knowledge & ICT

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.

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.

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.