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Technology in Nigeria

December 31st, 2007 |
Technology in Nigeria

Nigerians are optimistic that basic technologies like mobile telephony and the Internet can change their country and their lives. As knowledge becomes power in emerging countries, people are making these technologies their own. In Nigeria, local companies are offering IT [See the full post…]

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Making Telemedicine Work in Nigeria

December 4th, 2007 |
Making Telemedicine Work in Nigeria

Nigeria is a country in need of fast solutions and perhaps the fastest solution is needed in healthcare. Conferencing technologies, which many in the developed world yawn at, are critical to making telemedicine work. But there’s more to deploying it [See the full post…]

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Intel World Ahead: Education in Nigeria

November 19th, 2007 |
Intel World Ahead: Education in Nigeria

Nigeria’s education system is one of the targets of the UN’s Millenium Development Goals. Some of those goals are to reduce infant mortality, combat AIDS, malaria & other diseases, and of course improve education worldwide. The millennium goal for education [See the full post…]

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Basic Technologies Matter in Sub-Sahara Africa

November 2nd, 2007 |
Basic Technologies Matter in Sub-Sahara Africa

Intel Chairman Craig Barrett, fresh from the Connect Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, toured Nigeria’s National Hospital in the country’s capitol of Abuja, as well as a school in the Jabi district of the city. Barrett also serves as chairman [See the full post…]

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Journey to Connect Africa: First Leg, Lagos

October 31st, 2007 |
Journey to Connect Africa: First Leg, Lagos

Intel Chairman Craig Barrett is traveling this week in Africa, as part of an ongoing effort by the United Nations, the International Telecommunication Union and private enterprise to improve Africa’s Information and Communication Technology, or ICT infrastructure. Barrett, who heads [See the full post…]

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ICT Access for Africa: Intel, UN and ITU Efforts to Globalize Broadband

October 24th, 2007 |
ICT Access for Africa: Intel, UN and ITU Efforts to Globalize Broadband

Broadband, connectivity, Wi-Fi, accessibility and education efforts are all priorities for the ongoing efforts in developing nations and regions around the globe. Intel, along with the United Nations and International Telecommunication Union (ITU), among others, is participating this month in [See the full post…]

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Intel ISEF: Awards

May 19th, 2007 |
Intel ISEF: Awards

Three high school students, Dayan Li of Greenbelt, Md.; Dmitry Vaintrob of Eugene, Ore.; and Philip Streich of Platteville, Wisc.; were the winners of the Intel Foundation Young Scientists Awards at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair 2007 in Albuquerque, [See the full post…]

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Intel ISEF: The Story of an Idea

May 18th, 2007 |
Intel ISEF: The Story of an Idea

At the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2007 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, one can’t help but notice some very practical ideas that could land some enterprising 17 year-old a nice business deal. High school senior Ruby Kandah says she’s [See the full post…]

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Intel ISEF 2007: Cancer Detection

May 18th, 2007 |
Intel ISEF 2007: Cancer Detection

Do remember what you were doing at 17? For high school seniors JinJu Yi and Vijay Jain they’ll look back at the integrated smart chip they developed for the early diagnosis of cancer. In this podcast they spoke with PodTech’s [See the full post…]

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Intel ISEF 2007: Music vs. Homework

May 18th, 2007 |
Intel ISEF 2007: Music vs. Homework

Can science do anything? Patrick Dalton used it to settle a difference with his mother. Then he created a hypothesis and a methodology. He lost. But the point is, he asked questions and tested his assumptions. Dalton was one of [See the full post…]

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Intel ISEF 2007: Milkweed Bug Control

May 18th, 2007 |
Intel ISEF 2007: Milkweed Bug Control

The high school kids who participate in Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair 2007 are certainly focused on their entry projects. Many will use their research in college, which could become the basis of future careers. For Atlanta, Georgia high [See the full post…]

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Intel ISEF 2007: Google

May 18th, 2007 |
Intel ISEF 2007: Google

One can’t have a science fair these days without Google — at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2007 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Pictured is the brainchild of South Korean high school student Ukseong Moon, 16, who has come [See the full post…]

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Intel ISEF 2007: Ethnic Facial Expressions

