civil society & ICT

27.07.2004 The Communication Rights in the Information Society has called for support to its campaign for democratising media, disseminating knowledge, ensuring civil rights in the information society and making ICTs affordable. One can sign its charter by simply filing up a form.

27.07.2004 An international conference in Morocco will examine the recommendations on the role of media in information societies made during the first phase of WSIS. Representatives from the media will gather in Marrakech from November 22 to 24, 2004 and discuss how to implement the recommendations especially in the contexts of Africa and the Arab nations.

20.07.2004 Alcatel's Digital Bridge Initiative, already underway in Tunisia and Senegal, is expected to be launched in rural South Africa. The initiative is part of Alcatel's sustainable development programme, which operates in line with decisions taken at the World Summit on Information Society held in Geneva in December 2003

12.07.2004 Child Advocacy International, a charity based in UK, is looking for old mobile phones that it will recycle to raise funds for the treatment of children.

12.07.2004 The Communication Rights in the Information Society has prepared digests of the first preparatory meeting of the second phase of the World Summit on Information Society.

12.07.2004 In view of SANGONeT's increasing focus on the development of electronic information products and services, as well as the ongoing needs of South African NPOs for relevant information on development roleplayers and issues, it has conceptualised a new comprehensive "South African Civil Society Information Service".

12.07.2004 14 June 2004 by Bildad Kagai
They share so much in common that one wonders why it is taking so long for them to find each other.

07.07.2004 I am Souhayr Belhassen, Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights and Vice-President of the Tunisian League for Human Rights. At the beginning of this WSIS second phase, civil society organizations present in Hammamet wish to express their objectives and their working priorities in view of the Tunis Summit in 2005... (continua all'interno)

06.07.2004 The Women of Uganda Network, an NGO promoting the use of ICTs by women, has received a grant from Dutch agency Hivos. The funds will be used to support and expand the organisation's activities in spreading the use of ICTs among women.

05.07.2004 A network for sharing of programme content is helping Nepal’s FM stations connect better. Eleven FM radios outside the Kathmandu valley are using Internet, wireless and other new media technology to share six hours of audio software a week produced from a central hub. Started in 2001, the Networking FM Radio Stations in Nepal project now aims to provide up to 19 hours of programming.