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09.11.2005 Forty experts in the areas of information literacy and lifelong learning from all regions of the world are presently gathering for a Colloquium at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt.

09.11.2005 Bridging the digital divide between the rural and the urban masses may be the ambitious slogan of the Department of Telecommunication. But, some small software companies are innovating ways to bridge the last mile, making life easier for the common man.

08.11.2005 Information technology education in Chhattisgarh is living up to the ideal of social justice. Elected representatives from the panch to the Chief Minister and government personnel from the peon to the chief secretary, all are learning infotech lessons.

08.11.2005 In the backdrop of the armed forces imbibing information technology in a big way, the Army will shortly begin holding certain promotion examinations as well as entrance tests for prestigious courses on-line.

08.11.2005 A recent UNESCO workshop on ICT for Community Empowerment, demonstrated innovative techniques using ICT in teaching-learning of literacy skills and in community-based education.

08.11.2005 Taking a lead in the region, land records of four tehsils in Panchkula district will be accessible online by the end of December.

08.11.2005 President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Monday called for initiatives to attract youth to science learning, creating "attractive" job opportunities for those who take up basic sciences as a career and scaling up investments in research and development (R&D) to make India a cost-effective knowledge hub.