These are some of the projects which Outside Echo consults for that are related to its core objective of enabling IT access for those who are unreached by conventional computing.
StorybankThe StoryBank project is examining technologies and practices to allow digitally impoverished communities in rural developing world contexts to take part in the user-generated content revolution. The approach involves combining mobile phones to create audio-visual stories and a touch screen display situated in a community meeting place.
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Morphology of Complex Synthetic LanguagesThe aim of the Morphological Learning project is to apply advanced machine learning techniques in order to learn the rules for morphological analysis of synthetic (morphologically complex) languages, providing both technology and tools to be applied in different domains of Speech/Language Technology, particularly TTS. Conventionally, an enormous length of time is required for creating morphological rules by hand for Speech/Language Technology systems. The much more efficient alternative being investigated is applying machine learning techniques to train on real data. This approach makes the project extremely challenging both from the research and application point of view.
VeSelThe aim of the VeSel project is to enable rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa to use advanced digital technology to improve their agricultural practices and literacy levels. A team of UK experts in telecommunications, renewable energy sources, sensor technology, education and design are working with local experts at the University of Nairobi, organizations such as Aptivate, agricultural information providers and teacher training organizations in Kenya. This collaboration enables VeSel to define the most urgent information requirements for a rural farming community and to design and test appropriate technologies to meet these needs.
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TracingThe aim of the Fair Tracing project is to support Ethical Trade by implementing IT Tracking and Tracing Technologies in supply chains to provide consumers and producers with enhanced information.