The UN digital divide summit in Geneva has made political leaders consider the internet as a global resource.

Delegates at UN's digital divide summit agree on principles of web equality, but fail to commit on who pays for them.

Developing nations are grappling with how deal with security threats as more and more people go online.

Iranian authorities have defended the country's web censorship rules at the UN's digital divide summit.

Most websites are irrelevant to the real needs of people says UN secretary general.

A monster all-terrain truck has been kitted out by a Russian group to deliver medical services to people in Africa.

Technology needs to be relevant, cheap and useful, argues SciDev.net's David Dickson.

Satellite-controlled monster trucks are being harnessed for the safe transport of ore from Botswana's diamond mines.

Community shops in South Africa are bringing cheap mobile services to the poor.

Cyber cafes using Linux are providing PC skills to some of Brazil's poorest.

A computerised milk collection system has changed the lives of dairy farmers.

Rickshaws equipped with mobiles are providing a livelihood in the Indian the state of Rajasthan.

The private sector should have a greater role in deciding the future of the internet, argue business representatives.

Old style political wrangling, rather than the needs of the poor, threatens to dominate the UN digital divide summit, say community leaders.

The EU Commissioner Erkki Liikanen sets out his hopes for the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva.

The UN is discussing how the earth's poorest people can benefit from information technology. How can the digital divide be bridged?

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