http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/archive/1080 en_GB_uk http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/159327/1/1080 For rural populace who could not buy mobile phones due to power shortage, a new system has been launched in Uganda that enables people to charge phones by using a bicycle. The system can charge eight phones per hour by riding a bicycle. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/159095/1/1080 Science fiction writer and visionary Sir Arthur C. Clarke died on March 19, 2008 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, at the age of 90. The global telecommunication community will remember him for his farsighted prediction of artificial satellite stations for earth-based communications. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/156820/1/1080 The designers of the "$100 Laptop" are driving modern technologies to be more accessible and relevant to the vast billions who previously lacked access. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/155761/1/1080 http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81231 Kehitysmaiden lapsille suunnattu tietokone löytää tiensä vielä tämän vuoden puolella myös Peruun, Meksikoon, Etiopiaan, Ruandaan, Haitiin ja Intiaan. Käyttöönoton lähestyessä alkuperäinen sadan dollarin kannettava on hinnaltaan jo lähes kaksinkertainen. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/154776/1/1080 Symbol of India’s liberty – Charkha is now e-charkha. Now not just the yarn, but also electricity can be produced from it. Two hours of spinning gives back-up for 6-7 hours of power for basic lighting and for playing radio. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/151920/1/1080 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is calling on the Tajik President to veto amendments passed by Parliament on 19 July that would include Internet publications in the country's defamation laws. The amendments would criminalise defamatory statements published on websites, on top of those made in print and broadcast media. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/151687/1/1080 WiMAX India 4th International Conference is going to be held on August 24, 2007 in New Delhi, India. The conference in its fourth year will provide a platform for business users and wireless industry suppliers to meet and focus on Innovations' in Wireless Communications. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79485 UNCTADin uusimman raportin mukaan kehittyvien maiden on panostettava aiempaa enemmän tieteeseen ja teknologiaan. Tietoyhteiskunnasta jälkeenjääminen vaikeuttaa köyhyyden ja työttömyyden kitkemistä. Raportti väittää myös tieteeseen ja teknologiaan liittyvan kehitysavun olevan laadullisesta ja määrällisesti heikkotasoista. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/151454/1/1080 The first-ever conference on the use of Web 2.0 tools for rural and agricultural development and natural resource management will be held at Rome, Italy, from 25-27 September, 2007. The meeting will be hosted by FAO and supported by CTA among others. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/151416/1/1080 Centre for Civil Society in association with Youth Parliament is organising Jeevika South Asian Livelihood Documentry Film Festival on July 20-23, 2007 in New Delhi. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/151374/1/1080 Delhi based NGO Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is providing an opportunity to participate in a specially-designed short training programme on 'Information Management in the Digital Age' on August 21-24, 2007. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/79352 Policy-Makers and the Role of Communication for Development 2005-06 is a follow-up to a study conducted in 1994 for the World Bank. The purpose is to assess changes in the perception of policy- and decision-makers in multi- and bilateral aid agencies, governments, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and further addresses the changes in human and material resources committed to this sector. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79241 Kolme Etelä-Thaimaan yhteisöä on saamassa langattoman telelääketieteen laitteistoja tukemaan tiedonvälitystä. Julkinen-yksityinen kumppanuuden avulla tuotetut palvelut yhdistävät syrjäisiä terveydenhuoltokeskuksia sairaaloiden kanssa, mikä mahdollistaa reaaliaikaisen informaation hyödyntämisen. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/151034/1/1080 The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT), on its twentieth anniversary celebrations, is hosting its third annual ICTs for Civil Society Conference and Exhibition from 17-18 July 2007 at the Wanderers Club in Illovo, Johannesburg. The theme of the 2007 event is "Applications for the Development Sector".