communications

29.02.2004 The ITU plans to fund an initiative for satellite-based communication services such as telemedicine, distance education, internet access and e-commerce to improve the health, wealth and education of poor African nations.

27.02.2004 Ministrite za komunikacii od regionot (Albanija, Bosna i Hercegovina, Hrvatska, Makedonija, Srbija i Crna Gora)deneska vo Budimpesta ja potpisaa Zaednickata izjava na zemjite od Jugoistocna Evropa za izgradba na informatisko drustvo za site. izjavata e potpisana vo ramkite na evropskata ministerska konferencija za izgradba na informacisko opstestvo "Novi moznosti za razvoj vo prosirena Evropa".

27.02.2004 Communication Ministers from the Region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro) today in Budapest have signed the Joint Statement of the Ministers of the SEE countries to build an Inclusive Information Society. The Statement was signed in the context of the European Ministerial Conference on Information Society entitled: “New opportunities for growth in an enlarged Europe.” The aim of the Statement is to reaffirm strong and long-term commitment to develop an inclusive Information Society in SEE countries, and it expresses the will to be associated as closely as possible to the eEurope processes, taking into account the specific situations of the region’s countries.

26.02.2004 It is barely a quarter of the year since the first phase of The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was held in December 2003 to discuss ways in which the Information Society, could address issues of accessibility and how the dissemination of information for development could be made easier than ever before in the world, through the use of communication tools such as Internet, radio, TV, telephones, etc, collectively known as Information and Communications Technologies (ICT's).

25.02.2004 Nepalese journalist Kishor Pradhan says countries like Nepal can choose to create a hybrid Information Communication and Technology (ICT) structure for their communication needs.

25.02.2004 Stemming South East Europe’s “brain-drain” is the aim of a joint UNESCO-Hewlett Packard project. The latest GRID computing equipment is currently being delivered to universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro.

23.02.2004 More than 4 million cameras observe all aspects of life in Britain, from town centres to transport systems, office towers to banks, commercial zones to residential areas, restaurants, bars, and even churches. According to recent estimates, there is one camera for every 14 people.

23.02.2004 Sono passati poco meno di due mesi dal WSIS (il Summit Mondiale sulla società dell'Informazione) che s è tenuto a dicembre 2003 a Ginevra organizzato dall'ONU e sono in vista già le prime verifiche. Si è tenuto in Italia l'appuntamento organizzato da Cies, Alisei, Uvisp a Roma lo scorso 5 Febbraio. In quella sede avverrà il primo confronto ufficiale tra tutte le realtà che hanno lavorato prima, durante e dopo il WSIS con il governo e con l'apertura "ad un tavolo comune" che proprio in quel contesto fece il ministro dell'innovazione tecnologia Lucio Stanca.

19.02.2004 Thirty years after the Green Revolution helped large farmers make India self-sufficient in food, a new project aims at helping small farmers get better yields and better prices.

19.02.2004 The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will present a Special Lifetime Award to OneWorld co-founder Peter Armstrong on February 19, 2004 in London.

18.02.2004 Në www.kuvendikosoves.org, opinioni dhe mediat mund të informohen lidhur me përbërjen e Kuvendit, grupet parlamentare, biografitë e deputetëve, pastaj për përbërjen e komisioneve parlamentare, si dhe aty do t’i gjejnë ligjet e shpallura.

17.02.2004 In both American and British politics, internet voting is taking a step backwards. Neither the US presidential election nor the English local elections will offer internet voting options this year, despite the technology showing promise in earlier pilots.

17.02.2004 Following the hectic pace and overwhelming volume of activities at WSIS Geneva, it is important that organizations take time to reassess the vast amount of outputs and project themes. The Commonwealth Trade Organisation will hold a conference in Nairobi, Kenya, from 25 - 26th March 2004. The conference will act as a follow-up to WSIS, focusing on "Implementation and Best Practices". Following a three-month gestation period, it is hoped that the conference will be able to give actors a chance to make more sense of WSIS outputs, by focusing on specific key topics. This event is aimed at facilitating the journey to WSIS 2005 in a creative and constructive way.

13.02.2004 A detailed case study of Drishtee, a revenue-generating platform for rural networking and marketing services in the rural areas of north and central India, that enables e-governance, education, and health services.

13.02.2004 The UN Volunteers programme and OneWorld International have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen ties and foster an enhanced flow of information through online volunteering.

11.02.2004 A Nepalese initiative has linked up FM stations through a mixture of the Internet, wireless and other new media technologies to enable them to benefit from shared programme content.

09.02.2004 ans la conception et le développement du gouvernement en ligne, Québec doit nécessairement traiter le milieu communautaire en tant que partenaire essentiel. Voilà l'une des résolutions prises par l'assemblée générale des membres de Communautique en janvier 2004. Invité par Communautique à s'exprimer sur ce projet, Henri-François Gautrin, député de Verdun et responsable du dossier au gouvernement, a fait savoir que l'appui du milieu communautaire est primordial à la réussite du projet.

03.02.2004 Un projet baptisé DrumNet au Kenya devient une source d’espoir pour des producteurs agricoles traditionnellement exploités par des intermédiaires et des revendeurs. Les petits exploitants peuvent maintenant avoir recours aux services de DrumNet pour connaître les cours des produits et prendre des décisions plus éclairées concernant les prix qu’ils peuvent exiger.

03.02.2004 DrumNet is an IDRC-sponsored project in Kenya that is aimed at demonstrating a link between the provision of information and business services to smallholder farmers and increases in market prices, farm incomes, and household incomes. DrumNet will be a window to the export market. Smallholder farmers have had no access to the East African market, for the obvious reason that intermediaries often determine prices.