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04.10.2005 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested a change in direction of the current policy initiatives to boost phone use in rural areas.

04.10.2005 The Space for Science project, an initiative to enhance scientific and technical cooperation between scientific communities in South-East Europe and the EU started with a meeting last week at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

03.10.2005 The president of Senegal has urged African countries "not to remain passive consumers of new technologies, but to keep in step with the rest of the world in developing an effective research capacity".

03.10.2005 Plans are underway to use eDirhams for all postal transactions at UAE post offices in near future. Khalid Al Jawhary, Director of Revenue Department, Ministry of Finance and Industry in Dubai, Al Shaya announced all main post offices in the UAE will offer the facility of sale and re-charge of eDirham cards, following an agreement between Emirates Post and Ministry of Finance.

03.10.2005 With the BJP-versus-Congress battle on to conquer the fortress of the prestigious Ahmedabad municipal corporation,cellphones and MMS are being used by political parties for campaigning.

03.10.2005 Ensuring a classroom `at home' for nearly 65 per cent of Delhi University's student community, the School of Open Learning is all set to go virtual with its study material from next year.

03.10.2005 IBM’s Academic Initiative and Centre for Advanced Studies will help equip 3500 students per year with IT skills to become a more competitive workforce.