NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoup.org - development

USAID Development 2.0 Challenge: Extended Deadline Dec. 5th!

amysampleward — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:37:18 -0500

If you have an idea for mobile technologies for good and you haven't submitted to the USAID Development 2.0 Challenge project gallery yet, it's your lucky day!

The Challenge submission deadline is extended to December 5th!

"Collective Intelligence" + SMS + Translators

earth-intel-net — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:31:59 -0500

Posting the initial run of this project URL http://mobile-democracy.re-configure.org has me thinking that "Collective Intelligence" + SMS is something to figure out how to develop further.

Something I will be mentioning in the project overview is the essential need for translators and perhaps employing people from http://www.telelanguage.com

[My project link]
[My profile]

Nonprofit Software Development Summit Nov. 17-19

amysampleward — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:08:16 -0400

"Are you a developer writing code to support nonprofit needs? Are you a nonprofit user with strong opinions about what software you need developed to empower your programs and operations? Are you someone who just cares about seeing better technology developed to address the broad range of issues we face as a global community?"

Check out the Nonprofit Software Development Summit!

mySociety turns 5!

amysampleward — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:05:13 -0400

mySociety, a nonprofit organization based in the UK that runs most of the best-known democracy and transparency websites in the UK, celebrates five years of working, building, and developing for the common good this month!

Who's mySociety?

A community of volunteers and (paid) open source coders with two missions:

International Development Design Summit

paolalira — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:15:21 -0400

Hi, here is the list of projects that we will be working on at IDDS 2008:

1.System for Flash Heating Breast Milk to help combat transmission of HIV
2.Incubator for low birth weight infants in rural zones
3.Hand held medical diagnostic tool
4.Micro Hydro Small scale water power
5.Power Generation from Mechanical Devices
6.Ropeway Transport system
7.Charcoal Crusher
8.Pearl Millet Thresher
9.Educational Television Computer
10.Interlocking Stabilized Soil Block Maker

gFundraising - Interview with Camron Assadi from Mercy Corps

jedsundwall — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:48:30 -0400

Camron Assadi, Deputy Internet Director of Mercy Corps talks to us about why email still works, the awesomeness of Google Grants, and how Gmail makes it easy to check your email in Tajikistan.

Your NetSquared Dollars at Work... in Kenya

ehersman — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:07:21 -0400

Okay, time for an update to let you know what we've been doing at Ushahidi with the winnings from the NetSquared Challenge.

Ory and I are madly dashing around Kenya, meeting with local NGOs and users to determine what we need to build into Ushahidi's Engine (version 2). We helped sponsor the local Barcamp Nairobi, which was a huge hit and brought us even more developers.

Open Philanthropy - Interview with Mark Surman from the Shuttleworth Foundation

jedsundwall — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:00:49 -0400

Mark Surman, expert on collaboration, community building and social technology talks to us about how the Shuttleworth Foundation is kick starting South Africa's knowledge economy by using the principles that have made open source so successful.

International Development Design Summit

lglira — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:57:50 -0500

International Development Design Summit IDDS is dedicated to using technology to design simple yet efficient solutions for problems in the developing world. The application for IDDS 2008 is now available. Deadline Feb 10

Low Technologies, High Aims -- Andrew C. Revkin. 11 September 2007, NYTimes

Beneath the bustling “infinite corridor” linking buildings at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, just past a boiler room, an assemblage of tinkerers from 16 countries welded, stitched and hammered, working on rough-hewn inventions aimed at saving the world, one village at a time.

Regards,

GOOGLE TAPS RURAL INDIAN MARKET

paul braund — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:52:16 -0400