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By MobileActive
We are interrupting our usual programming on MobileActive.org for an important message on the future of the opennness of the Internet. Civil society groups from around the world have signed on to an open letter to the International Telecommunication Union Secretary-General Dr.HamadounTouré, objecting to the lack of openness and inclusion in recent attempts by the ITU to increase its control over the Internet. MobileActive.org is one of the signers of this letter. The background is this: In December 2012, the International Telecommunication Union will convene a meeting of the world’s governments to renegotiate theITU’sunderlying treaty, the International Telecommunications Regulations.Currently, theseITRsdo not address Internet technical standards, infrastructure, or content. However, some states, notably China and Russia, are advocating for an expansion of theITRsto include Internet regulation
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By ICT4Peace
Read the original here: Informazione e nuove tecnologie: al servizio della pace
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Mapping,mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By Center for Health Market Innovations
The use of information and communication technology in the health sector, commonly known as eHealth, is an appealing solution to addressing the many challenges facing health systems in Africa. However, interventions in e- and m-Health on the continent have remained small in scale. A lack of evidence-based knowledge on effectiveness, sustainability and best practices has prevented interventions from being rolled out on a larger scale.The African Development Bank (AfDB) is launching a competition for innovative and sustainable information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives for the health sector in Africa.Objective of the AwardWe are looking for you to identify for the best authentic African ICT solutions in the health sector and to help fill the knowledge gap on e and mHealth pilots and programs in Africa.Focus and Problems to be AddressedThe award is focused on improving the delivery and quality of health services in Africa. The criteria for the award will focus on: Using ICT to increase access to health services, in particular for the poor and marginalized; Using ICT to increase the utilization of essential health services; Evaluation of eHealth solutions to improve efficiency in the delivery of health services. Editor’s note: AfDB’s categories map to CHMI’s reported results criteria, so programs already sharing self-reported statements of impact should think about applying.
May 17th, 2012 | Posted in Aid & Development,Technology | Read More »
By MobileActive
We just came across this video, posted by our ever-innovative colleagues at LIRNEAsia. In partnership with Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka’s largest development organisation, LIRNEAsia recently conducted research on how to best use mobile technology in emergencies.With ubiquitous and affordable mobile technology a reality not just in Asia but the world over, LIRNEAsia set out to ask a number of important questions: Can talking on the phone help those responding to emergencies to be better organized? How can voice services be used more efficiently in alerting and reporting about disasters than other channels? Where can computer technology make a difference in crisis management?The video details how LIRNEAsia is experimenting with the open-source Sahana disaster management platform, and with Freedom Fone’s interactive voice response system to investigate whether voice-based reporting can fit into globally accepted standards for sharing emergency data.
May 16th, 2012 | Posted in mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By FrontlineSMS
See original here: Community Survey Results: Kenya and the Philippines lead the field, and 97%…
May 16th, 2012 | Posted in mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By Kaiser GH Update
A recent randomized trial by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers looking at how well clean cookstoves worked in real-world settings found that while there was “a meaningful reduction in smoke inhalation in the first year after a stove was installed, … [o]ver a longer period … they saw no health benefits and no reduction in fuel use” because families did not maintain or repair broken stoves, a Bloomberg editorial notes, adding, “This doesn’t suggest the clean cookstove campaign should be abandoned so much as slowed down. It would be wise to test various designs in real-life settings, and, where necessary, take more time to human-proof models.”
May 15th, 2012 | Posted in Kaiser's Global Health Update,Technology | Read More »
By ICTworks
The rest is here: Get an ICT4D Job! Africa, Europe, United States
May 15th, 2012 | Posted in #GHDjob,Technology | Read More »
By Health UnBound
Operation ASHA is a community based nonprofit founded in the Delhi slums to fight the spread of antibiotic resistant TB. A key way they do this is by incentivizing counselors to closely monitor the progress of their patients and ensure that they finish their course of DOTS medicine. In cooperation with Microsoft Research, Operation ASHA established a sophisticated biometrics tracking system in nearly 20 centers over the past year. Counselors identify patients with a fingerprint scanner (see photo) and are alerted via SMS when they don't 'check in' at DOTS centers to take their medicines daily.
May 15th, 2012 | Posted in Featured Content,Hub Selects,mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By Digital Continent Podcast
52:00 min | Download | Listen in iTunes Lukonga Lindunda talks to TMS Ruge about his passion for technology and education in Zambia today, and the creation of Bongo Hive, an innovation hub in Lusaka. Lukonga is the co-founder of Bongo Hive, a technology and innovation hub in Lusaka, Zambia. He is also an ICT Advisor at VVOB Zambia. From experimenting with ipods in classrooms, to bringing local developers together with global software enterprises, Lukonga’s anecdotes and insights demonstrate his understanding of Zambians unique technological needs and applications. EPISODE LINKS About Lukonga Bongo Hive VVOB Follow @lukonga on Twitter
May 15th, 2012 | Posted in Featured videos and pod casts,Podcasts,Technology | Read More »
By ICTworks
Read more from the original source: What Has China Done for ICT4D in Africa?
May 14th, 2012 | Posted in Hub Selects,Technology | Read More »
By WhyDev.org
An article this week in the Times of Swaziland – “Corporal punishment to be phased out soon” – first filled me with encouragement regarding the progress Swaziland has made in its development issues in comparison to other countries. Then it whisked me down memory lane, making a pit stop at one of the mini crises I had dealt with in Ghana as Project Coordinator for an international volunteer organisation. It was the classic nightmare case: a 19-year-old boy from higher income country (HIC)-X imposed his beliefs and culture on another’s after two weeks on his project.Even with several hours of rigorous discussion courses specifically implemented to prevent circumstances such as this, he managed to do exactly what we instructed him to refrain from doing.Our organization placed him in a teaching assistant role with a primary school. This school, along with nearly every other primary school in Ghana, uses corporal punishment as its principal form of discipline.
May 13th, 2012 | Posted in Aid,HIV/AIDS,Hub Selects,Human Rights,MDGs,Mental Health,Microfinance,Politics,Technology,Uncategorized | Read More »
By ICTworks
Visit link: Mobile Monday Fourth Annual Mobile Africa Research Report
May 12th, 2012 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
By WhyDev.org
Women Deliver recently came out with their annual “Women Deliver 50” list of inspiring ideas and solutions put forward by women and girls. The women and groups celebrated in the list cover a broad range of topics and programs, from midwives in Ethiopia to advocating for women’s voices in Libya.One that sparked my interest was “Africans feeding Africa” by Backpack Farm, which is a social enterprise that hosts trainings for small-scale farmers in East Africa and sells them green agriculture technologies and supplies– all in a backpack.I caught the founder, Rachel Zedeck, in the middle of the busy planting season in Kenya, but she managed to spare some time to tell me about their program and some of the challenges in pursuing the social enterprise model.Tanya Cothran: Where does your funding come from? What drew you to the commercial model as opposed to the donor-funded aid model?Rachel Zedek: I used my life savings to build the company, which is a registered LTD (limited company) in Kenya. In retrospect I think I was naïve.
May 11th, 2012 | Posted in Aid,Human Rights,MDGs,Mental Health,Microfinance,Politics,Technology,Uncategorized | Read More »
By FrontlineSMS
Read the original post: “Genius happens when you plan something else” FrontlineSMS Founder Ken…
May 11th, 2012 | Posted in mHealth,Technology | Read More »
