In Monrovia, Liberia a unique form of journalism exists where the news is written out daily on a chalk board for everyone to read as they pass by. Alfred Sirleaf established his chalkboard news service called “Daily Talk” in May of 2000, when he saw a need for direct, free and accessible reporting. Because of [...]
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I saw this video by charitywater during one of the Pangea day commercial breaks today and simply could not get it out of my head. After checking out their site and some of the amazing work they do around the world, I was sold on donating $20 for one of their projects. Clip and info [...] If I could be anyone at this moment, it would definitely be Jan Chipchase, Nokia researcher extraordinaire. Chipchase travels around the world and focuses on user centered design for mobile phone in third world countries. I’ve been following his blog for a while now, and was excited to read Sara Corbett’s article ‘Can the Cellphone [...] “As Barack works on bringing in the votes, she works on bringing in the crops…” I actually picked up this story from an Israeli news site and was highly entertained. Apparently Obama’s grandmother in Kenya is becoming more and more popular. She does not speak English, and lives in a fairly poor town of Kogelo. As [...] Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access – a new technology aimed at providing wireless data over long distances for both point-to-point links and full mobile cellular access implementation. It is effective for enabling the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and DSL. For this reason, it is not surprising that [...] I really enjoyed reading your post HJ, and myself, had too many thoughts which turned into a post. I asked HJ, a friend and activist from Monterrey (Mexico), about his insights on the OLPC project, specifically on its possible impact in Mexico. He mentioned that Carlos Slim spent 70 million for 250,000 XOs, which will be [...] These are the eyes of a present favela Robin Hood, from the documentary Manda Bala. A killer and a kidnapper. He robs Sao Paulo’s rich by kidnapping them, and disperses the cash to invest in the city slums – from food to paving the roads. Not the best documentary I’ve seen, but it definitely [...] Five years after the concept was first proposed, the so-called $100 laptop is poised to go into mass production. Hardware suppliers have been given the green light to ramp-up production of all of the components needed to build millions of the low-cost machines. Previously, the organisation behind the scheme said that it required orders for [...] Mobile phones hold the potential to empower local communities in the developing world, lowering the entrance barrier and providing innovative services, especially when linked to the web. Indigi-Net uses the mobile phone network to its advantage, realizing two important points. The first acknowledges the fact that most tourists nowadays travel with their mobile phones. More [...]
Even though many villages in the developing world lack basic amenities, where people live through a vicious cycle, suspended in between life and death on a daily basis, technology can still have unexpectedly useful applications. Especially in locations which lack land-line telecommunications, you see more and more people carrying and sharing cellphones. |
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