Direct to satellite to mobile telecoms
A few years ago, I wrote an article about new project from AST Space Mobile which uses satellites to provide…
How does ICT support disaster response?
Across the aid sector, the opinion is divided about the sort of role ICT can play in disaster response. In…
Great energy inventions
In the 1990’s Trevor Baylis a British inventor saw a TV program about the spread of AIDS in Africa. One…
Keeping up to date to stay safe.
NGOs work in some of the most unstable places on this planet. In some locations there are serious risks from…
Digital aid for refugees
For many years, IT and telecoms have had a very important role to play in most humanitarian responses. The main…
UN rolls out digital radio – Do NGOs need to throw away existing radios?
Short range VHF radio communications is changing for the better. For many years many UN agencies and NGOs have used…