Development
DIY Solar Electricity projects Oct 2,2005
Biodesign.org.uk has some good notes on making your own solar electricity projects. They make projects for use in developing countries, with examples.
Doors of Perception Aug 7,2005
Doors always has some interesting links on design and social innovation. They cover sustainability, health care, social justice, economics, all staring from a design point of view.
Environmental Leadership Program Dec 28,2005
The Environmental Leadership Program is an organization dedicated to the development of new leadership talent in environmental research and development. They "nurture a new generation of environmental leadership characterized by diversity, innovation, collaboration, and effective communications..."
Grameen Technology Fund Feb 2,2005
Grameen Bank started out as a micro-credit organization in Bangladesh, making small loans to poor women so that they could start businesses.... From their website: "Grameen Foundation USA is empowering the world's poorest people to lift themselves out of poverty with dignity through access to financial services and to information.
Project Red Oct 21,2004
From the Doors of Perception newsletter: "OPEN WELFARE Hilary Cottam, leader of a new project named Red at the Design Council in London, is hoping to join us at Doors 8 New Delhi. Cottam, who recently persuaded the UK government to build a prototype new prison, is also writing (with Charles Leadbeater) a paper on "open welfare".
School on a Yak Oct 16,2005
Does anyone have more info on the School on a Yak project in Bhutan?... He gave me this link, which describes it very briefly, but I couldn't find anything more.
Smart Mobs Jul 9,2004
Howard Rheingold's Smart Mobs blog dedicated to subjects stemming from his book of the same name. He and other bloggers report on various social/technology items here.
Tactical Tech Sep 14,2003
From their site: "The Tactical Technology Collective (Tactical Tech) stands at the crossroads of the NGO and technology sectors. Through building links between them, we aim to help establish an accessible baseline of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) needed by all NGOs (i.e. if applicable computers, internet access, e-mail, mobile communications, etc.) and their integration beyond rudimentary usage into an integrated strategic tool for planning, advocacy & campaigning."
ThinkCycle Aug 30,2003
From their mission statement: "ThinkCycle is an academic, non-profit initiative engaged in supporting distributed collaboration towards design challenges facing underserved communities and the environment.... "ThinkCycle provides a shared online space for designers, engineers, domain experts and stakeholders to discuss, exchange and construct ideas towards sustainable design solutions in critical problem domains."
Timbuktu Chronicles Jul 9,2004
Timbuktu Chronicles is "A view of Africa and Africans with a focus on entrepreneurship,technology,practical remedies and other self sustaining activities.".....Emeka Okafor Recent Items of Interest Wireless Internet: Africa "...The wireless Internet has the potential to bridge the digital divide by providing low-cost broadband Internet connectivity to underserved areas and municipalities. Leapfrogging wireless technologies may be deployed rapidly to help foster economic development and workforce productivity and to enable delivery of social-service applications in the areas of e-health, e-education, and e-government.