Projects

Call for Expression of Interest; grants for research related to Spider projects in 2012

Petra Pålsson — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:54:05 +0100

Spider calls for expression of interest regarding grants for research related to our projects. Apply no later than January 13 2012!

Two new projects in Bolivia

Daniel Berggren — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:30:29 +0200

In close cooperation with the Dutch NGO IICD (www.iicd.org), SPIDER is set to start two new projects in Bolivia. They are both dealing with ICT and Gender and our counterparts are Bolivian NGOs Casa de la Mujer and CIDOB (Centro de Investigaciones de Relaciones Internacionales y Desarrollo).

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Successful Linux course concludes

Daniel Berggren — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:49:05 +0100

This fall, Makerere University in Uganda together with the Linux Users Group of Uganda carried out a Red Hat Linux certification training program targeted at IT professionals and academics. The training was supported by the “EU-ACP Centre for the Development of Enterprise” (CDE) and SPIDER.

Mobile ATM - Secure Mobile Banking System for Developing Countries using Mobile Phones

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:45:01 +0100

"Mobile ATM" is the joint project between the Department of Computer and System Science (DSV) of the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and School of Computing, University of Colombo (Sri Lanka), supported by SPIDER in 2008 and 2009.

The rural ICT Centre at Nohata Bangladesh

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:34:48 +0200

In August of 2008, Dr. Mannan Mridha, the project coordinator of the rural ICT Centre at Nohata visited the local project partners. During the trip, Dr. Mridha noticed growing interest among the pupils that are taking part in the project. The project was initiated two years ago with SPIDER funding and promotes access to medical information for the rural health care providers.

Virtual Classroom from Bangladesh

Daniel Berggren — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:38:28 +0200

The SPIDER-supported project "Virtual Interactive Classroom" in Bangladesh, a collaboration between Örebro University in Sweden and Open University in Bangladesh, uses an innovative teaching methodology based of television broadcasted seminars and SMS technology, This methodology enables students to attend classes outside regular school or office hours and regardless of where they live in the country. On May 15, the first lesson will be broadcasted on Bangladeshi national television. The course teaches English and consists of 28 lessons.

For further information about the project contact: Åke Grönlund gron@informatik.umu.se

This is an edited version of the first lesson.