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	Do Underserved Communities Need a New Approach to ICT? Monday 12 Nov 2007 Orlando Ayala Most experts would agree that information and communications technology (ICT) is crucial to economic growth and development. Every day, we can see its impact on innovation, business productivity and job creation read more Comments (2) Views (834) The Future of Access Monday 12 Nov 2007 Steve Song Just as knowledge and innovation are increasingly recognised as being important drivers of economic growth, so information and communication technologies (ICTs) are being recognised as key enablers of innovation and knowledge generation. In the ICT industry, the price of access and of computing power has steadily decreased year by year read more Comments (0) Views (708) Towards a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Agenda in Healthcare Monday 12 Nov 2007 Molly Cheah Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in healthcare has evolved in many aspects, but its use had been fraught with problems. The impact of widespread use of ICT on health outcomes is still debated between proponents and "reserved" opponents read more Comments (0) Views (781) Financing Change in ICT4D: Innovative and Emerging Social Investors and Donors Monday 12 Nov 2007 Rohinton Medhora When the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) was created in 1970 by an Act of the Parliament of Canada, the production and exchange of ideas were explicitly recognized as being fundamental to the process of development. The acknowledgement of these concepts at the birth of a “donor agency” was about as revolutionary read more Comments (0) Views (695) Emerging Issues and Youth Tuesday 13 Nov 2007 Vladimir Radunovic & Nikola Bozic The Internet is changing rapidly. During World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis, and in the subsequent Internet Governance Forum in Athens, the issues debated were already outdated in comparison to emerging issues and threats. The Internet of today involves read more Comments (0) Views (1115) Health Outcomes: The Role of ICT Applications, Standards, and Practices Monday 12 Nov 2007 Laurent Elder & Michael Clarke Modern information and communication technologies have made it easier to achieve remote clinical consultations, distance health education, and medical research, particularly in developing countries where resources are limited. For decades, Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has focused both on improving the health of people in these countries read more Comments (0) Views (527) Social Outsourcing and Fair Trade in IT Monday 12 Nov 2007 Richard Heeks Imagine a vast boxing ring. In one corner we have the business heavyweights – medium and large organisations making powerful use of new technology. In the other corner we have the development lightweights – small organisations delivering development at the grassroots. At present, they ignore each other. But we don't want them to fight. read more Comments (1) Views (580) Are ICT Skills the Bridge to New Opportunities for Everyone? Friday 12 Oct 2007 Pamela Passman Microsoft was founded on the belief that technology can empower people and organizations to pursue their dreams and realize their full potential. Over the past three decades, we have seen that idea come to life for millions of people read more Comments (1) Views (1355) Cybersafety for Development (CS4D) Monday 12 Nov 2007 Martin Cocker In a small village recipient of ICT4D, the first computer is connected to the internet. A world of opportunity opens up. The villagers now have access to knowledge, finances, goods, markets, and opportunities for political participation that were previously beyond their reach. At the same time, they have been connected to a world of extreme images read more Comments (0) Views (528)