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How to narrow the digital gap for rural areas?
If there is support from the state and enterprises sharing infrastructure, the digital gap between urban and rural areas can be narrowed quickly. In the morning of July…
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Australia: $ 2 billion for nationwide broadband coverage
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has just announced a $ 2 billion project to provide high-speed, low-cost Internet connectivity across the entire area of Kanchuru.
Computer science
Wi-Fi buses bring e-commerce to the village
The cost of installing cables connecting to the Internet in remote rural areas has led to the introduction of bus and motorbike teams in charge of getting information on…
Computer science
The British government's Wiki was visited by hackers.
The UK's set of environmental, food and rural issues suffered a huge loss when the agency's online wiki was visited by hackers and edited.
New technology
MIT researchers found a way to drive cars to the countryside by themselves
According to Futurism, today, most autonomous (AV) vehicles rely on detailed 3D maps for road navigation.
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A great solution of $ 6 helps to bring electricity to millions of poor people
Off-Grid Electric is a non-profit startup company that aims to use cheap solar panels to supply electricity to rural areas of Africa.
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Water Filtration Device
Researchers at the Madras Institute of Technology have launched a new water purifier using a special combination of nanoparticles to remove bacteria, viruses and other c…
New technology
Turn your iPhone into a microscope
Scientists have used the iPhone 4S to diagnose helminth infections in students in rural Tanzania.
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Satellite Internet will take a big leap in 2012
Broadband Internet via satellite will have a new development in 2012 when HughesNet, one of the two major suppliers in the US launched a new generation satellite.
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Sun house - the work of university students
Students of Boston Architecture University and Tuffs University brought to the Solar Energy a work representing New England: a solar home called Curio.
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ATM for the poor
Mehandra Sahni is a poor fisherman in the fishing village of Vaishali district (Bihar, India). He works as a worker in the government's rural program and earns only…