Nations wrestle with internet age
The UN digital divide summit in Geneva has made political leaders consider the internet as a global resource.

UN summit pledges net for all
Delegates at UN's digital divide summit agree on principles of web equality, but fail to commit on who pays for them.

Cyber threats risk net's future
Developing nations are grappling with how deal with security threats as more and more people go online.

Iran defends web control
Iranian authorities have defended the country's web censorship rules at the UN's digital divide summit.

Annan calls for web to widen
Most websites are irrelevant to the real needs of people says UN secretary general.

Hi-tech medi-truck heads to Africa
A monster all-terrain truck has been kitted out by a Russian group to deliver medical services to people in Africa.

Time for the 'real revolution'
Technology needs to be relevant, cheap and useful, argues SciDev.net's David Dickson.

Monster trucks transform mining
Satellite-controlled monster trucks are being harnessed for the safe transport of ore from Botswana's diamond mines.

Phones connect SA townships
Community shops in South Africa are bringing cheap mobile services to the poor.

Brazil bets on Linux cybercafes
Cyber cafes using Linux are providing PC skills to some of Brazil's poorest.

Computing aids India's farmers
A computerised milk collection system has changed the lives of dairy farmers.

Rickshaws connect India's poor
Rickshaws equipped with mobiles are providing a livelihood in the Indian the state of Rajasthan.

'Crucial' role of business
The private sector should have a greater role in deciding the future of the internet, argue business representatives.

'Marginalised need a voice'
Old style political wrangling, rather than the needs of the poor, threatens to dominate the UN digital divide summit, say community leaders.

'Common vision needed'
The EU Commissioner Erkki Liikanen sets out his hopes for the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva.

How can digital divide be bridged?
The UN is discussing how the earth's poorest people can benefit from information technology. How can the digital divide be bridged?

Profile: John Kerry
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