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21.08.2007 According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the people who crave for computers first thing in the morning and obsessively check emails in the middle of the night are suffering from "Internet addiction disorder". They said that Internet addiction can be better diagnosed if treated like any other extreme and menacing addiction, such as kleptomania and pathological gambling.

21.08.2007 According to the Report by the Centre for Public Policy at Brown University in the US, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are capable of developing websites to offer best possible electronic services.

21.08.2007 American technology expert Larry Smarr says Australia needs to invest more in its universities and offer high-speed Internet in order to stay away from the risks of being left far behind its international competitors in business, education and the arts.

21.08.2007 Greenpeace activists demand a law to govern e-waste management in the country and presented a reportin the Ministry of Information Technology, India, on ‘Extended Producer Responsibility in a non-OECD context’ which can be used as a basis for legislation to tackle the growing problem of e-waste .

21.08.2007 The mandate of the Advisory Group for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was renewed in order to assist in preparations for the next Forum meeting, to be held in Rio de Janeiro from 12 to 15 November.

20.08.2007 The former President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam has inaugurated the web-based telemedicine link which is believed to eliminate healthcare disparities in the country, at the IIT campus of Hyderabad with the cooperation of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, US.

20.08.2007 The Brunei Ministry of Education has allocated US$5.9 million fund for Information Technology project, which will connect students in Brunei schools.