21.12.2006
A five-day training programme on computer applications and its effective usage in advocacy and communications at rural level was organised for the field functionaries of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) at New Delhi from 18 22 December, 2006.
19.12.2006
With the governments clearance of support from USO fund for mobile operators, a unique opportunity is emerging to connect rural areas and to help them expand their stake in the emerging knowledge economy says Mahesh Uppal.
The Digital Divide Report presents the information and communication technology diffusion index (ICTDI) for 2004.
There is an immense information and communication technology (ICT) gap, a digital divide, between developed and developing countries. A person in a high-income country is over 22 times more likely to be an Internet user than someone in a low-income country.
12.12.2006
Chair of the GKP Executive Committee and Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Walter Fust tells Justine Chew of the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) that it is vital to gather all stakeholders - the government, the private sector, the civil society and the media - to find better and quicker solutions to address issues in global policy.
05.12.2006
Euroopan unioni, 66 maata ja 46 kansainvälistä organisaatiota ovat perustaneet yhteisen satelliiteilla kerättävän informaation jakamisjärjestelmän. Ensi vuonna avattavan järjestelmän tarkoituksena on palvella erityisesti kehitysmaita auttamalla niitä varautumaan sääilmiöiden aiheuttamiin ongelmiin.
