Tag Archives: development

Social Good Summit in NY

M4ID will also be attending the Social Good Summit held in New York 19-22 September, looking forward to seeing many of our partners and colleagues there.

Near Field Communications

We are currently really interested in the variety of mobile use options presented by near filed communication (NFC), which allows devices to seamlessly and intuitively communicate with one another, enabling an easy, convenient user experience.
NFC is basically a set of short-range wireless technologies, typically requiring a distance of 10 cm or less, the [...]

Web4Dev 2010: Webtools for Development

Web for Development – a community devoted to applying Internet related technologies towards the achievement of the UN’s Development Goals – will be organizing its sixth annual conference in Brazil 25-26 February. The conference focuses on developing governance and management of web strategies, as well as facilitates innovative dialogue around the issue.
The specific objectives of [...]

Can't Wait to try Augmented Reality

We’re really excited about the possibilities of augmented reality (AR) in engaging audiences in development and health themes.. we’re currently developing a few ideas for one of our campaigns that is entering it’s ‘phase 2′ (more on this later).   Wikipedia explains AR as the combination of real-world and computer-generated data (virtual reality), where computer graphics [...]

New mobile health care initiative launched

The UN, Vodafone, and the Rockefeller Foundation have formed a new “mobile health” alliance, with the aim of using mobile technology to provide better healthcare worldwide. The three made their announcement at the GSM World Mobile Conference in February 2009, stating they will facilitate global innovation, unite existing projects to improve healthcare using mobile technology and [...]