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OECD’s peer review of US development aid
The OECD has an interesting peer review programme for assessing member states development policies and activities. This unique programme will be the subject of an ASEAN/OECD meeting later this month. Under the peer review programme each country is reviewed every … Continue reading
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iPhones and $100 laptops – Innovation is alive and well and looking toward a bright future
Apple finally announced its long awaited “iPhone” today. To tell the truth it’s a pretty snazzy gadget. Although many have attempted to accomplish similar technological convergence, Apple, as so often before, seem to have anticipated users’ needs and wishes to … Continue reading
Microsoft invents IT language for Mapuche Indians in Chile
The story about Microsoft’s translation of its software into Mapuzugun, a language spoken by about 400,000 indiginous Mapuche Indians in Chile, has been raising a lot of attention on the net. The Mapuche Indians want to take Microsoft to court … Continue reading
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UNDP-APDIP’s “e-Primers” open-sourced
People over at the UNDP’s Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP) have caught on to the brilliance of Wikis. They’ve released a bunch of their “e-Primers” under a GFDL license onto Wikibooks. What this means is that they are free to … Continue reading
Voices on the Internet (some shout, some whisper)
The Reporters sans frontiéres (Reporters without Borders) revealed this years list of “Internet enemies”. The list is somewhat predictable, but with some interesting changes. Most notable perhaps is Libya, who is now off the list after Gadaffi’s somewhat surprising acceptance … Continue reading
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Recent news – Internet governance, China-Africa Summit and more
There seem to be so many things going on these days. Maybe it’s just that time of year or maybe I’m finally awaking from semi-hiatus. Either way, I’m probably going to cover a lot of news in this post. Two … Continue reading
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