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Theme : technology
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Open source revolution
‘Open source’ models have huge untapped potential to transform business, government and everyday life, says think-tank report
from : mollywebb
4th July 2006
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Future innovation threatened by ‘science for sale’
Scientists must spark public debate about the value of science
from : mollywebb
3rd July 2006
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Prepare now for a society of ‘designer humans’
A debate is needed now about genetic selection, increased lifespans and 'Viagra for the brain'
from : mollywebb
3rd July 2006
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We need a ‘nanodialogue’ between scientists and the public
A public debate on the implications of nanotechnology is needed now to avoid a GM-style controversy
from : mollywebb
3rd July 2006
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WorldChanging
WorldChanging.com works from a simple premise: that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us. That plenty of people are working on tools for change, but the fields in which they work remain unconnected. That the motive, means and opportunity for profound positive change are already present. That another world is not just possible, it's here. We only need to put the pieces together.
from : charlieedwards
30th June 2006
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The Slow Race
Moves to combat poverty through innovations in science and technology are being hampered by a reliance on top down imposition. In this report Melissa Leach and Ian Scoones of the Institute of Development Studies argue that innovation should be citizen led, with development and use of technology designed around specific local needs.
from : markfuller
27th June 2006
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The Slow Race
A new Demos pamphlet by Melissa Leach and Ian Scoones
from : mollywebb
19th June 2006
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GYMA
I found this post yesterday by John Battelle Never poke a dragon while it's eating on China and censorship - a US perspective. Do you agree that there is such a difference between human rights abuses by a company like Nike and companies like Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL (GYMA)?But companies like Yahoo and Google don't traffic in sneakers, they traffic in the most powerful forces in human culture - expression. Knowledge. Ideas. The freedom of which we take as fundamental in this country,...
from : mollywebb
14th February 2006
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Gadgets for doing good?
In November, Fast Company noted that CNN is airing a documentary about North korea with the footage and information gathered from dissidents using video cameras and mobile phones."With new technological wonders every month, it is easy to get caught up in Apple's newest iPod or Microsoft's new Xbox 360 or the next Motorola RAZR. It is more difficult to remember transformative technologies that do more than provide entertainment--they change lives."If it's possible to do this under Kim Jong Il's...
from : mollywebb
23rd January 2006
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Making Digital Durable
At the end of the middle pier is a lecture hall that seats about 300 people. In the lobby outside an audience waits patiently smiling and chatting, browsing a table that has become an impromptu book shop. Listening in on the conversations about IPOs and new web tools you soon realise that this is a technologically savvy crowd. There?s not a suit amongst them. You get the feeling these guys know their Perl from their Python.When the audience file in to the theatre, the stage is black with a...
from : paulmiller
21st November 2005
