Are too few development workers interested in the power of technology?
As many people who read blogs from me and other people involved with Practical Action, we have a particular focus on technology, and how it can help to solve some of the world’s poverty issues. We have...
View ArticleDo you have troublesome neighbours?
Living in the UK it’s not uncommon to hear of minor disputes between neighbours. Sometimes it’s about playing loud music, or it might be because a hedge is grown too long. But what if your neighbours...
View ArticleStill visiting Kenya
I am sure that everyone reading this will be aware of the awful events still unfolding in Nairobi with over 60 people killed, and almost 200 hundred injured following attacks by an armed group. On...
View ArticleElectricity for Christmas
Like quite a lot of British people today is my first day back at work after a long Christmas break. Over the holiday period, there were serious storms, and thousands of people had their homes flooded,...
View ArticleKenya plans to build massive solar plants. Is it great news for everyone in...
I heard recently that Kenya has announced plans for major investment in solar power, with the aim to produce as much as 50% of it’s total energy needs from solar by 2016. The plans involve some $1.2...
View ArticleMaking Fast Cars and Technology Justice
Last weekend I went to the “Small is…” Festival, in Bristol, the UK. People, who know Practical Action well, will know that we have held a festival for a number of years now. What started as a small...
View ArticleLast week I fixed my own iPhone
Like lots of people in the world I own a mobile phone, and common to many in the developed world, mine is a smart phone. An iPhone 4 to be precise. My smart phone is an amazing piece of technology. It...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to us!
Last week I went to a rather unusual birthday party. There was plenty of the ‘normal’ birthday party stuff – lots of people came – all dressed up in their smart clothes, we had a cake and we sang...
View ArticleJoin a movement for Technology Justice!
Today Practical Action released Technology Justice: A Call to Action. In it we introduce the idea of Technology Justice – how so many existing technologies are not available to people who need them;...
View ArticleWe need the right climate action
It seems likely that in the next few days President Trump will withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement. I’m not a climate scientist, but the vast majority of the scientific community is of one mind,...
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