<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475</id><updated>2011-04-22T00:28:47.379+03:00</updated><category term='IBM'/><category term='مجـلة الكـتب وجـهات نـظر'/><category term='Sci-Tech Policy'/><category term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category term='Microsoft'/><category term='مجلـة العـربـي'/><category term='Egypt'/><category term='Jordan'/><category term='United Arab Emirates'/><category term='Search Engines'/><category term='Business Today Egypt magazine'/><category term='Blogger goodbye kiss'/><category term='Apple'/><category term='Web 2.0'/><category term='Internet governance'/><category term='IslamOnline.net (sci-tech)'/><category term='Web searchً'/><category term='Online Media'/><category term='Invasive technologies'/><category term='Operating Systems'/><category term='Qatar'/><category term='Sci/Tech Parks'/><category term='IT for Development'/><category term='Science|Business'/><category term='إسلام أونلاين--علوم وتكنولوجيا'/><category term='SciDev.net'/><category term='open-source'/><title type='text'>Sci-Tech Picks</title><subtitle type='html'>Waleed Al-Shobakky's articles: on science, technology and culture</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>20</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-1729318669331593581</id><published>2008-01-30T00:56:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:02.677+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blogger goodbye kiss'/><title type='text'>The season of migration to WordPress</title><summary type='text'>Dear Readers of the Sci-Tech Picks,The Sci-Tech Picks article archive now has a new home at WordPress:wshobakky.wordpress.com</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/1729318669331593581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=1729318669331593581' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/1729318669331593581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/1729318669331593581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2008/01/season-of-migration-to-wordpress.html' title='The season of migration to WordPress'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/R5-hr-5cU4I/AAAAAAAAAF0/c3PTs5bnu_0/s72-c/wordpress.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-8226942589702835616</id><published>2008-01-27T18:04:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:02.883+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Operating Systems'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='open-source'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Apple'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Microsoft'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IslamOnline.net (sci-tech)'/><title type='text'>A Boost to Mobility</title><summary type='text'>Waleed Al-Shobakky (Published on IslamOnline.net, Jan 23, 08)The mobile phone industry may be in for a paradigm shift in 2008.   Writing about information technology in the year ahead is as much about looking back as about looking forward. With rarely any exceptions, a new year's big stories in IT are about advances to products or services of the previous year.  One such area is the mobile phone.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/8226942589702835616/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=8226942589702835616' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/8226942589702835616'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/8226942589702835616'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2008/01/boost-to-mobility.html' title='A Boost to Mobility'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/R5yflO5cU3I/AAAAAAAAAFo/qPURgLlI9CE/s72-c/iPhone,+source+--+ianbell.com' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-1086320806046990088</id><published>2007-12-19T14:24:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:03.029+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SciDev.net'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Qatar'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Microsoft'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IT for Development'/><title type='text'>Learning to listen: technology and poor communities</title><summary type='text'>A Sri Lankan robotics scientist is leading an effort to get technology working for poor communities around the world, reports Waleed Al-Shobakky[Published on SciDev.net, Jan 20, 2006]Bernadine Dias, a Sri Lankan-born scientist based at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), United States, admits she "wears many hats". Her main focus is robotics, but she also devotes a lot of time promoting innovative </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/1086320806046990088/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=1086320806046990088' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/1086320806046990088'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/1086320806046990088'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/12/learning-to-listen-technology-and-poor.html' title='Learning to listen: technology and poor communities'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/R2kDMd1aEyI/AAAAAAAAAFg/lJeVY0ntDKY/s72-c/TBW_Logo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-2106276489693140220</id><published>2007-12-18T14:29:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:03.329+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sci-Tech Policy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Business Today Egypt magazine'/><title type='text'>IT Depends</title><summary type='text'>Information technology has trickled down to the little guys, forcing them to think through purchases carefullyBy Waleed Al-Shobakky [Published in BusinessToday Egypt magazine, Sep 2004]Some technological products are so ubiquitous that we can’t imagine how the world would go on without them. Microsoft Word, for instance, is used by almost everybody on the globe. When the application was first </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/2106276489693140220/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=2106276489693140220' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/2106276489693140220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/2106276489693140220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/12/it-depends.html' title='IT Depends'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/R2exDd1aExI/AAAAAAAAAFY/nFXLMRtz-80/s72-c/Does+IT+Matter.