civil society & ICT

24.03.2008 Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) invites nominations from South Asian countries for the Manthan Award 2008 to recognize the best e-content for development. The Manthan Award, after its four years of interventions in India, has now decided to cover Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

18.03.2008 Timely intervention by the International Telecommunication Union has helped restore vital communication links by deploying satellite terminals in the aftermath of severe floods in Zambia, a southern African country. This facilitated the coordination of relief operations by both government and humanitarian agencies to aid the victims of this disaster.

13.03.2008 Shonankielinen soittoääni raikuu näinä päivinä useista zimbabwelaisista matkapuhelimista ja kysyy, "kauanko aiot äänestää (hallitsevaa puoluetta) Zanu-PF:ää". Toisaalla puhelin piippaa tekstivistin "maa kansalle, äänestä presidentti (Robert) Mugabea". Edullinen kännykkäviestintä on Zimbabwen vaalikampanjoinnin hitti.

03.03.2008 The Tech Awards program invites nominations from those utilising innovative technology solutions to address the most urgent critical issues facing our planet. The awards recognise universal human needs through cutting-edge breakthroughs or innovative applications of existing technologies.