ESPOO, Finland – You’d have to be hiding under a very large rock not to have heard about something “the cloud” recently. But it isn’t all about the cloud. Mary McDowell has kicked things off today by shining a light on how devices play an important part of bringing the cloud to life, and that not everything has to live in the cloud. Peer to peer activity is important too, specially when it comes to things like Nokia money, which will enable those without a bank account to send money to each other. Context is also important, getting information based on where you are, which helps filter through the myriad information we can be bombarded with.
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GLOBAL – Nokia has long been working in emerging markets to bring new tools and devices to those who need them. We’ve written here before about Nokia Life Tools and Nokia Data Gathering, two such projects to be highlighted in video by a team from Lonely Planet. Revealed at last week’s Nokia World, the videos explore the work being done, and the direct impact it’s having on the local environments.
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GLOBAL – Remote schools in Latin America will be the ones to benefit from a new strategic partnership between Nokia and Telefonica, announced today. The partnership will see Nokia Education Delivery Software used to bring educational content to remote schools in Latin America, kicking off with Chile. Digital inclusion and social development are the key drivers behind the partnership, which aims to bridge the digital gap for rural and isolated areas. Continue reading>>
GLOBAL – FrontlineForms, the new data gathering tool from the people behind FrontlineSMS launched today, utilising SMS as a carrier for data collection and surveys. Sticking with its core methodology of using SMS as a core technology, the new platform is designed to enable NGOs and those working in the field in remote parts of the world to gather and process data more efficiently.
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GLOBAL -Even though I never really had a clue what it meant, I’ve always been (as have Mike and Charlie) excited by the concept of The Internet of Things. See, mobile browsing isn’t a brilliant experience. Sure, snapping quick tugs of information is fine, but nobody’s going to spend their day surfing on a small screen. I have no desire to try, and I doubt many others do either. But that’s not all the Internet is good for.
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ESPOO, Finland – In some parts of the world, gathering data is essential in managing disease. In Brazil, for example, the Amazonas State Health Department regularly survey portions of the population to monitor and treat outbreaks of dengue fever.
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