share Creative Industries Serve as Growth Engine As creative industries expand they create both challenges and opportunities for developing countries.Tags: globalizationtechnologyglobal economygrowthCreative industriesRegions: AfricaCategories: Global Economy Read more »
share Technology Transfer for the Poor Developing countries must adopt effective policies on technology transfer that meet the needs of all social classes, including the poorest.Tags: economyentrepreneurshippovertytechnologytechnology transferRegions: North AmericaCategories: Technology Read more »
share Promoting African Languages On the Internet in Zimbabwe Using local African languages in computer applications is an important step to promoting traditions, however many feel it may not be feasible or technologically possible.Tags: AfricatechnologyZimbabweinternetLanugageCategories: Technology Read more »
share Reducing the Global Digital Divide in Sub-Saharan Africa Diego Rumiany of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs discusses possible policy actions to bridge the Global Digital Divide.Tags: developmentcommunicationtechnologyinternetdigital divideRegions: AfricaCategories: Technology Read more »
share A Science Culture is Key to Ghana's Development African nations need to invest in education and scientific research and development in order to face the challenges that lie ahead. Categories: TechnologyRegions: AfricaTags: educationdevelopmentsciencetechnologyresearchCountries: Ghana Read more »
share Global Computer Grid Links Far-Flung African Scientists African scientists will be able to communicate with fellow overseas scientists through a new 'grid computing' project launched this November.Tags: technologybrain draincomputersdatabasesindustrialuniversitiesRegions: AfricaCategories: Technology Read more »
share Communication is Key to Development, Say Experts The Rome Consensus was formulated at the first World Congress on Communication for Development and outlines the need to enhance communication services in developing regions.Tags: developing countriescommunicationtechnologydevelopingRome ConsensusRegions: AfricaCategories: Technology Read more »
share LABORrious Adaptation With membership numbers dropping, unions around the world need to innovate in order stay relevant in the era of globalization.Tags: globalizationdevelopmentlabortechnologyunionsRegions: North AmericaCategories: General Globalization Read more »
share Deserved Recognition for a Technology Democrat Muhammad Yunus's Nobel Peace Prize should inspire those trying to link technological innovation with grass roots democracy.Tags: technologyInformation TechnologyNobel peace prizegrass roots democracyRegions: North AmericaCategories: Technology Read more »
share Global Warming Cures - Time to Harvest Ocean Power? Ocean tidal power, the hydraulic energy in the globe's waters, may constitute a massive untapped potential of much needed alternative energy.Tags: environmenttechnologysolar powerglobal warminghydropowergeneratorsRegions: AsiaCategories: Environment Read more »
share Kenya Vision 2030 - Science is the Key Investment in science and technology has produced results for many developed countries in the past--such a model could yield prosperity in developing nations too.Tags: Africaeducationdevelopmentcompetitiontechnologydeveloped worldRegions: AfricaCategories: Technology Read more »
share Man and His Endangered Home The notion of sustainable development may pose a problem as the contradictions of fast human development and the slow conditions of evolution are combined.Tags: technologySustainable Developmentglobal warmingPopulation GrowthRegions: Europe and Middle EastCategories: Environment Read more »
share The U.S. House of Representatives Says No to Neutrality Some internet watchdog organizations predict the Internet's downfall, should the COPE ACT of the House be passed in the U.S. Senate.Tags: technologyinternetU.S.FCCNet NeutralityInternet Service ProvidersRegions: North AmericaCategories: Technology Read more »
share The Dirt Road to the Information Superhighway Third world innovations may soon find their way into developed countries.Tags: technologydigital dividecomputerCategories: Technology Read more »
share PCs For the Poor - As Good As Their Hype Technologists are at odds over how to bridge the digital divide.Tags: technologydigital dividecomputerRegions: North AmericaCategories: Technology Read more »