Brought to my attention by www.idealist.org, and several of the innovations profiled have implications for bridging the digital divide:
>From Stanford Social Innovation Review (PDF) http://www.ssireview.org/pdf/2006SU_feature_Voelcker.pdf Ten Innovative Technologies Building a Better World Despite the buzz that often surrounds the latest high-tech gadgets, the fact remains that the vast majority of the worldâ¤s people need less flashy technologies that are more appropriate to their locales, budgets, and problems. This article profiles ten of the many brilliant and innovative technologies that social entrepreneurs have created and deployed in recent years to solve chronic problems that rarely receive the attention they merit. -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Ms. Jayne Cravens MSc Bonn, Germany Services for Nonprofits/NGOs/Civil Society www.coyotecommunications.com International & Development Studies & Work www.coyotecommunications.com/development Contact me www.coyotecommunications.com/contact.html www.ivisit.com id: jcravens.4947 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
