education & ICT

29.06.2007 African journal of ICT is organising 5 days tutorial and training workshops on VoIP, IPTV, Mobile TV, Softswitch, real-time protocols and IP over Power Line communications at The Bell Rosen Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa from Jul 09, 2007 - Jul 13, 2007. The workshops will impart skills in IP and digital communications based on experienced industry practitioners and cover technologies, strategies, billing, marketing, regulation and implementations.

26.06.2007 The United Nations Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Development has launched the website for the Forum on Youth and ICT for Development, to be held on 24-26 September in Geneva, Switzerland. It aims to involve youth in discussions with policymakers and concerned citizens and to encourage their full participation in society through the use of ICT.

08.06.2007 Red Hat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government of Kerala, India, under which it will support Kerala's deployment of open source software that will hasten the efforts of e-governance and e-literacy in the state.

05.06.2007 600 000 afrikkalaista koulua on osallistumassa seuraavan vuosikymmenen kuluessa suureen e-kouluhankkeeseen. Pilottihankkeet osoittivat posiitivisia kokemuksia oppimistuloksissa ja köyhyyden vastaisessa taistelussa. Koulujen tietokoneistamisen haasteet liittyvät erityisesti johtajien ja opettajien tarpeeksi ripeään kouluttamiseen.