Through his pioneering ‘Halls of Learning’, Marvin G. Hall, a trained teacher and information technology specialist, has embarked on a mission to bring robotics to all the children of Jamaica - not just the privileged.

In 2003, Hall left the comfort of the suburban classroom where he first introduced robotics, to dedicate himself to his vision of providing all children with the opportunity to ‘lego their minds’, and explore the innards of technology, even those who could never provide adequate monetary compensation for his efforts. Read the rest of this entry »

Ken Banks presenting at W3C Workshop
Ken Banks, RDVP Collaboration Fellow (2007) will be presenting a paper on Day Two of the W3C Workshop on the Mobile Web in Developing Countries, due to take place in Bangalore, India, on 5th/6th December. He will also be Chairing a meeting on the first day discussing Network Technologies. Read the rest of this entry »

Brac brings internet to rural homes

bracNET, an affiliation of Brac, the world’s largest non-government organisation, has recently launched e-Hut to give internet access to people in rural areas of Bangladesh.

Through e-Hut the people living in the remote corners of the country will have access to the internet at an affordable price. While explaining the programme, bracNET officials said e-Hut is a one-stop shop of different types of digital services including internet browsing, basic computer training, photocopying, scanning, digital photo taking and lamination of documents and photos. Read the rest of this entry »