Why the poor need technology
Access to information and communications technologies can have a huge impact on all aspects of life, especially in developing countries.

Mobile money spinner for women
Women in Bangladeshi villages are making a successful living by renting out airtime on their mobile phones.

Satellite mapping fights corruption
Computer-based maps of Bangladesh are being used to fight against sleaze in a country branded as one of the most corrupt in the world.

Wireless web reaches village pupils
A school in Bangladesh is using wireless technology to introduce pupils in the countryside to the internet.

Healers marry hi-tech and tradition
A Senegalese health centre is using computers to keep traditional knowledge alive.