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09.09.2005 The Chinmaya Mission, Nagapattinam, has started "Chinmaya Jothi", a three-month free computer training course for the students of the tsunami-affected areas.

09.09.2005 The Union Ministry of Urban Development is poised to introduce a scheme of e-governance in municipalities all over the country. The scheme is designed to use information technology to deliver public services in a much more convenient, customer-oriented, cost-effective manner.

08.09.2005 Aragonda in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, a remote hamlet, had marginal health facilities. It had six-seven RMPs (Registered Medical Practitioners) and one primary health centre with one doctor.Apollo group of hospitals chose the village for its pilot telemedicine project .

08.09.2005 A group in Sweden have developed a new, low cost computer,specially designed for use in developing countries. Features include sturdy case, low energy consumption as it runs on 12 V, free and Open Source software, and all plug-ins necessary.

08.09.2005 University of Pune (UoP) is on course to open an e-library that will make over 4,000 journals available to students and researchers.

08.09.2005 UNESCO’s main strategy in the area of Information Literacy consists of awareness-raising about the importance of information literacy at all levels of the education process – basic education, primary and secondary education, technical and vocational training and lifelong education – and of establishing guidelines for integrating information literacy issues in curricula.

08.09.2005 e-Banking in Nigeria has been in an upbeat mode. The financial market place has been actively promoting their online publications and functionalities while growth in mobile phone and internet penetration in Nigeria continues to increase.