The web2fordev conference at FAO is currently in its 3rd and final day. The tagline for the event is "Participatory Web for Development", but in many ways I see it as a continuation of Netsquared.

I voted today.

When evaluating projects, I considered the six net2 attributes and also tried to imagine how, if implemented, they would affect the lives of Africans - and in particular the struggles of African civil society organizations to serve the needs of their communities. The projects I chose seemed to me to offer the most revolutionary impact across Africa (and indeed across the world) in part because they make creative use of Web 2.0 to leverage their impact.

Hi Everyone,

http://thepurplebubble.blogspot.com/2006/08/why-google-is-innovative-and-has.html This is an abstract from a paper I'm writing on Google and socialimpact, it's specifically around its merits over the $100 laptop.. Would love to know your thoughts on it and more broadely on Google and itsimpact on development. Feel free to email them to me and I would ofcourse recognize any contributions in the papers merits.