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20.05.2004 Latest study by a mobile research firm claims that under 25-year-olds spend five times as much of their disposable income on mobile phones, calls, texting and content as they are with music retailers.

20.05.2004
To the dismay and anger of many in the open source/free software movement, a meeting of the European Union Competitiveness Council in Brussels won approval this week for a new draft, which must now go before the directly elected European Parliament later this year. The draft relates to EU's relentless march toward software patenting.

20.05.2004 Open source developers can now organise their project in a better way thanks to this freeware. This customisable tool enables multiple users to communicate interactively.

19.05.2004 Four telecentres became operational in remote areas of Romania as part of the Dot-GOV project. These centres will offer a range of services to the village communities, from facilitating communication in emergency situations to tap the potential of e-commerce.

19.05.2004 VCD modules that promote learning and reflection have been developed for migrant girls crossing the Mekong River into Thailand, as well as other groups of at-risk youth. This pilot, developed under a project of the US-based Education Development Center, seeks to demonstrate how VCD
technology - already very popular in the region - can help these girls before they find themselves in compromising situations.

18.05.2004 Teachers Without Borders has initiated a project to train the teachers and community in Afghanistan. The newly set up Community Teaching and Learning Centre will offer a range of resources to the community at large.

18.05.2004 Internews, a news network, has opened a Media Resource Center in Nairobi, stocked with HIV/AIDS publications. The center is meant to provide Kenyan journalists with resources to help them produce stories about HIV/AIDS.