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-5330753137830773398</id><published>2007-11-25T00:14:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:04.017+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Operating Systems'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IBM'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='open-source'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='مجلـة العـربـي'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Apple'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Microsoft'/><title type='text'>ولادة عقول الحواسيب</title><summary type='text'>  ولادة عقول الحواسيب: كيف بزغت أنظمة التشغيل؟مجلة العربي (الكويت)، نوفمبر 2005 [العنوان المنشور للمقال: ولادة عقول الكمبيوتر]     مع الانتشار غير المحدود للحواسيب، مهم أن نتعرف على تلك البرامج المخبوءة التي تحول الماكينات الساكنة إلى حواسيب هائلة الإمكانيات؛ ونقصد أنظمة التشغيل وأشهرها ويندوز ولينوكس.     ونظام التشغيل برنامج يدير ويتحكم في المكونات المادية للحاسوب (العتاد الحاسوبي hardware). </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/5330753137830773398/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=5330753137830773398' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/5330753137830773398'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/5330753137830773398'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/11/blog-post.html' title='ولادة عقول الحواسيب'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/R0iWHVQEVCI/AAAAAAAAAFA/1ekAcwk3wdk/s72-c/Windows_XP_Logo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-404274828673192365</id><published>2007-10-26T01:40:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:04.383+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Search Engines'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='مجلـة العـربـي'/><title type='text'>من محركات الوقود لمحركات البحث</title><summary type='text'>  مجلة العربي (الكويت)، أغسطس 2005    [العنوان المنشور في مجلة العربي: محركات بحث وبليونيرات شبان]     حققت محركات البحث على الإنترنت هائل النجاح والأرباح لكونها الوسائل الأولى لمساعدة المستخدم للوصول لما يريد وسط محيط الشبكة العالمية.      في 19 أغسطس 2004 طرحت شركة "جوجل"، محرك البحث الشهير على الإنترنت، أسهمها للاكتتاب العام في بورصة "ناسدك" الأمريكية، وبلغت قيمة سهم الشركة في أول أيام التداول</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/404274828673192365/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=404274828673192365' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/404274828673192365'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/404274828673192365'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/10/blog-post.html' title='من محركات الوقود لمحركات البحث'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/RyEfr3dMUfI/AAAAAAAAAE4/-RaIH3HUE8k/s72-c/google-larry-page-sergey-brin-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-2687434124103297718</id><published>2007-10-17T22:26:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:04.403+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Search Engines'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Online Media'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IslamOnline.net (sci-tech)'/><title type='text'>Newspapers in the Googlespace</title><summary type='text'>[Waleed Al-Shobakky; published on IslamOnline.net, Oct 17, 07]It is good news—for now—that Google is pushing major newspapers to open up their vaults.With no fanfare the New York Times pulled the plug on its TimesSelect program this last September. Through TimesSelect, launched in October 2005, the Times started charging readers (who were not subscribers to the print edition) for access to some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/2687434124103297718/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=2687434124103297718' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/2687434124103297718'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/2687434124103297718'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/10/newspapers-in-googlespace_8856.html' title='Newspapers in the Googlespace'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/RxZ_xsQaiuI/AAAAAAAAAD4/pZoZAbyVMSs/s72-c/TimesSelect,+credit+Flickr.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-8099385055670283710</id><published>2007-10-03T15:56:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:04.751+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SciDev.net'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sci/Tech Parks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sci-Tech Policy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jordan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Qatar'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='United Arab Emirates'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IT for Development'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Egypt'/><title type='text'>The Rise of Middle East Technology Parks</title><summary type='text'>A feature article on the Science and Development Network -- SciDev.Net. Oct 3, 2007The rapid growth of technology parks in the Arab world has so far created more expectations than outcomes, reports Waleed Al-Shobakky.[In the photo, right, Eulian Roberts, CEO of QSTP.  