Category Archives: Technology

Bridging the Gender Digital Divide

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Usha Devi Venkatachalam

After a decade of ICT capacity building programs from Afghanistan to Lebanon to Palestine to Zimbabwe, WLP has learnt a lesson or two in the science of bridging the gender digital divide. Continue reading →

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Is Google Buzz’s Privacy Setting Any Different Than Twitter?

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Usha Devi Venkatachalam

Google Buzz’s default privacy setting does not let me override my contacts’ wishes. It does not show who this person is to the world. Continue reading →

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Imagining the Future from Website Statistics

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Usha Devi Venkatachalam

Within these browser and operating system statistics, there is one common trend which is a very troubling one for Microsoft – its fortunes are declining. Continue reading →

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Google and China: Clash of Two Rising Superpowers?

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Usha Devi Venkatachalam

One corporate entity seems to be throwing down the gauntlet at a powerful nation, foretelling who else human rights activists should be working with in the future. Continue reading →

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New Social Change Game: Emergence MMOG

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Usha Devi Venkatachalam

Emergence is the first massively multiplayer online game to encourage diplomacy and social cooperation over violence… Continue reading →

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Adapting the ICT Manual in Arabic

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Usha Devi Venkatachalam

Now you know why we consider translation easy and adaptation hard. But the good news is that the Arabic ICT manual is almost ready for publication. Continue reading →

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