Chile
DataDyne and the DatAgro project in Infoweek Chile
DataDyne.org and the DatAgro project are profiled in the online magazine Infoweek that follows techonology, innovation and business in Chile. They did a nice job of capturing what makes DataDyne.org unique in our approach to mobile technology.
Infoweek Chile covers the DatAgro Roll Out Event
Infoweek covered the recent Roll Out for the DatAgro project in Peumo. The article nicely details the system, the partners and the beta testing process.
Knight News Challenge accepting proposals!
It's time for another round of the annual Knight News Challenge, a competition for the best ideas regarding news, journalism, and the digital distribution of information. We know the great people at the Knight Foundation well, having received a previous Knight grant for our Mobile Information Project (MIP) which is currently in operation in Chile. In addition to the funding, the News Challenge has played a great role in connecting us with other innovators and potential funders.
DatAgro Project featured on MobileActive.org
"At a small agrarian cooperative in Chile, farmers with little access
to the internet have a new source of farming information: text
messaging.
The messages, a combination of national and international news and
farming information about topics like weather and pricing, are part of
a project called DatAgro, which aims to bring relevant farming information to rural populations that have little access to computers."
DataDyne's DatAgro SMS project wins Yahoo Green Award!
[Appropriately communicated to DataDyne Headquarters in Washington, DC by SMS message!]
DataDyne's DatAgro project just won the Yahoo Green Award, and the FACT Award at the NetSquared N2Y4 conference in San Jose, CA.
The Yahoo Green Award recognizes innovative use of mobile phones to inspire cooperation for social development and environmental protection, while the FACT award (for the French American Charitable Trust) recognizes technology and other projects that address fundamental inequalities and injustices in our society.
How Cell Phones Are Transforming Global Farming/Discussion with Rose Donna
The future of farming? It’s here already. It’s found in a handy little invention called “the cell phone.”
Invertia: DatAgro Beta Test Launched in Chile
SMS Spanish language piece:
http://ar.invertia.com/noticias/noticia.aspx?idNoticia=200904082126_INV_77980790
Google (machine) translation:
COOPEUMO 40th Anniversary Celebration
Last Friday marked the 40th anniversary of COOPEUMO, a farming cooperative in Peumo, Chile. For the past 40 years this community has been working together to provide food for their country and a better standard of living for their families. Over four hundred small producers participate in the cooperative.