Source: QSTP]It is "parking" time in the Middle East. Over the past few years, technology parks have been sprouting up all over </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/8099385055670283710/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=8099385055670283710' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/8099385055670283710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/8099385055670283710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/10/rise.html' title='The Rise of Middle East Technology Parks'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/RyEWsHdMUeI/AAAAAAAAAEs/-jYJnN4ArdM/s72-c/Dr+Eulian+Roberts,+CEO,+QSTP.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-1780238986472545326</id><published>2007-10-02T14:48:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:04.892+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sci-Tech Policy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IslamOnline.net (sci-tech)'/><title type='text'>A Broader Cautionary Tale in the Skype Outage</title><summary type='text'>[Waleed Al-Shobakky; published on IslamOnline.net]Now that the dust has settled and the uproar has faded, what can we learn from the mid-August Skype outage? (Hint: A unipolar operating system world may have unforeseen weaknesses, and Microsoft is perhaps the least to blame.) First, what happened? Skype, the most widely used Internet phone service (free to use from PC to PC) went black on August </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/1780238986472545326/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=1780238986472545326' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/1780238986472545326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/1780238986472545326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/10/broader-cautionary-tale-in-skype-outage.html' title='A Broader Cautionary Tale in the Skype Outage'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/RxVby8QaisI/AAAAAAAAADg/hFu1XMV8XJM/s72-c/Skype+logo.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-3216962992093669796</id><published>2007-08-11T02:04:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:05.021+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Science|Business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sci-Tech Policy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Qatar'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='United Arab Emirates'/><title type='text'>Bridging the medical research gulf</title><summary type='text'>Published on ScienceBusiness.net| August 9, 2007Waleed Al-Shobakky in Cairo, Egypt  [In the photo a computer-generated image of Sidra]What price excellence? Qatar’s Sidra Medical and Research Centre has $7.9 billion to build a world class institution. But is money enough to bridge the gap?Of the six Gulf States, Qatar ranks second to last in size.  But in investment in science and research, by </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.box.net/shared/i9mh4m4qbo' title='Bridging the medical research gulf'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/3216962992093669796/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=3216962992093669796' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/3216962992093669796'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/3216962992093669796'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/08/bridging-medical-research-gulf.html' title='Bridging the medical research gulf'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/Rrz-WtsVYzI/AAAAAAAAAB8/gUQvd5EcLS8/s72-c/Sidra+computer-generated+image+2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-2631876918007999112</id><published>2007-05-26T23:33:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:05.286+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='مجلـة العـربـي'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Web 2.0'/><title type='text'>شبكة المعلومات تشب عن الطوق</title><summary type='text'>    شبكة المعلومات تشب عن الطوق     مجلة العربي، الملحق العلمي، يونيو 2007     وليد الشوبكييعتبرها البعض بدايات الجيل الثاني من الشبكة العالمية للمعلومات، ويطلقون عليها "ويب 2.0." ويعتقد آخرون أن "ويب 2.0" لفظة تسويقية أكثر منها دالّـة.  ولكن هؤلاء وأولئك يجمعون على أن انعطافة غير مسبوقة تحدث الآن في مسار تطور الشبكة العالمية للمعلومات. (نسخة أيسر للطباعة نسق بي دي إف)     يتفق محللون كثُر على أن</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/2631876918007999112/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=2631876918007999112' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/2631876918007999112'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/2631876918007999112'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/05/blog-post.html' title='شبكة المعلومات تشب عن الطوق'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/RxltzsQaiwI/AAAAAAAAAEM/zWgdYUvhCyA/s72-c/Writely+2.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-1090501258560217943</id><published>2007-04-19T02:47:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:05.441+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Science|Business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sci/Tech Parks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sci-Tech Policy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Qatar'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='United Arab Emirates'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IT for Development'/><title type='text'>A Tale of Two Sheikhdoms</title><summary type='text'>Waleed al-Shobakky in Doha, QatarPublished on ScienceBusiness. April 18, 2007With their oil billions, the Arabian Gulf states are on a spending spree in science and technology – inviting Western universities and technology companies to set up classrooms and laboratories. But will the investments pay off?