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July 2005
29.07.2005
This is a detailed report of the workshop “ICT for Rural Knowledge Management and Sharing: An input into poverty reduction strategy?” that was held in Uganda 11th – 15th April 2005.
The workshop emanated from the C3Net dgroup and was sponsored by Hivos.
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[Africa]
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08.07.2005
Information and Communications Technology Workshop focuses on technological discussions on ICT deployment, as part of the Bridging the Digital Divide 2005 conference, jointly organized by University of California, Berkeley in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
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[research in ICT]
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08.07.2005
Hewlett-Packard's Mogalakwena i-community programme aims to develop the Limpopo Province in South Africa into a self-sustaining economy by providing access to ICTs for improving livelihoods opportunities of the population by raising literacy rates, creating income, providing access to government services, education and health care, and opening new markets.
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Related topics/regions:
[South Africa]
[IT training]
[ICT in poverty reduction]
Image: Community telecentres can provide access to many
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05.07.2005
Just think of the potential of software that allows users to create
an interactive water-map of the village. An interview with Ajit Foundation's Vikram Vyas by Frederick Noronha, Bytesforall.
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BytesForAll
Related topics/regions:
[India]
[research in ICT]
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