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Volunteer Computing for African Humanitarian Causes

Research Project

Africa@home

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Keywords

Africa - Anti-malarial Drugs - epidemiology - Health - Malaria - Volunteer Computing

Abstract

AFRICA@home is a website for volunteer computing projects which allow your computer to contribute to African humanitarian causes.

There is a huge potential for volunteer computing to help solve pressing health and environmental problems facing the developing world.

AFRICA@home addresses these problems by providing a common framework for volunteer computing projects that focus on African needs.

File(s)

Volunteer computing for African humanitarian causes
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Le calcul bénévole au service de l'humanitaire en Afrique
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Related Conferences

Volunteer Computing for Africa: Workshop in South Africa, 16 - 22 July 2007
An intensive one-week workshop will be offered to qualified African students interested in the new technology of...
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