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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 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 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 FrontlineSMS
Read the original post: “Genius happens when you plan something else” FrontlineSMS Founder Ken…
May 11th, 2012 | Posted in mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By ICT4Peace
Visit link: Social Media as a Tool for Humanitarian Protection
May 11th, 2012 | Posted in Mapping,mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By ICT4Peace
Go here to see the original: ICT for post-conflict reconstruction: WSIS High Level Panel
May 11th, 2012 | Posted in Mapping,mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By Health UnBound
Check out “Taking Stock and Saving Lives: How an mHealth Initiative is Revolutionizing Health Care in Uganda” in the Huffington Post.
May 11th, 2012 | Posted in mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By MobileActive
Looking for a job in the field of mobile tech for social change and development? The MobileActive Discuss list and the MobileActive newsletter are great resources not only for talking about the latest issues and topics in the ICT4D world, but also for jobs. Here’s a sampling of some of the recent openings posted:Inveneo is seeking an ICTD Network Operations Engineer. The position is based in San Francisco with some travel. Available immediately
May 10th, 2012 | Posted in mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By Ken Banks
Continue reading here: Closing mobile’s “gender divide”
May 10th, 2012 | Posted in Hub Selects,mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By Ken Banks
Read the original here: In search of reluctant innovators
May 8th, 2012 | Posted in Featured Content,mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By MobileActive
Written by Katrin Verclas and Emily StallingsWhy, despite wide-spread use of mobile tech for social change around the world, has the U.S. social sector been so slow to adopt mobile technologies? What do funders need to understand to support grantees’ efforts to harness the power of the mobile phone? What strategies can help service organizations realize the potential of mobiles? Since phones are ubiquitous for most demographics but particularly so for young people and communities of color who use phones more intensively, this is becoming a critical question for the social sector in the US.Funding Mobile Strategies for Social Impact: The Future is Now from ZeroDivide examines these questions, asking how to increase grantmaking for projects that utilize mobile technology to target groups working for social equity.The U.S
May 7th, 2012 | Posted in mHealth,Technology | Read More »
By Ken Banks
Follow this link: “Work. Life. Balance”. An interview with Voice America
May 6th, 2012 | Posted in mHealth,Technology | Read More »
