Human Progress is often understood to be a rather natural and obvious truth of human existence. That this is not necessarily so, is indicative of the pervasive social, psychological, and educational inculcation that sustains its ubiquitous acceptance. Moreover, the uncritical and ill-informed understanding of Progress as an unquestioned expression of human beneficence has serious consequences f...

Following the approach outlined above, 11 countries are at different stages of implementing the new system for monitoring and improving nutritional status of children. As the project progresses, it is being formally evaluated in the hope that this evaluation can guide institutionalization of the system. Work is also in progress to systematize data collection, collation, and analysis of food ava...

From its beginnings in the 1960ies and 1970ies, the Internet has been used for communication and collaborative work. While early adopters mostly worked within academia and the military, its rapid diffusion within the last 15 years has broadened the user base massively. Nowadays, the Internet is a widely used technological infrastructure for information retrieval, transaction and interaction, wi...