28.06.2007
The Third International Women's Peace Conference will be held on 10th to 15 July 2007 at Dallas, Texas, USA. It is being organised by Peacemakers Incorporated, a Texas non-profit organization that sponsors international women's conferences on peace.
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19.06.2007
Intian Keralan osavaltio on tehnyt sopimuksen GNU/Linux käyttöjärjestelmiä kehittävän Red Hat -yrityksen kanssa. Red Hat on sitoutunut antamaan vapaisiin ja avoimen lähdekoodin ohjelmistoihin pohjautuvaa koulutusta tekniselle henkilökunnalle sekä viranomaisille ja opettajille. Keralaa suunnataan näin avoimen lähdekoodin kehittämisen mallikohteeksi.
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18.06.2007
Norti Bai is the only woman in her village who can operate the computer. At the ripe age of 60, she manages the database and functioning of the internet café at Barefoot College, Tilonia, in Rajasthan, an Indian state where girls have always been ignored in favour of sons.
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Image: A desert school in Rajasthan
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15.06.2007
Norti Bai is the only woman in her village who can operate the computer. At the ripe age of 60, she manages the database and functioning of the internet café at Barefoot College, Tilonia, in Rajasthan, an Indian state where girls have always been ignored in favour of sons.
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11.06.2007
International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) 2007 Conference will be held in Warsaw, Poland on 17-20 June 2007. The conference will have participation from dedicated academics and practitioners involved in innovation management as well as short paper presentations and workshops.
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[culture]
[educational innovations]
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