Computer Aid

Computer Aid Ships 200,000th PC To Developing WorldComputer Aid Ships 200,000th PC To Developing World

Computer Aid Ships 200,000th PC To Developing World

Charity shifts focus from recycling to empowerment through third world projects

13 years ago
UK Companies Risk Data Theft Through Dirty DumpingUK Companies Risk Data Theft Through Dirty Dumping

UK Companies Risk Data Theft Through Dirty Dumping

Computer Aid warns that companies risk reputational damage by not disposing of IT equipment properly

13 years ago
EU’s E-Waste Reuse Target Branded ‘Pathetic’EU’s E-Waste Reuse Target Branded ‘Pathetic’

EU’s E-Waste Reuse Target Branded ‘Pathetic’

The EU is focusing too much on recycling and not enough on reuse of e-waste, according to Comtek

13 years ago
Camfed And Google To Launch ICT Centres In GhanaCamfed And Google To Launch ICT Centres In Ghana

Camfed And Google To Launch ICT Centres In Ghana

ICT centres run by women provide hubs of learning in remote rural regions of Ghana

14 years ago
EU Lowers Targets For New E-Waste RulesEU Lowers Targets For New E-Waste Rules

EU Lowers Targets For New E-Waste Rules

The EU Council has lowered e-waste targets from the 85 percent proposed by the European Parliament

14 years ago
Europe Votes For Tougher WEEE Recycling RulesEurope Votes For Tougher WEEE Recycling Rules

Europe Votes For Tougher WEEE Recycling Rules

European countries should collect 85 percent of their e-waste by 2016, according to a new WEEE directive

14 years ago
Computer Aid Solar Cyber Café Goes Live In KenyaComputer Aid Solar Cyber Café Goes Live In Kenya

Computer Aid Solar Cyber Café Goes Live In Kenya

Computer Aid has today officially launched its first solar powered Internet café in Kenya enabling rural communities with no electricity…

14 years ago
Windows 7 PC Refresh Could Create Junk MountainWindows 7 PC Refresh Could Create Junk Mountain

Windows 7 PC Refresh Could Create Junk Mountain

As analysts predict imminent upgrades to Windows 7, Computer Aid urges firms to give old PCs to reuse programmes

15 years ago
Computer Aid Pushes For Computer Re-Use TargetsComputer Aid Pushes For Computer Re-Use Targets

Computer Aid Pushes For Computer Re-Use Targets

Too much focus on recycling means that hardware which still has a useful life is being needlessly scrapped, the IT…

15 years ago
Efforts To Block Illegal E-Waste Shipments FailingEfforts To Block Illegal E-Waste Shipments Failing

Efforts To Block Illegal E-Waste Shipments Failing

Lack of funding for the UK Environment Agency and Defra could exacerbate the e-waste problem, warn experts

15 years ago
OLPC Pledges Support To Indian £23 Laptop SchemeOLPC Pledges Support To Indian £23 Laptop Scheme

OLPC Pledges Support To Indian £23 Laptop Scheme

OLPC wants to help roll out cheap laptops in India, but previous disagreements with India authorities may mean the pledge…

15 years ago
Government Scraps IT Recycling ‘Quango’Government Scraps IT Recycling ‘Quango’

Government Scraps IT Recycling ‘Quango’

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Advisory Body (WAB) is set to go the same way as Becta, after the…

15 years ago
Computer Aid Offers Free PC Collection ServiceComputer Aid Offers Free PC Collection Service

Computer Aid Offers Free PC Collection Service

Any old iron, any old iron? Computer Aid has launched a free collection service for old IT equipment in South…

15 years ago
Companies Urged To Transfer PCs Ahead Of World CupCompanies Urged To Transfer PCs Ahead Of World Cup

Companies Urged To Transfer PCs Ahead Of World Cup

If you think it's all over for your PC, boot it off to South Africa before the World Cup, says…

15 years ago
Computer Aid Readies Container-Based Cyber CaféComputer Aid Readies Container-Based Cyber Café

Computer Aid Readies Container-Based Cyber Café

IT charity Computer Aid International is about to ship a solar powered shipping container that will act as a cyber…

15 years ago
IT Departments Need To Beware Of Dirty DumpersIT Departments Need To Beware Of Dirty Dumpers

IT Departments Need To Beware Of Dirty Dumpers

Companies should be more vigilant about tracking where old hardware eventually ends up, according to the Environment Agency and Computer…

15 years ago