Comments on: Information for Development: (micro)tribute to Hans Rosling http://ictlogy.net/20070628-information-for-development-microtribute-to-hans-rosling/ Information Society, Digital Divide, ICT4D Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:11:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ismael Peña-López http://ictlogy.net/20070628-information-for-development-microtribute-to-hans-rosling/comment-page-1/#comment-27093 Ismael Peña-López Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:39:45 +0000 http://ictlogy.net/20070628-information-for-development-microtribute-to-hans-rosling/#comment-27093 A-ha, Enric, this point of yours is an interesting one! :) A-ha, Enric, this point of yours is an interesting one! :)

]]> By: Enric http://ictlogy.net/20070628-information-for-development-microtribute-to-hans-rosling/comment-page-1/#comment-27085 Enric Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:25:10 +0000 http://ictlogy.net/20070628-information-for-development-microtribute-to-hans-rosling/#comment-27085 Besides the final sketch, is impressive how data can contain all this emerging patterns! The difference between goals and means for the dimensions of development seems also a great contribution (specially when considering statistics). Thought I have doubts with child surviving as a 100% accurate indicator for health in different countries: in developed and heavy industrialized or informational economies, could we consider aspects like sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), obesity or hyperactivity from a reverse angle? I mean, for example, that developing countries with more mother-infant bed-sharing habits (& that's also culture!) <a href="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/100/5/841.pdf" rel="nofollow">could have less SIDS</a>, thus affecting the whole concept... Besides the final sketch, is impressive how data can contain all this emerging patterns! The difference between goals and means for the dimensions of development seems also a great contribution (specially when considering statistics).

Thought I have doubts with child surviving as a 100% accurate indicator for health in different countries: in developed and heavy industrialized or informational economies, could we consider aspects like sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), obesity or hyperactivity from a reverse angle? I mean, for example, that developing countries with more mother-infant bed-sharing habits (& that’s also culture!) could have less SIDS, thus affecting the whole concept…

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