charity aid
RSS charity aidUniversity donates old PCs to Chile
News The university has donated 500 out-of-use PCs and laptops to rural schools in the South American country with the help of charity Computer Aid International. Louise Richards, CEO of Computer Aid International, added that while Chile was a... [15 Aug 2008]
CIOs brave the cold for children's charity
News Byte Night is the IT industry's annual sleep out in aid of the charity, and this year sees the event celebrate its 10th anniversary. A team of CIOs will be braving the night outside in the cold later this year to raise money for children's charity... [07 Aug 2008]
Photos: silicon.com hanging by a rope
Photo The silicon.com editorial team was invited down to Colt's office near London's Liverpool Street station to abseil down eight storeys to raise money for children's charity, Childhood First. As the most experienced abseiler, Julian was the first to... [17 Jun 2008]
The A to Z of green IT
News Computer Aid International is one such charity which provides reconditioned and recycled PCs for schools and community projects in the developing world. A team of three from CNET Networks UK, publisher of silicon.com, travelled to Kenya earlier... [21 Nov 2007]
IT charity employs flash mob tactics
News A flash mob descended on Potters Field, next to City Hall in London, this morning - not to protest against mayor Ken Livingstone's latest policies but to draw attention to Byte Night, an annual sleepout by the IT industry in aid of children's... [06 Sep 2007]
Video: Flash mob sleepers support IT charity
Video A flash mob descended on Potters Field, next to City Hall in London, this morning - not to protest against mayor Ken Livingstone's latest policies but to draw attention to Byte Night, an annual sleepout by the IT industry in aid of children's... [06 Sep 2007]
Connecting to the world when disaster strikes
Case Study The comms charity also provides longer term centres to co-ordinate aid efforts, particularly in Africa. The charity deployed a communication centre at the office of the National Disaster Management Institute of Mozambique, only 24 hours after they... [11 Jun 2007]
Simon Jennings
CIO Profile The only name on the CIO50 list representing a charity, Simon Jennings has almost three decades of IT management experience, including the eight years he has been with humanitarian aid charity Oxfam. Jennings has brought private sector and for... [06 Jun 2007]
HP Technology Helps Grania Willis Keep in Touch From the Roof of the World
White Paper Grania Willis is an equestrian correspondent with the Irish Times and when she decided to embark on a charity climb of Mount Everest, she promised to compile and transmit regular columns. HP and its Irish partner, Sord Data Systems, came to Grania... [16 Apr 2007]
Stories of the month - February 2007
News But Joe Public also made an impact as the online petition against the proposed 'pay-as-you-drive' road charge scheme crashed the 10 Downing Street website which was hosting the e-petition.silicon.com managing editor Will Sturgeon did his bit for... [28 Feb 2007]
Photos: How old PCs can bridge the digital divide
Photo The charity will also work with schools to set a curriculum, train teachers in IT and ensure there is a reliable supply of electricity to power the PCs. Tony Roberts (left), CEO and founder of Computer Aid International, cuts the ribbon on a... [12 Feb 2007]
How recycled PCs bridge the digital divide
News For companies in the UK this can mean seeking out a charity such as Computer Aid and ensuring PCs can be put to good use, rather than simply chucking them in a skip to end up in landfill. There the monitors, PCs and servers are handed over to... [12 Feb 2007]
Housing charity using tech to boost efficiency
News Housing charity Shelter has signed a deal with software services company Civica for a new client information management system. The system will record information about people the charity is helping - such as their current situation, actions taken... [09 Feb 2007]
Will's Web Watch: Follow me on my travels
Comment I would never wish upon anybody else the trials and tribulations we've been through over the last five days but I'm sure everybody out there, especially those working in IT, can find a way to help an excellent charity such as Computer Aid... [08 Feb 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.02.07
Round-Up The best option for anybody wondering whether they should chuck their PC in a skip/river/whale's mouth would be to speak to UK charity Computer Aid International which will take PCs that are far from end of life (even if their owners have their... [02 Feb 2007]
