New Scientist writes about Network Institute project

The New Scientist wrote about the VU’s project to develop speech-based web-services for rural areas in Africa, making it easier for illiterate people in Mali and other West African nations to use the internet. A paper on the same work was one of the nominatet Best Papers at last week’s Web Science conference in Paris.http://rpk-tramplin.ru

See  http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21829145.900-voicebased-web-access-helps-illiterate-get-online.html

and http://www.vu.nl/nl/nieuws-agenda/nieuws/2013/apr-jun/VU-ontwikkelt-op-spraak-gebaseerde-webdiensten-voor-Afrika.asp

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