A cybervolunteer (cyber-volunteer) is a person who volunteers and who, to accomplish tasks and his or her activities, accomplishes his or her tasks partially or entirely with a computer and/or the Internet. We distinguish the cybervolunteer from the online volunteer less by the fact that he or she uses a computer and rather by the accumulation of the technical knowledge he or she possesses and the underlying motivations that drive him or her. He or she seeks to apply its expertise in information technology in the world around him and tries to improve this world. More....
Case Study E-TIC.net: Use of Technology by Farmers in West Africa
"Success Stories 2011" presents projects focusing on the use of information and communication technologies and implemented in continuation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005). More...
Research laboratories and scientific modeling projects often lack computing power to run complex simulation models solely with in-house computing resources. More...
We, participants of the GK3, held in Kuala Lumpur from 11 to 13 December 2007, representing organizations from many countries around the world declare the following:. More...
To many, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process has been a laboratory: Its innovative mechanisms hold the potential to serve as effective models to help shape future UN meetings and summits, as well as other processes involving multiple stakeholders. More...
Actuellement un certain nombre de personnes préfèrent le terme de volontaire à celui de bénévole, car il fait référence à une activité qui sous-tend un cadre structuré, voire officiel. More...
Through its network of 12 regional centers, OneWorld supports and facilitates an online community of over 1500 global partner organisations working for human rights and sustainable development. More...
