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Can WiFi Enable e-Learning in Developing Nations?
White Papers This paper presents a low-cost Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) model network that can be used to introduce economical IP-enabled communications infrastructure and uses the Equivalent Theory proposed by Simonson to analyze underlying factors that may...
[January 11, 2006, 0:01]
Ultra-cheap Linux portable targets developing nations
News However, the Simputer will change all that by bringing portable computing and the information age to developing countries. The handheld computer is commonly seen as a geek toy for affluent mobile professionals.
[January 11, 2002, 12:19]
Sun to base pricing on UN economic data
News Sun Microsystems announced in Shanghai today that it would use United Nations economic data to set fees under a new population-based enterprise software licensing scheme aimed at developing countries.
[June 2, 2004, 15:15]
China and India set to lead global innovation
News The scales of economy are tipping in favour of developing nations, with countries like China and India poised to overtake established markets in areas of technology adoption and innovation. At the rate developing nations are churning out new...
[July 11, 2007, 15:36]
A Year Ago: UN 'bit tax' proposal draws fire
News United Nations proposal for a 'bit tax' to pay for Internet access in developing nations is drawing fire from US lawmakers and high-tech executives. Since governments of some developing nations fear the "loss of control" that comes with free and...
[July 18, 2000, 7:01]
A Year Ago: US to spur third-world e-commerce
News An initiative to spur e-commerce in developing nations, spearheaded by the US State Department, will grow out of an existing program to help African nations get online, according to a State Department official.
[December 1, 1999, 6:06]
The $100 laptop: A well intentioned waste of time?
Talkback The OLPC project is not attempting to solve all of the problems in developing nations. Also, don't assume that every kid in developing nations is starving -- it's flatly not true. They are trying to provide kids with "a window to the outside world...
[June 1, 2006, 19:15]
United Nations and Microsoft team up in Africa
News Microsoft signed an agreement Wednesday with UNESCO to promote the use of information technology in education in developing nations and boost the number of languages in which its applications are offered.
[November 17, 2004, 17:15]
Intel launches Community PC platform
News Intel on Thursday night announced the second rugged computer platform in an initiative designed to bring PC technology to developing nations. Our experience shows that ICT adoption in developing nations requires much more than providing a standard...
[March 31, 2006, 18:00]
'$100 laptop' struggling with costs
News The One Laptop per Child project on Thursday showed off the latest prototype of what's widely known as the $100 laptop for school children in developing nations. Nearly two years later, the non-profit has received a key working prototype from the...
[November 17, 2006, 8:49]
Microsoft unwilling to budge on one-price policy
Talkback It is a stucture that bites deeply in to capital that could otherwise be earmarked for the accelerated growth and competitiveness in and of developing nations. For "developing nations", their focus is, or should be, at present, more on numbers...
[November 7, 2003, 10:40]
Red Hat boss claims digital divide contributes to terrorism
Blog The first keynote of the Red Hat conference here in San Diego kicked off with a passionate speech from chief executive Matthew Szulik who asserted that some of the blame for the terrorist threat that many developed nations are facing, lies with...
[May 9, 2007, 17:06]
Cybercrime treaty may conflict with UN declaration
News The G8 summit, made up of the world's richest nations, has also met to discuss the treaty and discuss developing better communications between international police forces. A leading UK Internet rights group is to warn United Nations representatives...
[December 12, 2000, 13:30]
Unix users up in arms at Bill Gates' knighthood
Talkback Though one would not like to begin to blab about pre and post World War economic/political policies/strategies and the "exodermic and endodermic" shocks introduced on both sides of that equation in developing nations, one would say that...
[January 29, 2004, 11:12]
Third World nations embrace IT
News The Digital Opportunity Initiative -- a joint venture comprising the United Nations, the Markle Foundation and consulting firm Accenture -- is pointing to such tech successes in an attempt to encourage more widespread adoption of what it calls...
[July 17, 2001, 9:38]
EU directive 'could spark patent war'
Talkback One can only consider the fact that with developing nations gaining increasing access to development tools on all levels, there will be increased resistance to blanket type IP impositions. Considering current changes in develoment models -e.g...
[October 3, 2003, 13:50]
Interpol orders immediate cybercrime action
News According to Kendall, Interpol is developing a new strategy for monitoring computer crime trends and working with the United Nations to assess ways to disseminate that information efficiently. The head of Interpol has warned nations, law...
[October 11, 2000, 15:02]
UN examines potential Net regulation role
News Dozens of delegates from developing nations echoed Annan's remarks throughout the rest of the day, arguing that their governments do not have a voice in the way the Internet is operated and that more money and investment from richer nations is the...
[March 26, 2004, 13:50]
Microsoft marches on Moscow to do battle with Linux
News Windows XP Starter Edition is Microsoft's attempt to gain more customers in the developing nations, the fastest growing markets in the world. Intel, AMD, Hewlett-Packard and others have similar programmes for emerging nations.
[September 27, 2004, 16:20]
Execs see technology as economic equaliser
News He started off describing what he considers the "pillars of national competitiveness" that will make developing nations more prosperous. He said technology is important to developing nations because it helps drive economic growth, create jobs and...
[January 12, 2009, 17:08]
