30.09.2004
China is clamping down on internet access like never before. Authorities have closed several independent websites, including an online encyclopaedia that carries articles on human rights abuses. One of the countrys most popular discussion forums that has nearly 300,000 regular users too has been blocked.
29.09.2004
A web portal in Costa Rica has become an example of how ICT tools can improve business. Venezuelan exporters were recently shown how www.lacarretica.com could expand the range of goods offered for export by countries in Latin America.
28.09.2004
Stvaranje povoljnih uslova za zaustavljanje odliva strucnog informatickog drustva iz Crne Gore, jedan je od osnovnih rezultata opredjeljenja Moneta, da razlicite servise, umjesto da kupujemo, sto je uglavnom slucaj sa drugim kompanijama, prepustimo svojim razvojnim timovima - receno je tokom jucerasnje prezentacije Moneta na < link www.infofest.com Infofestu 2004>.
28.09.2004
The Azim Premji Foundation, an Indian NGO, has come forward to help the west Indian state of Gujarat improve its quality of school education by providing free-of-cost, specially designed pictorial software.
27.09.2004
More than 80 per cent of websites in South Africa ignore the laws designed
to protect consumers of online business transactions, a survey conducted in
August 2004 has shown.
24.09.2004
Development Gateway, a World Bank-initiated knowledge-sharing portal on developmental issues, has been accused of portraying biased information and lack of independence. A recent evaluation by the Bretton Woods Project has recommended that the portal start dialogue with the civil society and implement monitoring and evaluation systems.
24.09.2004
The internet is slowly but steadily opening up the information gateway in Afghanistan. Recovering from decades of war, Kabul already has over 70 cybercafes, suggesting public Internet access and many more institutional and private internet connections.
23.09.2004
The United States has urged Japan to drop its recent proposal of tax on local high-bandwidth Wi-Fi networks. Though Japan has been arguing that a tax on Wi-Fi helps it bolster efforts to bridge the digital divide, the US infotech industry says this goes against international practice.
23.09.2004
With an idea to create job opportunities for educated rural youth, ruralnaukri.com has recently launched a programme with the acronym - REAP (Rural Employment Action Programme).
20.09.2004
Ruralnaukri, a platform for unemployed youth in Indian villages, has launched a website that promises to put graduates in touch with NGOs that may have jobs for them. www.ruralnaukri.com will not only help unemployed graduates break the trap of no experience-no job but will also provide manpower to NGOs who cant afford high-salaried workers.
17.09.2004
South Indian state Andhra Pradesh will provide broadband connectivity to its villages which will open up opportunities in telemedicine and e-learning.
10.09.2004
Despite a few instances of Internet censorship by some Asian Governments, the overall Internet freedom is rising in the region, say experts.
01.09.2004
Microsoft probably offered you a substantial discount for the software your government, and even your school system uses. This is a well known practice of software vendors. However, this is only a portion of the costs that the Macedonian people will bear. Other suppliers to the government will typically use the same software that the government uses, for compatibility and ease of document exchange... John 'Maddog' Hall, the President of Linux International sent an open letter to the citizens of Macedonia why it would be a bad decision to choose Microsoft as the official supplier of software solutions to the Government of Macedonia.
