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Mobile Services Evolution: 2008-2011 - 24th July 2008
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Over the last 10 years, the progress made in the global mobile industry has been truly stunning. Mobile device ownership has gone from being a luxury item to necessity as the feverish rate of adoption has spread mobile technologies into every corner of the world. As we look into the next 10 years, it is certain that the mobile phone will be used for much more than just voice communications. There is an opportunity for private institutions and public enterprises to build a vision of cohesive mobile services platform that enables and engages the masses to both fundamentally enhance the quality of their daily existence as well as lead to new opportunities globally.
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Accenture Introduces Green Technology Suite to Help Organizations Use IT - 24th July 2008
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The new tools offer a holistic view across the entire IT organization, providing everything from detailed assessments of where the enterprise sits within a green “maturity spectrum,” to suggesting IT initiatives that can be undertaken to proactively address the company’s future carbon footprint. The tools also help calculate the impact of the specific initiatives in terms of workplace environmental efficiency and data center energy savings.
(Accenture)
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The Death of the Globalization Consensus - 24th July 2008
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The world economy has seen globalization collapse once already. The gold standard era – with its free capital mobility and open trade – came to an abrupt end in 1914 and could not be resuscitated after World War I. Are we about to witness a similar global economic breakdown?
(Project Syndicate)
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Wireless broadband in Western Africa: open competitive market - 24th July 2008
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Senegal comes to mind as having been on the verge of opening up its Internet Gateway for years yet never really getting there due to a lack of political will. This time, however, the driving force motivating countries to step up in their development process is mobile telephony and its rapid growth—the fastest in the world—combined with a desire for broadband connectivity which it is hoped will lead to the economic expansion of those countries which adopt broadband capacities. In short, ministers see the utility of broadband connectivity as a precursor for economic growth.
(MuniWireless)
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Internet Technology Can Boost Healthcare - 24th July 2008
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The AllAfrica Foundation is prototyping its HealthAfrica initiative with the planned launch of HealthLiberia, where a hospitable environment - including government commitment to public health and willingness to embrace innovative technologies - will make it possible to showcase the potential of the Internet to improve health, even in the most challenging conditions.
(AllAfrica)
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Ultra-Green PC Has No Moving Parts, 80 Percent Fewer Components - 21st July 2008
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CherryPal is a completely new type of PC that has no moving parts, contains 80 percent fewer components, uses only two watts of power, and is highly secure. The CherryPal, which is currently available for pre-orders, retails for $249 and requires no monthly subscription fee and no other hidden costs
(Market Watch)
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Wi-Fi Hotspots Stay Hot in 2008 - 21st July 2008
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WI-FI Hotspots Forecasts, by the end of this year global hotspots will grow by 40% over 2007. The greatest growth and the largest number of hotspots continue to be found in Europe. While the UK has long led in European Wi-Fi hotspots, there is also marked growth in France, Germany, and Russia. Most remarkable about the hotspot market are the dynamics of a fast-changing business model. “Starbucks’ decision to go to a virtually free Wi-Fi hotspot model is having a profound impact.
(ABI Research)
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Kenya rolls out digital village - 21st July 2008
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The Kenyan Government has started rolling out the digital villages, the pilot projects that will set the standards to be replicated all over the country by the end of the year. This is part of the larger US$ 3.2 million projects that will enable e-learning in slum areas, create employment for the youth and assist in the adoption of e-commerce among other self-sustaining businesses.
(Afrique en Ligne)
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In Egypt, Wikipedia is more than hobb - 21st July 2008
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"For Egyptians the visa procedure for any country is very difficult," he said. "You need a visa to visit any country in the world. Facebook and Wikipedia connect us to the outside." In the spring, a protest against rising food prices and the government took root on Facebook, with a page that had more than 75,000 members.
(International Herald Tribune)
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Computerizing agricultural cooperatives: a practical guide - 21st July 2008
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The manual is written for developing country cooperatives that are just starting to consider whether or not or how to computerize. Its intended target audience includes managers, trainers and policy makers with little experience in working with computers. The information in this booklet is presented in a simple, well illustrated and easy-to understand style. It is supplemented by practical examples of how agricultural cooperatives in developing countries tackle computerization problems at local level.
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