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As part of the open data initiative, the World Bank today launches data.worldbank.org... Visitors to the site can easily find, download, manipulate, use, and re-use the data compiled by the World Bank, without restrictions.

more from http://data.worldbank.org/...

"The open data initiative is part of the World Bank's decision to be more

From Ashoka:
Despite these success stories, technology is not universally effective; technology only solves problems when designed and implemented properly. Why do some technologies fall short of maximizing their impact? And how can entrepreneurs get it right?


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"Charity: Water heard stories of leeches, droughts, women carrying water for 3 hours and children dying of diarrhea from drinking polluted pond water in Ethiopia. We promised to help every single one of them."

This website and NGO "charity:water" may serve as a great example in education and member training about well-digging types and other approaches to "development" that you might

An interesting article on the use of cellphones in instigating violence in Kenya (and if you get to the bottom of the article one paragraph about civil society and cellphones).

Cellphones spread Kenyans' messages of hate

TIM QUERENGESSER

Special to Globetechnology.com

February 29, 2008 at 3:50 PM EST

NAIROBI - As Kenyan teenagers

The pulser pump has been around for 20 years, the mechanical mathematician for making parabolic reflectors for about 6 months. Please use one or the other in an engineering study.

You can find both on utube and on the web. The pulser pump is a river or stream powered water pump with no moving parts. It uses low grade water power (the water only has to fall a half meter to work one) and

A new study from a Washington State University researcher says:
"When we analyze the ability of increasing technological efficiency to counteract the environmental impacts of increasing population and consumption, we find that even if we were to achieve a four-fold increase in efficiency among all nations - which is a very unrealistic expectation - negative environmental impacts still

Vestergaard Frandsen, a Swiss company, has developed a reusable, inexpensive personal water filtration device called the Life Straw. The 10" long, 1" diameter tube filters out microorganisms and kills bacteria and viruses, allowing the user to drink from contaminated surface water.

Check out www.lifestraw.com

Article in November edition of Scientific American titled "the Science of Doing Good" talks about how technology is being used to make humanitarian aid more efficient and easier to evaluate.

Here's the link to the abstract, but the actual magazine should be kicking around libraries and magazine vendors...

I have a quick question for all.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a development related demonstration or speaker for our universities week which is dedicated to technology?

Here at the UofS we will be having a week dedicated to technology. http://www.usask.ca/technologyweek/ In the past the lectures and workshops have been