capacity building

18.05.2007 Kannurin asukkaat Intian Keralan osavaltiossa voivat kohta ostaa lehmän, löytää työpaikan ja etsiä tietoa muun muassa terveys-, maanviljelys- ja lakiasioista Internetin välityksellä. UNESCOn tuella paikallisille asukkaille tuotetaan webbiyhteisöjä heidän omalla kielellään, malayalamaksi. Projekti on saanut tulevien loppukäyttäjien kannatuksen tuekseen.

18.05.2007 The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) celebrated the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on May 17, 2007 by honouring three laureates and through an announcement of a plan to curb cyber crime, connect Africa and connect the young. The ITU helps communities develop radio communication and ICTs worldwide.

18.05.2007 E-Choupal is a unique internet service that has been made available at the doorstep of farmers in India. Introduced by the retail sector, e-Choupal provides farmers with agricultural information through ICTs. Through the e-Choupal initiative, ITC has increased its competitiveness and empowered farmers through access to technology and the Internet.

07.05.2007 GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) phones were launched by Nokia in Delhi India. This move was inspired by efforts of the Indian government and mobile service operators to bring low-cost mobile telephony to the grassroots and unreached, where users may not be able to afford a personal phone. In many villages, local entrepreneurs have already emerged to offer this service.

03.05.2007 After the south Indian state of Kerala, it's now the turn of West Bengal in the east. Women from the Municipality of Howrah have proceeded to set up a group, named Prakash (Bengali for Expression) for ICT-based enterprise.