings-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsTue, 10 Jan 2012 17:08:12 GMTA retrospective study of tweets on the 2010 cholera epidemic in Haiti found them broadly as good as official data at predicting its progress.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/twitter-data-accurately-tracked-haiti-cholera-outbreak-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 09 Jan 2012 22:00:01 GMTScientists have built a database for schistosomiasis in Africa, which they are putting forward as a model for a global neglected disease tool.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/scientists-call-for-global-neglected-disease-database.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 09 Jan 2012 16:32:32 GMTThe online encyclopaedia can fill a resource gap for students, policymakers and the public, say Samuel A. Assefa and Alex Bateman.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/opinions/engage-with-wikipedia-to-share-scientific-knowledge-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsThu, 22 Dec 2011 17:31:43 GMTNew funding and concrete results are paving the way for scaling up mhealth technologies — but carefully, writes Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/opinions/biomed-analysis-rolling-out-what-works-in-mobile-health-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 21 Dec 2011 17:34:39 GMTAfrica's farmers need more extension workers, but new technologies could replace some services, a meeting has heard.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/icts-could-fill-agricultural-extension-gap-says-meeting.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 21 Dec 2011 17:17:25 GMTYojana Sharma analyses the work of a four-day meeting on access to data and information that will feed into next year’s Rio+20 conference on sustainable development.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/features/tackling-the-data-gaps-that-could-scupper-the-green-economy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 21 Dec 2011 13:50:30 GMTSmriti Mallapaty looks at an attempt to overcome the difficulties of accessing and understanding environmental and societal information.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/features/information-networks-bridging-the-gap-between-geeks-and-suits.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 21 Dec 2011 12:20:39 GMTCrowdsourced environmental data can be useful, for example in measuring black carbon emissions, but concerns remain about quality, says Yojana Sharma.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/features/quality-control-challenges-for-citizen-science-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsSun, 18 Dec 2011 11:48:05 GMTAn Eye on Earth Declaration and a set of Special Initiatives target next year’s major international conference on sustainable development.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/conference-resolves-to-push-for-data-access-at-rio-20.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsFri, 16 Dec 2011 01:12:02 GMTThe cities account for more than three quarters of emissions of CO2, are home to half the world population and will be 'highly visible' at Rio +20.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/features/why-city-resilience-will-be-an-issue-at-rio-20-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsThu, 15 Dec 2011 08:26:38 GMTNew technologies offer the promise of delivering environmental information to anyone who wants it, anywhere in the world. But we are not quite there yet.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/features/the-sense-and-sensitivity-of-technology-for-all.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 14 Dec 2011 16:20:28 GMTA preparatory meeting for the Rio+20 summit will discuss open access environmental data with a focus on biodiversity, water, oceans, cities and disasters. Yojana Sharma reports.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/features/summit-eyeing-global-sharing-of-environmental-data-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsFri, 09 Dec 2011 18:10:57 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/