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02.11.2005 The eGovernment project of Dubai initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MOAF) is well on track with the soft launch of 25 eServices scheduled for launch by December 1, 2005.

02.11.2005 The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has signed an agreement with the University Grants Commission (UGC) to train students to take up careers in the information technology industry.

02.11.2005 The Right to Information Act will empower people as access to information it ensures is set to be an answer to the ills affecting governance, such as corruption, which stand in the way of the country becoming developed, according to experts.

02.11.2005 An international charity in the U.K. that sends volunteers to developing countries to share their expertise is calling for computer-literate help.

02.11.2005 In a bid to contribute to universal access to information, experts discussed at UNESCO’s Paris Headquarters last week how developing countries could benefit from the European Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment.

02.11.2005 It's taken over two years for Zambia to issue an ICT policy document.

31.10.2005 IOM Harare has launched a nationwide multimedia information campaign called the “Safe Journey” campaign aimed at reducing the risks linked to irregular migration and HIV/AIDS. The six-month information campaign uses a variety of multimedia messages, including radio and television programmes featuring migrants’ testimonies, billboards and posters in Shona, Ndebele and English and the distribution of an IOM developed “Passport to Safe Migration”, a booklet which includes hard facts on the dangers of irregular migration and on avenues for legal migration.