Internet

29.12.2004 The Mission 2007 Task Force report, published by OneWorld South Asia, looks at the feasibility of creating knowledge centers in all Indian villages - 600,000 - by 2007 to bring out development and make a difference to the lives of the poor.

22.12.2004 Recent three- and five-week online workshops on web design and using the internet for human rights and development work brought new skills to advocates in dozens of developing countries. "This workshop is evidence of what we can achieve by using the technology we have at our disposal," said Sheree Trotman from Barbados.

21.12.2004 The government of India has consented to a proposal made by the ministry of Human Resources to initiate e-learning classes in secondary schools.

20.12.2004 Telecommunication regulators from across the world identified inexpensive broadband technologies as the way ahead to achieve the connectivity goal at a telecom regulators’ meet in Geneva.

20.12.2004 Telecommunication regulators from across the world identified inexpensive broadband technologies as the way ahead to achieve the connectivity goal at a telecom regulators’ meet in Geneva.

17.12.2004 India has unveiled a massive plan to e-connect 53 nations of the African continent via satellite and fibre optic network to support tele-education, tele-medicine, e-governance, e-commerce, infotainment and meteorological services in an effort to fight poverty and disease, haunting Africa and India.

13.12.2004 The Zagreb Institute for International Relations presented the new web-portal for access to information about the European Union in Croatian Language. The Portal lists information on the structure of EU, its history, functioning, policies, member states, as well as info on states that are yet to become members.

11.12.2004 Une célébration des médias indépendants

Le Centre des médias alternatifs du Québec (CMAQ), le collectif québécois du réseau Indymedia, vous convie à une soirée de cinéma, de musique et de pensée libres.

09.12.2004 Information about violations of human rights is being collected around the world everyday by dedicated grassroots organizations, but it is too often lost as a result confiscation or destruction, neglect, or passage of time. Martus software is helping groups collect the data efficiently and save it securely.

08.12.2004 A New Delhi-based Indian NGO has introduced computer learning programmes including film-making, animation and web designing for kids living in slums in association with another voluntary organisation.

07.12.2004 The first version of OpenOffice.org in Swahili, the language of at least 70 million Africans, has been released. Developers said they overcame several translation and infrastructure difficulties to come up with Jambo OpenOffice.org 1.1.3.

06.12.2004 More than 600 delegates have turned up at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) conference held in Cape Town. The meeting seeks to strengthen partnerships between Internet stakeholders in Africa and is discussing internet governance issues.

02.12.2004 A study commissioned by the government of the United Kingdom has ranked the country third in the world in use of information and communication technologies. According to the report, 69 per cent of companies in the United Kingdom use broadband and 30 per cent of micro businesses trade online.

01.12.2004 Even the Queen came out for the inauguration of Jordan's first "Computer Clubhouse," a state-of-the-art technology center where young people will find a supportive learning environment to build skills and self-confidence, working together with adult mentors who provide inspiration and serve as role models.