[In the photo: Geologist Dr. Farouk El-Baz, director of Boston University's remote sensing </summary><link rel='related' href='http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ad5cf6hphwnp_52v669z9' title='A Tale of Two Sheikhdoms'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/1090501258560217943/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=1090501258560217943' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/1090501258560217943'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/1090501258560217943'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/04/tale-of-two-sheikhdoms.html' title='A Tale of Two Sheikhdoms'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/Riaydwg5WcI/AAAAAAAAABc/CbGOa_252wU/s72-c/Dr.+El-Baz.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-8620239578158360479</id><published>2007-03-15T02:16:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:05.744+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SciDev.net'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sci/Tech Parks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sci-Tech Policy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Qatar'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IT for Development'/><title type='text'>Qatar's Science Revolution</title><summary type='text'> Published on the Science and Development Network (SciDev.net)Qatar is building an education, science and technology infrastructure at record speed — but not without friction, reports Waleed al-Shobakky. Read on ...Photo credit: Martin Marion (Cornell Univ. Students)</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.scidev.net/features/index.cfm?fuseaction=readfeatures&amp;itemid=588&amp;language=1' title='Qatar&apos;s Science Revolution'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/8620239578158360479/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=8620239578158360479' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/8620239578158360479'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/8620239578158360479'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/03/qatars-science-revolution.html' title='Qatar&apos;s Science Revolution'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/RqtRd9sVYwI/AAAAAAAAABk/XUb4vdhmB_o/s72-c/WCMC+students.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-8523281708483673881</id><published>2007-03-12T13:53:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:05.905+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Web searchً'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='إسلام أونلاين--علوم وتكنولوجيا'/><title type='text'>ماذا بعد جوجل؟</title><summary type='text'>      ما بـعـد جـوجـل  آفاق وتحديات البحث على الإنترنت     ولـيد الشـوبـكي – إســلام أونـلاين، أغسطس 2004  (رابط للمقال على الموقع)     كأنما بين عشية وضحاها، تحولت تقنية البحث على الإنترنت من خدمة ثانوية إلى العصا السحرية التي تحقق وعود ثورة المعلوماتية.فقد كانت  المواقع متعددة الخدمات مثل "Yahoo" وأمريكا أون لاين "AOL" تنظر للبحث على الإنترنت باعتباره خدمة ليست ذات بال بالمقارنة بالبريد </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/8523281708483673881/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=8523281708483673881' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/8523281708483673881'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/8523281708483673881'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_12.html' title='ماذا بعد جوجل؟'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/RfU1snR8ItI/AAAAAAAAAA8/DLCJSWnKmsI/s72-c/Google+%5Bcredit+-+AP%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-3465327263069028389</id><published>2007-03-12T04:29:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:06.192+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Internet governance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='مجلـة العـربـي'/><title type='text'>من يحكم الإنترنت؟</title><summary type='text'>من يحكم الإنترنت؟النص الكامل للمقالوليد الشوبكي – مجلة العربي (الكويت)، ديسمبر 2006إدارة شؤون الشبكة العالمية للمعلومات مثار جدل متصاعد. فقد انفضت قمة مجتمع المعلومات التي انعقدت بتونس دون أن تحقق مأرب كثرة من الدول المشاركة بجعل الإنترنت تحت وصاية الأمم المتحدة بدلاً من الولايات المتحدة. تتمة المقال</summary><link rel='related' href='http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ad5cf6hphwnp_475cszsr' title='من يحكم الإنترنت؟'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/3465327263069028389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=3465327263069028389' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/3465327263069028389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/3465327263069028389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/03/2006.html' title='من يحكم الإنترنت؟'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/RfSvb3R8IqI/AAAAAAAAAAk/tSDq0oCyHN0/s72-c/United_Nations_Secretary-General,_Mr_Kofi_Annan,_addresses_the_World_Summit_on_the_Information_So.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-2663049068636611052</id><published>2007-03-12T04:15:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:06.547+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='open-source'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='مجلـة العـربـي'/><title type='text'>برامج حاسوب مجانية .. بغير قرصنة</title><summary type='text'>برامج حاسوب مجانية .. بغير قرصنةمجلة العربي (الكويت)، يوليو 2005 [العنوان المنشور للمقال: تايتانك بلا قرصنة](نسخة أيسر للطباعة نسق بي دي إف)  (في الصورة إلى اليسار ريتشارد ستولمان)يتصاعد عالميا الآن اتجاه المصدر المفتوح، وهو نموذج جديد في إنتاج ونشر برامج وتطبيقات الحاسوب، وثماره برامج أغلبها مجاني تنافس نظيراتها التجارية.  