knowledge & ICT

26.11.2007 The fatal cyclone of November 15 has seriously affected seven out of the nine working districts of the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), while completely destroying one of its Rural Knowledge Centres.

19.11.2007 Seven NGOs have been approved by the Ministry for Information & Broadcasting to set up community radio stations in India. This follows the Ministry’s year old decision to broadbase its policy to include non-governmental organizations apart from educational institutes and agricultural groups.

13.11.2007 Delhi based Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) in partnership with GKP will host the second i4d Film Festival at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 9-10, 2007, before the start of the third global knowledge event, GK3.

13.11.2007 The Winneba Open Digital Village and Rescue Mission Ghana are organising a three day training workshop on Web 2.0 tools for development from December 10-13, 2007. The training will focus on emerging web based social, business and technology developments and define future web trends.

13.11.2007 Microsoft and Zurich based DAISY, the digital talking books consortium, will work together to develop a free, downloadable plug-in that would translate documents into a digital audio standard for the blind.

03.11.2007 After changing the lives of one billion of its customers, Microsoft will reach out to the five billion and more for whom the opportunity to connect, create and succeed has remained elusive. Microsoft's Unlimited Potential program, in partnership with governments, NGOs, partners and academics, will make technologies affordable and accessible for creating new avenues for social and economic empowerment.