http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on icts and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/ A new data kit for mobile phones allows users to quickly collect, analyse and transmit a wide variety of data in infrastructure-poor areas.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/rural-data-collection-boosted-by-mobile-tech.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsThu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:37 GMTCombining satellite data with mobile phones offers cheap and effective tools for managing fires, says South African scientist Philip Frost.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/fires-spotted-from-satellites-warned-by-phone-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:02:00 GMTBusinesses in poorer countries are stifled by a lack of broadband Internet access, says a report, leading many to look to mobile phones.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/developing-countries-falling-into-broadband-gap--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsThu, 29 Oct 2009 03:17:51 GMTUruguay has become the first country in the One Laptop per Child scheme to provide a computer for every child enrolled in a state primary school.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/uruguay-provides-every-primary-school-pupil-with-laptop.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 26 Oct 2009 12:35:50 GMTBednets and biopesticides show promise as a winning combination against malaria, according to a new research model.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/model-points-to-promise-of-combined-malaria-control-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsThu, 15 Oct 2009 03:18:00 GMTCuba has authorised Internet access for all citizens but US trade embargo and economic limitations will restrict its use.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/cuba-gives-green-light-for-countrywide-internet-access.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 07 Oct 2009 11:42:48 GMTNew software allows scientists in the field to send complex data to a central database — but not everyone can benefit from this service yet.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/-smart-phone-software-helps-remote-scientists-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsThu, 01 Oct 2009 01:26:00 GMTIndia is ranked behind Brazil and China for growth in innovative capacity, says a new report, but its tech readiness is praiseworthy.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/indian-innovation-stands-to-improve-says-report-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 21 Sep 2009 04:23:31 GMTNational maps revealing drug shortages have been created by getting locals to text their discoveries to an online mapping system.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/software-allows-public-to-map-medicine-shortages-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsTue, 01 Sep 2009 02:50:26 GMTA new report has indicated that text messaging could play a vital role in an early warning system for natural disasters in the Maldives.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/mobile-messages-could-aid-early-warning-in-the-mal.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsTue, 18 Aug 2009 03:22:25 GMTConnectivity issues have largely been solved in African universities — now they face the challenge of making better use of the resources.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/african-universities-face-fresh-internet-challenge.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 17 Aug 2009 01:46:27 GMTPatent offices in developing countries will be able to consult key science and technology journals under a new scheme.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/free-journal-access-for-patent-offices-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsTue, 11 Aug 2009 10:28:45 GMTThe Chilean government has vowed to provide more than 90 per cent of the rural population with Internet access by 2011.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/chile-to-reduce-digital-divide-in-rural-areas.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsThu, 06 Aug 2009 11:15:25 GMTMalawi, Mozambique and Tanzania are the latest countries targeted by the World Bank for high-speed communications links.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/more-east-african-countries-to-benefit-from-broadb.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 05 Aug 2009 03:56:09 GMTA free online data-sharing tool developed by Google could help with worldwide scientific collaborations.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/online-tool-could-aid-global-collaboration.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsTue, 04 Aug 2009 02:22:12 GMTColombia has struck a deal with Microsoft to improve technology access, create internships and establish a bioinformatics centre.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/colombia-receives-tech-boost-in-new-deal.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 20 Jul 2009 03:40:59 GMTAs digital libraries surge ahead internationally, Africa is falling behind, a conference has heard.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/plea-for-african-digital-libraries.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 13 Jul 2009 02:30:11 GMTTanzanian farmers will be trained to look for two forms of cassava disease — and then send text message reports to researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/cassava-disease-monitoring-goes-mobile.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 08 Jul 2009 03:37:55 GMTAims to boost Africa's weather forecasting are taking advantage of its mobile phone infrastructure to mount weather stations on masts.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/mobile-masts-used-in-african-weather-monitoring-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsMon, 29 Jun 2009 02:51:17 GMTAn early warning system for natural disasters using mobile phone messaging is being trialled in Bangladesh.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/mobile-phone-alerts-to-warn-of-disaster-in-banglad.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_ictsWed, 24 Jun 2009 03:05:22 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/