Julia Bucknall's blog- World Bank- desalination plant in Israel

Further to our previous post (March 15) on the visit of the Word Bank delegation in Israel, essentially focused on water issues and climate change, look at these two very interesting blog posts and videos by Julia Bucknall, World Bank expert, reporting the visit.
http://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/blogs/julia-bucknall

FOR THE VIDEO:

http://vimeo.com/10613787

International Water Day

MASHAV, in cooperation with the Israel's Water Authority, held yesterday a conference in Shefayim for the celebration of the International Water Day with a panel of Israeli experts and representatives of the Governmental sector. Shefayim MAHSAV's Training Center hosted a delegation from the World Bank, in Israel for the presentation of the WB new report on climate change and its implications in developement. In the afternoon, WB delegation visited the desalination plant in Hadera.

World Bank Day @ mHealth Summit - Aftermath

Further to our prevous post... definitly, a very interesting issue.

"mHealth - as a reminder - is defined as the “delivery of health care services via mobile communication devices” as it was also stated during the event.
The general consensus at the event was that mHealth has really great potentials, especially in developing countries. Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, Worl Bank Vice-President for the Africa Region already used strong words during the opening of the event - Africa can’t let this unique possibility mHealth and ICTs offer pass by.
In the first sessions of the event, the potential of mHealth was emphasised and the commitment of all the participating countries was underligned. Several projects were presented and the effects of mHealth systems were introduced - but only on an anecdotal base. The need to focus on the patient to create succesful solutions was stressed". by ICT4D website.

AGENDA OF THE WORLD BANK DAY AT @ mHEALTH SUBMIT

A very interesting issue- mHealth and e-development. Oby Ezekwesili, Vice President of the World Bank and one of the speaker at the event was at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs last thursday, speaking in front of MASHAV's staff. From the website of the Austrian Network for Information and communication Technologies for Development.
http://ict4d.at/2009/10/21/agenda-of-world-bank-day-mhealth-summit/