items tagged with Global development initiatives
Paris waits as Hilton goes global
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-03 03:58:41
Usually all the Internet gossip is about a naked Paris Hilton, but for once it is the family business that is busting out and making the headlines online.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-03 03:58:41
Usually all the Internet gossip is about a naked Paris Hilton, but for once it is the family business that is busting out and making the headlines online.
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Web's inventor, Tim Berners-Lee, aims to make it truly world wide
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-15 00:17:18
The inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is looking for supporters to back his vision of bringing the Web's benefits to the entire world population, and has been given a flying start with a $US5 million donation from a US charitable foundation.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-15 00:17:18
The inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is looking for supporters to back his vision of bringing the Web's benefits to the entire world population, and has been given a flying start with a $US5 million donation from a US charitable foundation.
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Google.org announces funding round
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Financial News
2008-01-17 15:08:12
Google.org has announced a $US25 million funding round to a variety of organisations. The grants and investments fall into five areas that will be the focus of the company's philanthropic activity for the next five to ten years.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Financial News
2008-01-17 15:08:12
Google.org has announced a $US25 million funding round to a variety of organisations. The grants and investments fall into five areas that will be the focus of the company's philanthropic activity for the next five to ten years.
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Lower investment in ICT led to lower productivity in EU than US
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-11-27 22:58:54
A new report has found that the EU has fallen way behind the US in productivity over the past 12 years because of a significantly lower investment by companies in IT and telecommunications. Among other things, the report found that productivity in the US has grown about twice the rate of the top 15 EU nations since 1995 and now these nations are collectively only a bit more than 90% as productive as the US.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-11-27 22:58:54
A new report has found that the EU has fallen way behind the US in productivity over the past 12 years because of a significantly lower investment by companies in IT and telecommunications. Among other things, the report found that productivity in the US has grown about twice the rate of the top 15 EU nations since 1995 and now these nations are collectively only a bit more than 90% as productive as the US.
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UN, Google, Cisco launch Millenium Development Goals website
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2007-11-05 00:15:28
The United Nations, Google and Cisco have joined forces to launch a web site that tracks progress achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), but suppose there is more good news than bad to report, or nobody bothers to view it.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2007-11-05 00:15:28
The United Nations, Google and Cisco have joined forces to launch a web site that tracks progress achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), but suppose there is more good news than bad to report, or nobody bothers to view it.
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OLPC ‘$100’ laptop costs USD $175 + $1
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-04-27 11:07:30
The famed $100 ‘One Laptop per Child’ has a cost that keeps on rising way beyond the $100 mark, with the new price set at $176, although continued production might one day see the $100 laptop actually cost $100.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-04-27 11:07:30
The famed $100 ‘One Laptop per Child’ has a cost that keeps on rising way beyond the $100 mark, with the new price set at $176, although continued production might one day see the $100 laptop actually cost $100.
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WHO seeks smart technology to stop fake medicines
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-03-14 05:15:16
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-03-14 05:15:16
LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization aims to harness smart technology to stop counterfeit medicines flooding developing world markets with sometimes-fatal results.
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First million OLPC laptops ordered, 2500 test units readied
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-02-18 01:49:56
Five million to come by the end of the year, and 2500 to be sent out by the end of the month, the OLPC ‘XO’ laptop still costs US $50 more to manufacture than the stated US $100 goal, but draws ever nearer to the success of a multi-million global mass rollout.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-02-18 01:49:56
Five million to come by the end of the year, and 2500 to be sent out by the end of the month, the OLPC ‘XO’ laptop still costs US $50 more to manufacture than the stated US $100 goal, but draws ever nearer to the success of a multi-million global mass rollout.
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UN Draft report: Global warming 1000+ year sea level rise!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-01-26 06:13:09
A draft UN report on the climate warns that the sea could keep rising for over 1000 years, whether the world is able to cut greenhouse gas emissions or not. Scary stuff – especially if you live in any coastal region, especially if you live close to the beach.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-01-26 06:13:09
A draft UN report on the climate warns that the sea could keep rising for over 1000 years, whether the world is able to cut greenhouse gas emissions or not. Scary stuff – especially if you live in any coastal region, especially if you live close to the beach.
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U.S. automakers push for battery, fuel tech help
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-23 08:12:09
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-23 08:12:09
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-based automakers will this week underscore their push for government help on alternative fuels and advanced battery technology, riding what is anticipated to be an updated White House prescription for greater national energy independence.
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Internet ‘code of conduct’ to protect Internet freedoms
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-01-20 11:19:50
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) has joined forces with a diverse range of companies and organizations to define online privacy rights and freedom of expression.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-01-20 11:19:50
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) has joined forces with a diverse range of companies and organizations to define online privacy rights and freedom of expression.
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Tiny new cable may spur big technological advances
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-09 08:46:23
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-09 08:46:23
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have created a tiny cable -- much thinner than a human hair -- through which they can transmit visible light, potentially paving the way for improvements in solar energy, computing and medicine.
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Cisco, Qualcomm and ITU team with micro-credit pioneer to 'connect the world'
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: International
2006-12-03 20:23:49
'connect the world'
Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Prize-winning microcredit pioneer, and managing director of Grameen Bank has teamed up with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Cisco Systems, Qualcomm and others to launch Enclusion a virtual, global 'ICT empowerment network',
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: International
2006-12-03 20:23:49
'connect the world'
Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Prize-winning microcredit pioneer, and managing director of Grameen Bank has teamed up with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Cisco Systems, Qualcomm and others to launch Enclusion a virtual, global 'ICT empowerment network',
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Grameen Foundation launches IT system for microcredit providers
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: International
2006-12-03 20:14:25
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: International
2006-12-03 20:14:25
Grameen Foundation, the pioneering organisation providing micro-credit facilities in developing countries, has launched Mifos, a new initiative designed to "address the significant technology challenges facing microfinance practitioners worldwide by revolutionising the way they access and use technology to run their operations."
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