ICTUpdate - a current awareness bulletin for ACP Agriculture
Current issue: Mapping
- Issue no. 54
- April 2010
Perspectives
Using the Geoweb
Q&A
When the crowd becomes the source
Techtip
TechTip: Add geotags to photos
Editorial
Editorial: Putting power on the map
EXPLORE ICT update
FEATURED TECHNOLOGY: Hardware
Linking civil society..
Initially known as Worknet, with trade union connections, the history of SANGONeT is closely linked to the social and political changes experienced by South Afri.....
An evolving vision..
Development Gateway has changed significantly in response to external challenges and the emergence of new web-based technologies. Their experience highlights imp......
Using BGAN to talk..
Using a VoIP conference call feature on a portable satellite connection, remote communities can express their opinions in their own language, and organizations ca......
Count on cell phones..
A project in South Africa supports mathematics education in schools using the web, social networking and mobile apps to deliver learning material directly to stud......
BROWSE TECHNOLOGY
all technologies...FEATURED Theme: Issue no. 60 - Rural ICT policy
The benefits of better serv.....
Access to telecommunication services can greatly improve economic growth. And this is especially the case in developing countries. According to the World Bank,.....
Input through data..
Since 2002, the SEND Foundation has been monitoring Ghana’s poverty reduction strategy, and researching whether the country’s poor have been benefitting from th.....
The democracy of technology..
National ICT policies provide guidance on how a country promotes the development of the information and communications sector. Ideally, these policies ensure th.....
A network for a new economy..
The Government of Rwanda’s document, ‘Vision 2020’, sets out plans that will transform the country’s economy from being largely dependent on agriculture to conc.....