News and Notes Roundup: Nov. 17
Happy Monday! Once again we have another batch of links for the NDItech News and Notes Roundup. This week, we’ve organized things into three categories: Popular Tech News, ICT and Development, and Mobiles. As always, please tweet at us - @nditech - or email us - [email protected] - with any comments or suggestions for future roundups.
Before we get to the links, it’s time for the second edition of This Week in Tech History. On November 17, 1970, the Soviet Union landed an unmanned, remote-controlled vehicle on the moon. Fifteen years and three days later, on November 20, 1985, the first version of the legendary Microsoft Windows operating system - Windows 1.0 - was released.
And now, time for the links:
Popular Tech News:
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Human rights organizations: The forgotten victims of cyberwar
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A 5-year-old passes Microsoft IT technician exam
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Facebook building 'workplace network'
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Russia plans 'alternative Wikipedia'
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SpaceX will soon announce micro-satellites for low cost internet
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Google to test-fly balloons which transmit internet over Australia
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How 18 inmates at California’s notorious San Quentin prison learn to code
ICT and Development:
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Google Bus bringing internet skills to ½ million students in Bangladesh
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How are disruptive technologies affecting the way we educate?
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Yowzit soon to allow citizens to rate and review government services
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Thirteen citizen engagement stories from across the globe
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ICT’s connection to DRC’s indigenous people
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How digital tools can support reading culture in Laos
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How new technologies can prevent violence against children
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Firsthand lessons from working in Malawi's ICT sector
Mobiles:
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Can Amazon's unsold Fire phones fight Ebola in West Africa?
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Or is dumping smartphones on West Africa a bad idea?
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Survey reveals African perceptions of mobile marketing
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Potential of partnerships between mobile operators and government service providers
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Leveraging telco data for predictive mobile-money credit scorecards
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Last Nokia Smartphones launched in Kenya