The full debate on which the last assignment was based is from the Boston review and available here.
This is a famous example of how kids do not need 'education' to use ICT. They just figure it out (and apparently adults can't).
Naomi
Another South African idea - There was a PBS story on this in 2005 and it seemed like a great idea to solve water problems in a sustainable way - and indeed also raise advertising revenue.
A follow up report in 2010 shows subsequent scaling up problems.
Good idea, good intentions, lots of hype, lots of money, lots of celebrities and NGOs - so what went wrong?
An incubator made from car parts.
A simple innovation by a couple of South Africans that solves a lot of problems.
Here is a CNN news report:
The video 'Fog Catcher' is (edited) from episode four of an eight-episode series Hot Cities which aired on BBC World in winter 2009. The series shows the differential effects of climate change in major cities in the world. In other words climate change impacts manifest in different ways … as a public health problem in Jakarta and as a water shortage in Lima. Of course the series also provides examples of 'innovation in context' and why innovation is not just about counting patents, R&D expenditures and personnel.