May 18th, 2007 |
Intel ISEF 2007: Ethnic Facial Expressions

Humans understanding (or misunderstanding) other humans couldn’t be a bigger topic as the world gets smaller and the global population grows. One high school student looked at the abilities of elementary school children, from a mostly white community, to understand [See the full post…]

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Intel ISEF 2007: Banana Ethanol

May 18th, 2007 |
Intel ISEF 2007: Banana Ethanol

From the floor of the Albuquerque Convention Center, Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair provided a day full of compelling ideas. Listen to this podcast of three Malaysian high school students who have begun to study the possibility of using [See the full post…]

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The World Is Changing

May 15th, 2007 |
The World Is Changing

Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair has been described as a junior Nobel Prize competition, as more than a thousand high school kids from around the world come together to show their work and make connections. Intel Chairman Craig Barrett, [See the full post…]

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Intel Research at Berkeley: Serving the Wireless Unserved

March 29th, 2007 |
Intel Research at Berkeley: Serving the Wireless Unserved

At the Intel Research Labs in Berkeley, Calif., Alan Mainwaring told PodTech’s Jason Lopez that technologies such as steerable antennas can give the poorest people in third world regions access to wireless services. Steerable antennas help reduce the cost of [See the full post…]

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Intel’s Craig Barrett on the U.N. and Silicon Valley

February 28th, 2007 |
Intel’s Craig Barrett on the U.N. and Silicon Valley

Intel Chairman Craig Barrett says Silicon Valley IT companies are in the right place at the right time to help the United Nations address the world’s health, education, and economic problems. Barrett, who has been appointed the chairman of the [See the full post…]

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Silicon Valley to Host Historic Meeting

February 27th, 2007 |
Silicon Valley to Host Historic Meeting

The United Nations is embarking on something new: a partnership with the private sector to address some of the developing world’s most vexing issues in areas such as education, health care, economic development and government. Craig Barret, the chairman of [See the full post…]

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Intel to Host UN Meeting

February 15th, 2007 |
Intel to Host UN Meeting

Intel will host a meeting between representatives of the the United Nations and business leaders in Silicon Valley to discuss ways of solving global problems such as access to health care, education and economic development. Craig Barrett, chairman of Intel, [See the full post…]

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Video from the Amazon: Intel’s World Ahead Program Brings Wireless to the Developing World

September 20th, 2006 |
Video from the Amazon: Intel’s World Ahead Program Brings Wireless to the Developing World

Intel chairman Craig Barrett discusses the World Ahead Program which the company established in May 2006. Intel has pledged over $1 billion over the next five years, to bring internet coverage to various regions around the world. According to Barrett, [See the full post…]

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Intel Invests in Wireless-enabled Amazon… River That Is

September 20th, 2006 |
Intel Invests in Wireless-enabled Amazon… River That Is

SANTA CLARA, Calif., September 20, 2006 (PodTech News) — Intel has chosen to help develop the the IT infrastructure of the Amazon — not the online seller but a portion of the actual river. The initiative is a part of [See the full post…]

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Rallying & Rebuilding in New Orleans: A Model for the entire USA

Rallying & Rebuilding in New Orleans: A Model for the entire USA

At the Belle Chase Primary School in Plaquemines Parish, just across the river from New Orleans, Enterprise, Education, and Empathy were the keys to helping a shattered school district pull together. PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with Terry Smithson, Intel’s Education [See the full post…]

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Sounding the Alarm on America’s Education

Sounding the Alarm on America’s Education

In New Orleans, PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with Richard Whitmire, Education Op-ed writer for USA Today and Secretary of the Educational Writer’s Association. He talks about educational journalism, and the seeming lack of awareness in the US of slipping educational [See the full post…]

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Retooling Schools in New Orleans, Post-Katrina

Retooling Schools in New Orleans, Post-Katrina

PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with Carol Roberts, Asst. Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction for Plaquemines Parish School District, about rebuilding educational infrastructure in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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PodTech Interview with Intel Chairman Craig Barrett

PodTech Interview with Intel Chairman Craig Barrett

PodTech’s Jason Lopez and Intel Chairman Craig Barrett chatted about education reform in the U.S. and his push for marked improvement in American schools.

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