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July 2009 - Moca on iHealthBeat |
MIT Groups Use Mobile Phones To Boost Health in Developing Countries
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 Two new organizations affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working to develop mobile phone applications that can transmit health data in developing countries, Healthcare IT News reports. Moca
Moca, a not-for-profit organization and part of the MIT Media Lab's NextLab program, is working to develop open-source software to improve health care access in developing countries...
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July 2009 - NextLab I Published on MIT OpenCourseWare |
We are pleased to announced that NextLab I taught in Fall 2008 is on MIT OpenCourseWare website now. From now on, everyone can access all course materials and videos not only from NextLab I website but also from OCW website.
Go to NextLab I Website
Go to NextLab I on OCW
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July 2009 - NextLab on MIT News |
A phone is not just a phone
Student projects explore innovative cellphone uses in developing world David Chandler, MIT News Office
July 2, 2009 A cellphone is not just for calling, texting and taking pictures anymore. Several startup business ventures spawned by MIT students, sometimes as class projects and sometimes as independent work, are exploring new ways to harness the increasingly ubiquitous devices. They are using phones to help people, especially in developing nations, to raise their incomes, learn to read, get where they're going and even diagnose their ailments.
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May 2009 - Moca is selected as the Lien i3 Challenge Finalist |
Congratulations to Moca! Moca is selected from 648 competitors to be one of 12 finalists for the Lien i3 Challenge. Moca team is working hard enhancing the service this summer and preparing for the second stage of the competition on September 3rd and 4th in Singapore.
Moca Website
Lien i3 Challenge Website
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May 2009 - Next Billion Network at TiECON East 2009 |
Next Billion Network Director, Jhonatan Rotberg, is invited to present at ICT4D Panel at TiECON East 2009.
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May 2009 - NextLab Event Spring 2009 |
The NextLab Event Spring 2009 shows how MIT students, together with 7 partner organizations around the world, are designing and deploying new ways of using mobile technologies to address some of the most pressing problems in international development.
And the nextlab Spring 2009 awards go to:
- Technology Innovation Award: HAMMOCK
- Venture Execution Award: DINUBE
- People’s Choice Award: MOCA
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April 2009 - Dinube - MIT 100K Runner-Up in Mobile Track |
We can all be proud of our very own team Dinube, which was named Runner Up for the Mobile Track of the MIT$100K BPC. You should all know that MIT’s competition is the largest and most technologically sophisticated in the world. And congratulations to team Hammock, for putting on a great effort, and having made it this far.
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April 2009 - NextLab on FastCompany Blog |
Prepare students for what they want to do: examples of best-in-class courses that inspire invention and innovation
Gone are the days when undergraduate students learned theory without the opportunity to practice and apply the lessons learned. Today, more and more students are attracted to, and inspired by, solving real world problems and learning by inventing; many who stick with this are then also learning by deploying (innovating).
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April 2009 - ICTD Young/Early Researchers Workshop 2009 |
During the "Young Researchers' Workshop" at ICTD2009 on April 17 in Doha, Qatar, Scot Frank presented a paper on his past work in international development and ICT, including Zaca Mobile, one of his recent involvements over the past year that empowers rural farmers in Mexico through information access. Of course, this project also calls the Next Billion Network its home, and we are both proud and excited to see Scot representing us not only 'in the field' but also on paper amongst colleagues and collaborators!
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