knowledge & ICT

29.11.2005 Empowerment basically means to be able to do things on your own. Education is the basic pre-requisite of doing things on your own terms.An educated country has the best chance of thriving. If people are aware of their rights and duties, they can help in nation-building. Education is actually a way of living. India should provide free education to each and every child. Mr Shammi Kapoor addresses these issue in The Indian Express.

21.11.2005 Overcoming social barriers and geographical divides, a grassroots worker from India, Latha Gauri, has succeeded in creating a space for the concerns of the common people at the Second World Summit on Information Society (WSIS). The WSIS process, currently in progression at Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia in Africa seeks to create an Information Society which is accessible to all and based on shared knowledge.

20.11.2005 On the afternoon of Friday, November 18, 2005, one of three stakeholders taking part in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) drew a line in the sand. Civil society (CS) representatives from all continents lined up on a panel to deliver a stark closing statement. At the same time, International Telecommunications Union UN-o-crats drew conclusions of their own a couple of hundred meters away in the plenary room.

15.11.2005 Shumë OJQ ndërkombëtare pjesëmarrëse në SBTI/WSIS në mënyrë kolektive kanë vendosur të pezullojnë aktivitetet e tyre të planifikuara për sot në SBTI. Kjo masë është bërë me qëllim për të informuar të deleguarit e qeverisë, sektorit privat dhe ata të shoqërisë civile me shkeljen e të drejtave të njeriut që janë grumbulluar qëkur ka përfunduar PrepCom3. Ky veprim gjithashtu është një simbol i qartë i solidarizimit me OJQ-të e pavarura në Tunizi të cilat kanë të bëjnë me represion policor në baza ditore. (lexoni artikullin në Blogun APC WSIS KËTU).

15.11.2005 En route to the promised global village, the information superhighway is plagued by poor access and high fares that the bulk of this planet simply cannot afford. Reducing international internet costs is an important priority, underlined in a set of recommendations from the APC made to the WSIS stresses. APC's recommendations lay down a 11-step plan to making internet access both more "universal and affordable".