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26Percentage of wireless customers who use their cell phones to take picturesMore Vitals
| |   Technology with Social Skills Simple or sophisticated, it's being used to fight poverty and diseases and improve the lives of the world's neediest The Digital Divide That Wasn't Remember how the Web was going to bypass the poor? It didn't. Access is there, awaiting the guidance -- and desire -- to use it Plotting the War on Terror and Disease Smart mapping systems can predict the spread of viruses, replace paper charts, and help aid teams pool life-saving data Assistive Tech Needs a Hand in D.C. Lawmakers must do more to encourage companies to create technology that helps the disabled live and work independently | |
 COVER STORY Global Poverty Much remains to be done_but some programs have made remarkable gains (10/14/02) NEWSMAKER Q&A "Poor People Are Getting a Voice" Management guru C.K. Prahalad talks about corporate strategies for cultivating success in emerging nations (8/15/01) COMMENTARY Bono and O'Neill Who's Right on Foreign Aid? (6/17/02) NEWSMAKER Q&A Bill Gates Battles Deadlier Bugs Why is he helping to pay for vaccines for poor countries? "Markets alone won't address the largest health inequities" (10/9/02) Benton Foundation A non-profit aimed at demonstrating the value of communications for solving social problems Grameen Technology Center Works to eliminate poverty by leveraging the power of microcredit and technology Benetech Technology serving humanity | |
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