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10.08.2006 An Indian American pioneer in digital education, Appu Kuttan, has won the prestigious 2006 Champions of Digital Literacy Inspiration Award for making the most contributions globally to bridging the digital divide over the years.

04.08.2006 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) has been conceived as a government of India national educational movement to achieve the target of universalization of primary education among all children.

03.08.2006 OneWorld South Asia will lead the the first project launched under the Commonwealth Connects programme -- 'Rebuilding After the Tsunami: Using ICTs for Change'. A new Commonwealth initiative to bridge the deepening digital divide across its member countries was unveiled by Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK, on 3 August 2006.

03.08.2006 Bharti-Airtel, the leading private cellular telephony operator, on Thursday announced a $100 million deal with IT major IBM to deliver a suit of new product services and applications under a single delivery platform.

31.07.2006 AMARC Asia-Pacific – http://asiapacific.amarc.org/ – is part of an international non-governmental organisation serving the community radio movement, with almost 3,000 members and associates in 110 countries.

31.07.2006 Greenpeace, a non-governmental organisation working for the conservation of the environment, on Tuesday alleged that the information technology (IT) company, Wipro, had failed to keep its promise to develop a policy to phase out toxins from its products.

31.07.2006 Radio is the most accessible medium to reach the greatest number of population in the rural areas. Supported by ENRAP, the Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resources Management (CHARM) Project implemented a school-on-air program to disseminate among farmers the best lessons learned during the project’s implementation in the provinces of Abra, Benguet and Mountain Province.