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@Documentally discusses “revolutionary” protest apps

Christian Payne (@documentally) speaks with AlertNet at London's Frontline Club after a panel discussion about social media and protest chaired by BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones.

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What good is ‘crowd-sourcing’ when everyone needs help?

Crowd-sourcing makes sense for documenting violence or rights abuses, but how useful is it after natural disasters?

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Solutions for a hungry world

How to feed a planet of 9 billion people by 2050? Innovate like crazy…

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SMS could speed repair of faulty hand pumps in Africa

Hand pumps are a lifeline providing drinking water for many communities in remote, rural parts of Africa, but it is thought that around one third are broken at any given time, putting the health of...

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Mobile technology boosts water security for the poor

Information technology is a powerful tool for experts working to provide secure access to water for personal use, food production and business in developing nations.

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Ex-NASA engineer designs mWater app to chart water quality

When environmental engineer John Feighery got an internship at NASA in the 1990s, he wanted to be an astronaut. Instead, he was given a job working with a team designing the U.S. bathroom for the...

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New interactive web atlas pinpoints water risk hotspots

A new online mapping tool for monitoring global water resources will improve water-risk management by showing patterns of water stress, flooding, drought and areas of water access, its creators say.

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Why India’s Mars mission matters, despite poverty

A wasteful luxury in a nation struggling with malnutrition, open defecation and clean drinking water? Or, as some argue, a cheap programme with technology that could be applied to save lives?

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Forbes lists record number of women billionaires

More #women than ever on @Forbes list of richest people in the world. Does it mean anything for gender equality?

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