يُقصد بالمصدر المفتوح أن تتاح الشيفرة التي كُتبت بها برامج أو تطبيقات </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/2663049068636611052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=2663049068636611052' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/2663049068636611052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/2663049068636611052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_11.html' title='برامج حاسوب مجانية .. بغير قرصنة'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/RfS1-nR8IsI/AAAAAAAAAA0/lZtiabExMdI/s72-c/Richard+Stallman+-+%5Bcredit+-+laughingsquid.com%5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-4256679877140465121</id><published>2007-03-11T03:39:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2007-10-20T06:38:40.396+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='مجـلة الكـتب وجـهات نـظر'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Invasive technologies'/><title type='text'>اختراق الدماغ</title><summary type='text'>اختـراق الدمـاغوليد الشوبكي – مجلة "الكتب وجهات نظر" (مصر) يوليو 2006في سبيل جعل حياة الإنسان أكثر صحة ويسرا، أثمرت تطورات الطب والتكنولوجيا عن نتائج هامة تتدرج من التحصين ضد أمراض وبائية إلى زرع أعضاء طبيعية أو صناعية بديلا عن التالفة. ولكن ذلك التطور يسلك أحيانا اتجاها مثيرا للجدل، وذلك عندما ينطوي – رغم بعض الفوائد المرجوة – على اختراق لحرمة الدماغ، وانتهاك لحقوق آدمية راسخة كحرية التداوي </summary><link rel='related' href='http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ad5cf6hphwnp_45d8rnnp' title='اختراق الدماغ'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/4256679877140465121/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=4256679877140465121' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/4256679877140465121'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/4256679877140465121'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post_10.html' title='اختراق الدماغ'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-6495457006952054122</id><published>2007-03-11T02:02:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:06.760+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sci-Tech Policy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='مجلـة العـربـي'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IT for Development'/><title type='text'>السيمبيوتر: المغامرة الهندية في حلبة الكبــار</title><summary type='text'>السمبيوتر: المغامرة الهندية في حلبة الكباروليد الشوبكي -- مجلة العربي (الكويت)، فبراير 2007      السمبيوتر إجابة الهند على إشكالية الفجوة الرقمية. فهو حاسوب جيب يسعى لإتاحة فوائد تكنولوجيا المعلومات للمستخدمين في البلدان الفقيرة من المتعلمين والأميين سواء. وبين نجاحات هذه التجربة وإخفاقاتها ثمة دروس جديرة بالنظر   -- تتمة المقال</summary><link rel='related' href='http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ad5cf6hphwnp_39gk6w9c' title='السيمبيوتر: المغامرة الهندية في حلبة الكبــار'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/6495457006952054122/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=6495457006952054122' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/6495457006952054122'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/6495457006952054122'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/03/blog-post.html' title='السيمبيوتر: المغامرة الهندية في حلبة الكبــار'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/RfNI2nR8IoI/AAAAAAAAAAU/U5HNtJzmTM4/s72-c/Mobilis_Simputer_%5BCredit_-_Encore_Software%5D%5B1%5D.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-1989580345668504101</id><published>2007-03-10T14:18:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2008-12-11T06:39:07.082+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SciDev.net'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sci-Tech Policy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='open-source'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Web 2.0'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IT for Development'/><title type='text'>Web 2.0 Can Benefit the Poor</title><summary type='text'>New web applications can benefit the world's poor, argue Waleed al-Shobakky and Jack Imsdahl.Read on ..</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.scidev.net/content/opinions/eng/web-20-can-benefit-the-worlds-poor.cfm' title='Web 2.0 Can Benefit the Poor'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/1989580345668504101/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=1989580345668504101' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/1989580345668504101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/1989580345668504101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/03/web-20-can-benefit-poor.html' title='Web 2.0 Can Benefit the Poor'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mTctt7bvSks/RfKWbXR8InI/AAAAAAAAAAM/H3KOQb-QULE/s72-c/Web+2.0.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3948634325397842475.post-7586405847369937861</id><published>2007-03-10T14:04:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2007-10-20T06:37:16.287+03:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SciDev.net'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='open-source'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='W. Al-Shobakky&apos;s published articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IT for Development'/><title type='text'>PCs for the Poor: As Good As Their Hype?</title><summary type='text'>Technologists are at odds over how to bridge the digital divide. What one group calls the ultimate solution, another dismisses as "the scam of the century", reports Waleed al-Shobakky.Read on ..</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.scidev.net/Features/index.cfm?fuseaction=readFeatures&amp;itemid=539&amp;language=1' title='PCs for the Poor: As Good As Their Hype?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/feeds/7586405847369937861/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3948634325397842475&amp;postID=7586405847369937861' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/7586405847369937861'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3948634325397842475/posts/default/7586405847369937861'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://walshob.blogspot.com/2007/03/pcs-for-poor-as-good-as-their-hype.html' title='PCs for the Poor: As Good As Their Hype?'/><author><name>Waleed Al-Shobakky</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17529507736076498811</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
