Today the New York Times ran an article about a new website called WhatIdidNotBuy.org. The site allows you to make a donation to Bangladesh's BRAC (one of the largest charities in the world) in lieu of purchasing a holiday gift that you or others may not really need or want. by foregoing to buy a $40 sweater, for example, y… Continue

The 4th annual Information & Communication Technologies for All (ICT 4 All) conference concluded on NOvember 26 in Tunisia.

The annual event, which brings together IT and government leaders, focuses on bridging the worldwide digital divide through technology access, education, and training.

According to public statments, six agr… Continue

David Pogue reviews some wonderful medical apps for the iPhone, including some useful tools for the blind and deaf, in this New York Times piece. Another testament to the power of innovation when people are given a platform on which to create. And as platforms continue to open up (via Android, etc.) no doubt we will see more and better still.

Also in the mobile health category,… Continue

In the on again off again popularity of discussions around the Digital Divide, the New York Times chose "on again" with its coverage of the issue during this week's "Breakthrough Learning in the Digital Age" event at Google. Apparently a couple of the event's speakers approached the issue of urgency of gap filling quite differently. O one argued for an all out effort to… Continue

Another big week in broadband news. The Finns have apparently staked a claim to be the first country to make broadband access a national right. (Note: apparently Australia and a few others beg to differ). Many nations are gunning to win the broadband beauty contest, and in countries like the U.S. money is being dumped into broadband expansion because of a… Continue