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The Global eSustainability Initiative
GeSI is a global partnership of ICT companies that promotes technologies for a sustainable development. GeSI seeks: to foster global and open cooperation, to inform the public of its members’ voluntary actions to improve their sustainability performance, and to promote technologies that foster sustainable development. In alliance with GeSI’s Secret. . .
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24 Jun 2008 |
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John Daly
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Blogger Arrests
Using Google and LexisNexis as search engines, the authors of this report found 64 blogger arrest incidents taking place between 2003 and mid 2008 discussed in various news articles, blogs, scholarly articles and informational Web sites. This WIA Report was produced by interdisciplinary research teams at the University of Washington.
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18 Jun 2008 |
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John Daly
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Perspectives on U.S. Competitiveness in Science and Technology
"Is the United States in danger of losing its competitive edge in science and technology (S&T)?" RAND convened a meeting, held on November 8, 2006, to review evidence on this question as presented by experts from academia, government, and the private sector. "The papers presented at the meeting addressed a wide range of issues surrounding the Unite. . .
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15 Jun 2008 |
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John Daly
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The African Journal of Science and Technology
The African Journal of Science and Technology (AJST) is a biannual technical publication of the African Network of Scientific and Technical Institutions (ANSTI). UNESCO has provided a grant to continue its publication. The website provides a archive of its biannual publication since 2001.
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12 Jun 2008 |
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John Daly
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African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions
ANSTI, the African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions, is an organ of cooperation that embraces African institutions engaged in University level training and research in the fields of science and technology. Founded in January 1980, through the financial support of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Educat. . .
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12 Jun 2008 |
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John Daly
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ResearchGATE
ResearchGATE is a free of charge web 2.0 platform designed to meet needs of researchers. Its developers intend the platform to provide a powerful global web-based environment, in which scientists can interact, exchange knowledge and collaborate with researchers of different fields. Members can:
* present themselves and their research project. . .
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11 Jun 2008 |
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John Daly
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Africa i-Parliament
This organization focuses on the application of information and communication technologies to improve information flows for African legislative bodies. The site provides the action plan for the network's programs as well as background materials.
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10 Jun 2008 |
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John Daly
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The Global Center for Information and Communication Technologies in Parliament
The Global Center for ICT in Parliament acts as a clearing house for information, research, innovation, technology and technical assistance, and promotes a structured dialog among parliaments, centers of excellence, international organizations, the civil society, the private sector and the donor community, with the purpose to enhance the sharing of. . .
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10 Jun 2008 |
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John Daly
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"How the Web Was Won"
"Fifty years ago, in response to the surprise Soviet launch of Sputnik, the U.S. military set up the Advanced Research Projects Agency. It would become the cradle of connectivity, spawning the era of Google and YouTube, of Amazon and Facebook, of the Drudge Report and the Obama campaign. Each breakthrough—network protocols, hypertext, the World Wid. . .
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10 Jun 2008 |
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John Daly
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"Laptops could betray users in the developing world"
The One Laptop per Child foundation (OLPC) cheap laptop, called the XO, provides access to the Internet using a mesh network approach. Thus messages from one child's laptop may pass through many other laptops before reaching a telephone network. As designed, the XO technology provides children a protection against the theft of their machines. The O. . .
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07 Jun 2008 |
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John Daly
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"Explaining International Broadband Leadership"
Excerpt: "The United States is behind in broadband deployment, speed and price. Despite what some advocates and analysts claim, the United States is behind in broadband performance and its rank has been falling since 2001.
Don’t blame it all on poor policies. It is tempting, particularly for those seeking a more proactive national broadband pol. . .
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06 Jun 2008 |
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John Daly
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OECD and YouTube launch “Future of the Internet” initiative
"How can the Internet make the world a better place?” This is the question OECD is asking the public on YouTube. YouTube users can share their opinion with the leaders and opinion shapers attending the OECD Ministerial meeting on the “Future of the Internet” in Seoul, Korea on 17-18 June 2008. The YouTube address for the online video contributions . . .
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03 Jun 2008 |
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John Daly
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专家析风云三号卫星技术特点:一新二多三高四难
中国首颗“风云三号”极轨气象卫星将于5月27日上午在山西太原卫星发射中心发射。风云三号卫星系统总指挥高火山在接受采访时详细解析了风云三号卫星的技术特点。
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27 May 2008 |
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xiaochong zhang
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"风云三号"遥感能力4大突破 卫星水平有质的跨越
中国首颗新一代极轨气象卫星“风云三号”二十七日在太原卫星发射中心成功发射升空，相关专家表示，“风云三号”在遥感能力上实现四大突破，与第一代“风云一号”系列极轨气象卫星相比，“风云三号”探测能力、手段等方面水平有质的跨越和提高。
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27 May 2008 |
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xiaochong zhang
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专家披露风云三号发展历程 具探测精度高等特点
中国首颗“风云三号”极轨气象卫星将于5月27日上午在山西太原卫星发射中心发射。风云三号卫星系统总指挥高火山在接受采访时披露了风云三号卫星的发展历程。
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27 May 2008 |
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xiaochong zhang
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