Internet

27.07.2007 The Caribbean Internet Radio Portal (CIRP) and UNESCO in association with Youth Vibes Radio has launched its new internet radio station which is being currently tested but is already providing audio to millions of listeners around the world.

25.07.2007 The staid rituals of US presidential debates met the hurly-burly of the Internet on Monday night, in an event organised by YouTube and CNN, that saw candidates fielding questions which young Americans had uploaded to the video-sharing website.

15.07.2007 The Indian President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has proposed a judicial e-governance web to connect all district courts to the apex court. The Supreme Court will undertake the project under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGEP), linking 15,000 courts.

12.07.2007 Prosessorivalmistaja Intel kehittää Intian maaseutua yhteistyössä viranomaisten kanssa. Kylien tietokonekeskuksissa voi suorittaa tietokoneen ajokortin ja käyttää internetiä ilmaiseksi. Lapsien ja varhaisnuorten kurssi kehittää tietoteknisten taitojen lisäksi itsetuntoa, ongelmanratkaisukykyä ja yhteisvastuullisuutta.

12.07.2007 APDIP (Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme) has released its second e-Note on information and communications technology (ICT) skill development in the Asia-Pacific region. The first in the series examined the gaps between demand and supply of ICT skills, this e-Note focuses on what could be done to bridge the identified gaps at national and regional levels.

05.07.2007 Leading developer of advanced wireless technologies, QUALCOMM’s Wireless Reach Initiative will fulfill the medical and educational needs of communities in southern Thailand. Plans include wireless connectivity to hospitals and telecentres in public libraries.

03.07.2007 Roomassa järjestetään ensimmäinen kansainvälinen konferenssi Web 2.0 teknologioiden hyödyntämisestä Etelän kehityksessä. Web2forDev 2007 tutkii kuinka uudet verkkoteknologiat voivat tehostaa verkottumista, yhteistyötä ja informaation jakamista syrjäisten kylien kehityksessä ja luonnonvarojen hoitamisessa.

03.07.2007 Around a hundred schools in Perak, Malaysia will take part in an ICT programme to improve its academic scores in Science and Mathematics across the country.

03.07.2007 Government employees in the state of Kerala will be computer trained over the next three years under the National e-Governance Plan. Around 2,000 police officers in Malappuram district will undergo the training first.