Perú: Capacitan a docentes rurales en nuevas tecnologías de la comunicación
La asociación Empresarios por la Educación, una instancia que agrupa a las principales compañías mineras peruanas, y de otros sectores productivos, invertirá este año más de 22 millones de nuevos soles en la capacitación de docentes de primaria de las zonas rurales de Perú en las nuevas tecnologías de la comunicación.Esta es una iniciativa que desarrolla en coordinación con el Ministerio de Educación, a través de algunos programas, como Inclusión Digital, Red Integral de Escuelas Exitosas y el apoyo al Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo de la Educación Peruana-Fondep.

Group on Earth Observations strengthens access to data and Information
The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is holding its annual Plenary meeting in Washington on 17-18 November to assess and promote progress towards making information about global environmental change readily available to policy-makers, managers and anyone else who needs it."GEO is on track to make critical information about global changes widely and easily available. By making petabytes of data accessible on-line, we will dramatically improve decision-making for the benefit of society," said Jose Achache, Director of the GEO Secretariat.The Washington meeting will review emerging monito

FarmVille and agricultural information?
A UK farmer recently wrote: "You may be familiar with social networking site Facebook. It includes games, one of which is called Farmville, where players manage a simulated farm. This American site is probably going to provide many of the 62 million-plus players it boasts with all the agricultural knowledge they will ever have.If only it were that easy." Are any agricultural information or communication specialists using FarmVille on Facebook? While i

Addressing animal health knowledge gaps in Southern countries
Livestock are a key asset for the global poor. However, access to relevant information is a critical issue for both livestock development practitioners and the poor themselves. This paper (in the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries) details the creation of an on-line Animal Health Resource Room. The Animal Health Resource Room was created to deliver learning media i.e. videos and pamphlets to practitioners working with poor communities in Bolivia and India. Prior to developing the resource room, a study was undertaken to explore the priority animal health cons

Using ICTs to exchange farmer experiences in Bolivia
This IICD-supported project uses ICTs to support the exchange of successful experiences related to ecological agriculture and the sustainable use of natural resources among farmer communities.ICTs are used to disseminate information concerning a wide range of experiences, valuable knowledge and the use of innovative technologies among small farmers. Distant communities of small organic farmers can take advantage of this information. The project comprises the registration of experiences and the production and dissemination