Sustainable Development
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future. The term was used by the Brundtland Commission which coined what has become the most often-quoted definition of sustainable development as development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Definition of Sustainable Development by Wikipedia.

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Powering ICT: Great info for the non-technically minded

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Powering ICT: An Energy Solutions Toolkit for ICT Projects has great resources to help educate people planning a project.

Here are links to various sections:

The Main Toolkit

sections within the toolkit

ICT Options

Greenstar Corp

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This organization has an interesting approach and has designed a solar portable community centre.

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Greenstar delivers solar power, health, education and environmental programs to small villages in the developing world -- and connects people in those villages, and their traditional culture, to the global community.

Solar Energy International

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Solar Energy International offers online courses and hands-on workshops in over 20 locations around the world.

They have two hands-on courses: Solar Energy for the Developing World and Renewable Energy for the developing world.

Via Solar Computing

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Via Solar Computing has a initiative called VIA pc-1 Initiative that seeks to enable the next one billion people to get connected by developing sustainable solutions to bridging this divide, and empowering many more of the 'digital have-nots' to make more informed decisions about their lives.

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