Antisocial networking As MOOCs move into their second phase, the knives are coming out: questions have been raised about their effectiveness, their openness – and now, about ownership and copyright. News has also come in this week a... Read More March 20, 2014 News
From hackerspace to outer space The Web turned 25 yesterday, and its inventor, Tim Berners-Lee, took the opportunity to call for a bill of online rights to defend users against surveillance. Meanwhile as Iran considers scaling down its censor... Read More March 13, 2014 News
Congo Robocop February 27, 2014 News This week in Around the World, discover the small-scale tech innovation projects that could have a huge impact on the world of tomorrow, from Congolese robotics to Estonian startups. Meanwhile, Swiss languages get a technological boost, and the Dutch start thi... Read More
Give me a drone where the buffalo roam… Stories from Ukraine have sobered the widespread adulation previously given by gushing journalists to social and communicative media since the revolutions in the Arab world. We previously reported on the text m... Read More February 20, 2014 News
How Mali writes love letters, and other stories Around the World is off to slightly fewer destinations this week – giving us the chance to explore these areas in more detail. China already provides its metropolitan citizens with perhaps the best education in... Read More February 13, 2014 News
Blogging, bloating, and other stories… February 6, 2014 News It’s a series of upsides and downsides this week in Around the World, with stories of technology’s incredible ability to inspire, empower, annoy – and even oppress. In Kenya, an innovative app is providing eye care; in the UK social media is making a huge posi... Read More
Shark track to prevent attack, and other stories The view of Senkaku/Daioyu from the Chinese side Around the World this week is more international than ever, with several stories dealing with cross-border initiatives and issues – including a video-sharing... Read More January 30, 2014 News
Refrigerated spam? (and other internet trimmings) The line between innovation and frivolity is very thin. This week, Around the World reports on a very silly “serious game” and a haywire kitchen appliance that could become a menace to us all… alongside more le... Read More January 23, 2014 News
Sexual E-L’ing (and other stories) January 16, 2014 News E-Learning is a vital tool for development, and not just in “developing” countries. This week Around the World looks at how ICT can both develop Nigeria’s burgeoning economy and improve the lives of Britain’s poorest kids; how e-learning is fulfilling minoriti... Read More
Snow excuse for missing classes (and other stories) Around the World returns to continue documenting all that’s new in 2014. And things are certainly hotting up across the globe; from Jamaica to Botswana, governments and innovators are driving online learning fo... Read More January 9, 2014 News
