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Chile: Ministerio de Agricultura de destaca avances en la incorporación de TICs al sector agrícola
AgInfo News from IAALD —
Authority: 130
Los avances realizados en los últimos tres años por el Ministerio de Agricultura, para incorporar las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (TICs) en el sector agrícola, fueron analizados en un seminario internacional organizado por la Fundación para la Innovación Agraria (FIA). Rodrigo Vega, Director ...1 day ago -
Internet access-a human right?
Thoughts of Nigel —
Authority: 142
Is there a fundemental right to being online? The Times asked a number of people that question and here are some of the replies Being cut off from your broadband isn’t the same as being whisked to Guantánamo; I see it more as a consumer right and a citizen’s right. Nobody says you have to shop online at ...1 day ago -
La inversión pública logra disminuir la brecha digital rural
AgInfo News from IAALD —
Authority: 130
Un artículo en Cibersur señana que la brecha digital en el ámbito rural español ha disminuido considerablemente en los últimos años: “se ha producido un incremento de la banda ancha rural del 272%, estando ocho de las Comunidades Autónomas españolas por encima de la media nacional”. Así lo afirma la ...3 days ago -
Google wave first thoughts – Grassroots Digitalbritain and the digitally excluded
trefor.net —
Authority: 127
Had a day or two to play with the wave. Some of my Facebook friends have already commented that it is no good without others to communicate with. At this time I have two friends in my wave contacts list :Luc from Google who invited me and Cyberdoyle. This fits into the category of sad git with no friends. ...4 days ago -
Fresh and familiar takes on journalistic change
Ink-Drained Kvetch —
Authority: 106
Because of my ongoing Web site-building project, I haven’t been able to post here as often or substantively as I would like. But below are some recent links to journalism and media topics that have been on my mind as I work toward a launch date that’s just around the corner. (Some shorter, quicker notes I’ve ...6 days ago -
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AgInfo News from IAALD —
Authority: 130
Con 1764 "aulas digitales" ubicadas en poco más de mil jardines infantiles terminará este mes el proyecto "Jardín Digital", que busca disminuir la brecha digital y acercar las nuevas tecnologías a los menores desde sus primeros años. Las "aulas digitales" consisten en un computador que es usado 10 minutos al ...1 week ago -
Latin alphabet no longer rules the Internet
FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family —
Authority: 132
“We have just made the Internet much more accessible to millions of people in regions such as Asia, the Middle East and Russia.”The body in charge of assigning the world’s... This is a summary only. Click on the Title to read the entire article.1 week ago -
Implementing digital TV in Italy: the other side of the digital revolution
Putting people first —
Authority: 431
Italy is in the process of switching to digital TV , and the implementation is pretty much a disaster, as far as I can tell from the reactions in the region where I live (Piedmont). Many of the problems are technological, but not all. A volunteer force of ‘angels’ is doing what it can: Here is quick translation ...1 week ago -
One Computer per child
fsdaily.com - Free Software News - Published news —
Authority: 158
If we could digitize paper, music and video and store them in files on a computer and then bring it alive when needed, why not a digitize a whole computer into a file? These days, computers are so fast that it is possible to feed them a description of an ideal childs computer and have it bring it alive on the screen ...1 week ago -
Latin alphabet no longer the rule on the Internet
FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family —
Authority: 132
“We have just made the Internet much more accessible to millions of people in regions such as Asia, the Middle East and Russia.”The body in charge of assigning the world’s... This is a summary only. Click on the Title to read the entire article.1 week ago -
InfoBore 77
UBIWAR —
Authority: 433
Happy 40th Birthday, Internet! – Cathy N. Davidson, Cosmos Online Network Engineers Question Need for Net Neutrality Rules – Grant Gross, IDG News Service US Cyber War Policy Needs New Focus, Experts Say – Grant Gross, IDG News Service Leahy Plans Hearing to Look at Cybersecurity Ccooperation – ...1 week ago -
Will the Digital Divide Close by Itself?
Bits —
Authority: 783
On the subject of tech and education, academics and executives are worried about many divides.There’s the growing divide between kids who have access to technology and those who don’t; kids who participate in creating content with technology at home and school, and those who can’t; and the kids who know a lot ...1 week ago -
Will the Digital Divide Close by Itself?
NYT > Theater —
Authority: 915
Everyone agrees that children face a digital divide over access to technology, but how serious is the gap and what can be done about it?1 week ago -
Audio slideshow: Bridging the digital divide
Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory —
Authority: 464
The Oakland Technology Exchange brings technology to low-income members of the community and provides them with much needed computer skills training.1 week ago -
Is Social Media a Fad?
State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan —
Authority: 433
The social media is taking over the world fast and furious. Found out this interesting video on social media revolution. Sharing it with you all. What do you say, Is Social Media a Fad?1 week ago -
Disproportionate share hospitals face IT disadvantages
ICMCC Website Articles —
Authority: 145
“Disproportionate share hospitals, which serve more poor patients, are lagging behind other hospitals in adopting electronic health records, according to a new survey.Researchers reported in Health Affairs that without federal funding this digital divide would continue – and expressed concern that any funding ...1 week ago -
Evidence Of An Emerging Digital Divide Among Hospitals That Care For The Poor
ICMCC Website Articles —
Authority: 145
Some hospitals that disproportionately care for poor patients are falling behind in adopting electronic health records (EHRs). Data from a national survey indicate early evidence of an emerging digital divide: U.S. hospitals that provide care to large numbers of poor patients also had minimal use of EHRs. These same ...1 week ago -
Is AT&T Behind Grassroots Groups That Are Opposed To Net Neutrality? [Astroturfing]
Consumerist —
Authority: 776
In the net neutrality debate, there are a surprising number of grassroots organizations (well, surprising to me at any rate) that have filed statements against the FCCs recent draft of rules. Matthew Lasar at Ars Technica just published an interesting article where he looks at some of these groups and tries to figure ...1 week ago -
Public Library Technology or “It Just Won’t Turn On”
Closed Stacks —
Authority: 106
After a long, grumpy, whiny period of underemployment, I was offered a position as a technology librarian at a busy public library south of Boston. I was, and still am, thrilled. The library is beautiful, it is part of an active library system with lots of opportunities to develop professionally, and I get a [...]2 weeks ago -
Telecom Access Rankings in South Asia
State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan —
Authority: 433
Cross Post from LIRNE Asia . Written by Rohan Samarajiva on October 24, 2009. According to the ITU ICTeye , which is now carrying 2008 data, Pakistan’s surge to overtake Sri Lanka has petered out, leaving the Maldives (143 active SIMs/100 people) as the undisputed leader in mobile connectivity (apparently all ...2 weeks ago
