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26.05.2004 Academicians from Arab countries gathered in a meeting recently pointed out the lack of electronic databases, especially in Arabic languages. They made a strong case for making information on research accessible through such databases.

24.05.2004 Refugees based in various locales of West Africa can now communicate with one another, thanks to a phone service set up by the UN Refugee agency.

21.05.2004 More than 50 development experts come together for a consultation in Chennai, India this week to form a National Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Basic Human Needs.

21.05.2004 Volunteers from Australia, India, Kenya, the Philippines, Spain, the United States and Zimbabwe were conferred the prestigious "Online Volunteers of the Year" title by the United Nations Volunteers. The volunteers, numbering ten, were felicitated for their work on a range of development efforts, using the Internet.

21.05.2004 The role of ICTs in urban development was the focus of discussions at a City informatization forum held in China recently. Stakeholders representing thegovernment, industry and UN agenices, deliberated on issues such as e-governance, e-custom clearance and e-medication.

20.05.2004 OneWorld South Asia and the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation have launched an online discussion on the sustainability and scalabitliy of Information Kiosks in India. The list is titled: Information Kiosks in every Indian village by 2007 – a myth or reality?
A summary of the discussions would be shared at two separate national workshops on technology and policy issues on the ICT4D initiatives in Delhi, India.
To join the list, send a blank email to join-infokiosks@dgroups.org

20.05.2004 Oxfam has created what it claims to be the charity sector's first video
email. The videos to be streamed into Oxfam's monthly digital newsletter, available this week, show British schoolchildren demonstrating outside Westminster on behalf of the one million children worldwide who have no access to education.