25.05.2003
In 1993, Neil Carleton, a Canadian schoolteacher, decided to use shortwave listening as a teaching aid to familiarise students with languages and cultures they might otherwise not encounter. He was also able to inspire teachers world over to start similar projects in their own schools. Ten years on, radio in the classroom is flourishing.
18.05.2003
Government service delivery, particularly to the most needy, is an essential part of any poverty alleviation strategy. These World Bank case studies highlight uses of e-government tools in projects focused on improving delivery of services to citizens in India and Brazil.
13.05.2003
Information technology revolution is opening up opportunities to access information even in the most "unreachable" of Indian villages. Information shops are becoming indispensable to the fishermen and farmers in the villages around Villianur, Pondicherry in south India.
