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A partnership between Egypt and IBM will establish the first regional nanotechnology research centre in Cairo.

Paraguay will join the 'One Laptop Per Child' scheme, aiming to providing free laptops to 1.5 million schoolchildren in the next five years.

Scientists have found that satellite imagery archives like Google Earth provide an inexpensive method for mapping diseases such as dengue.

An institute to assess the impact of mobile banking in the developing world has been launched.

Venezuela has ordered one million laptops for its schoolchildren as part of a US$3 billion bilateral agreement with Portugal.

Extreme rainfall on the up in India, Bangladeshi food crops harbour high arsenic levels, India and Pakistan are ancient biodiversity hotspots, and more.

The One Laptop Per Child project is starting a pilot project in Peru with laptops using Microsoft Windows instead of Linux.

A new satellite system to provide high-speed Internet access to people in developing countries by 2010 is under construction.

The Jamaican government has signed an agreement with India to set up an Information and Communications Technology centre in the country.

The Asia-Pacific is the world's leading broadband market but a digital divide remains in poorer areas, according to a UN report.

West African hydrogen lab 'dumped', Africa signs up for new meningitis vaccine, €1 billion for African energy, and more.

Experts say Indian nanotechnology research is growing, but better industry links are needed to translate this into commercial applications.

Coastal cities threatened by climate change, Nigerian research positions 'poor performance', researchers breed better sorghum, and more.

Panama's president, Martín Torrijos, has signed a law to increase access to information and communication technology (ICT) in the country.

Chinese scientists are recycling e-waste into a strong material for multiple uses such as park benches and fences.

Around 1,500 Andean women are benefiting from a programme teaching computer skills in their native quechua language.

A survey reveals that information and communications technology (ICT), including internet and telephone usage, is increasing in the Dominican Republic.

Earlier measles vaccination recommended, sexual violence escalates Liberian mental health problems, Nigeria creates metal antibiotics, and more.

Indonesians are benefiting from a Taiwanese e-learning scheme that aims to tackle the digital divide in the developing world.

Africa still relies largely on satellites for Internet access, with delays to cable projects across the continent reported.