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31.05.2004 Two Australian scientists will work with their British counterparts to work on the design of faster laser-driven computers. This collaboration is being facilitated by the British Council Eureka Prize for Inspiring Science.

31.05.2004 A conducive funding model has to be built for enabling small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) grow in rural areas using ICTs, according to a senior offical of the International
Telecommunication Union.

28.05.2004 United Nations Development Programme has organised a two-day workshop on national e-strategies in Beirut, Lebanon. Delegates from the Arab region are attending this high-level meeting.

27.05.2004 The Health Information Systems Programme in Andhra Pradesh, India, makes innovative uses of ICT, especially of open source software to deliver health knowledge to medical professionals. A finalist of this year's Stockholm Challenge Award , this project is supported by students from different parts of the world.

27.05.2004 The ICT Focus Magazine of Ethiopia has invited entries for its Best Website competition. May 30 is the last date of sending entries for this competition to be held during the INFOCOM 2004.

26.05.2004 Applications of free and open source software in e-learning solutions will be taken up in a virtual discussion from June 1 to 25. Being hosted by UNESCO, the forum will seek to find open source solutions for e-learning in the developing economy perspective.

26.05.2004 Educators were trained in the use of ICTs for educating people with special needs at a workshop organised by UNESCO recently in Yerevan, Armenia. The workshop was part of a seminar for school educators, being conducted by the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education.