Yoda: Iranian Billionaire to Put Internet Into Rural India Via Television Screens

First woman space traveller to take internet to rural India through TV Anousheh Ansari, who had in September 2006 grabbed headlines for becoming the first woman space traveller, is now dreaming of connecting rural India with the internet via television screens. The Iranian-American entrepreneur, who is working with Tata Trust to help the rural areas …

Yoda: Reformist Gains in Iran Offer Boom

Be not afraid…. Reformist gains in Iran elections clear way for business boom Gains by reformist candidates in Iranian elections open the way for changes to economic policy that will boost foreign investment and trade with the West, businessmen and analysts said on Sunday.

Yoda: Open Source GIS Exploding

ESRI, who? Growing Adoption of Open-Source GIS Software Driving the Global GIS Market Through 2020, Says Technavio Phi Beta Iota: This is the foundation for getting to a world brain in which all data in all languages and mediums is “grounded” in a 1:20,000 or better open source digital chart (three-dimensional, of course).  

Yoda: Faircap Project Open source 3D printed water filter aims to solve global crisis for just $1

The Faircap Project is a collaborative, clean water initiative, whose aim is to create an affordable open source 3D printed water filtration device that could provide clean, safe, drinkable water to those in need. The startup has already created a working prototype, but is now calling on engineers, designers, microbiologists, or anyone interested in helping to …