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13.01.2005 A large number of school libraries, community libraries, children libraries, public libraries, libraries belonging to religious institutions… have either been completely destroyed or severely affected, according to W. A. Abeysinghe, Chairman of the Sri Lankan National Library and Documentation Boards (NLDSB) in an appeal for help published by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.

13.01.2005 AS part of its IT@School project, the State Government has introduced a mobile computer laboratory to provide support to schools that do not have full-fledged computer laboratories of their own.

13.01.2005 The participation of women in the information technology (IT) industry is low in most countries, and in India in 2003 they constituted only 21 per cent of the country’s 650,000 IT workers. Is gender discrimination within the workplace is a major cause of this low participation rate?

13.01.2005 OneWorld South Asia co-organised a three-day Regional ICT Policy and WSIS consultation in Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 5-7, 2005, in collaboration with BFES and APC. Outcome recommendations of this consultation will be sent to the upcoming regional meeting of the heads of South Asian Nations at the SAARC Summit. Read more for these and the action points on South Asia ICT Policy issues.

12.01.2005 The Matara Community Multimedia Centre, in the heart of Sri Lanka’s disaster zone, is broadcasting over 250 missing persons messages a day on its station, the Southern Regional Station of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, while its telecentre has been mobilised by those handling the crisis.

12.01.2005 The department of information technology (DIT) is evolving policy guidelines and a framework to establish ICT-enabled information and service kiosks in villages.

06.01.2005 To provide quality education for all, India must take the advantages of universal tele-education, said President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as he was giving the first Prof. M.L. Sondhi Memorial Lecture.