ICTUpdate - a current awareness bulletin for ACP Agriculture
Current issue: Irrigation
- Issue no. 56
- August 2010
Perspectives
Making technology appropriate
Q&A
Efficiency in full flow
Techtip
TechTip: Information for irrigation planning
Editorial
ICTs course through irrigation
EXPLORE ICT update
FEATURED TECHNOLOGY: Hardware
Web 2.0 for low bandwidth..
What’s the difference between web 2.0 and the web as we previously knew it? Fundamentally, the technology underlying both is the same, web 2.0 just has a few e.....
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......
The complete package..
Computers for Schools Kenya does more than just give away old computers. For them training, education, partnerships and policy change are just as important. Sinc......
Reviving a language..
With half of the world’s languages likely to die out this century, a Canadian initiative shows how multimedia technology can regenerate interest....
BROWSE TECHNOLOGY
all technologies...FEATURED Theme: Issue no. 60 - Rural ICT policy
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.....
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.....
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,.....