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02.05.2006
The Punjab State Information Commission (PSIC) has indicted the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) for its refusal to supply the information sought by a Mohali-based senior citizen despite lapse of six months since the date of application made under the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005.
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[India]
[e-governance]
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02.05.2006
The Stanford University School of Medicine has signed on to a deal that will provide consumers and health professionals in China access to leading medical research in the United States.
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[China]
[health & ICT]
[Internet]
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02.05.2006
The draft Protection of Personal Information Bill, which deals with data privacy and information protection, is expected to become law this year with significant implications for South African business.
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[communications]
[content]
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02.05.2006
Located at the Congo-Uganda border 500 kilometres south west of Kampala, the Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) Bwindi Impenetrable National Park telecentre - a combination of conservation and technology, is making a whole lot of a difference to the endangered mountain gorillas, eco-tourists, tourist stakeholders and locals who live in and around the park.
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allAfrica.com
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[Uganda]
[environment & ICT]
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02.05.2006
When we talk about TV in Brazil, we mean something big, really big. Television has ultra high penetration and influence in this country -- 98% of the population watches it at least once in the week (anatel). And soon this household electronic unit will be the central icon in the national mobilization of attention to the World Cup games in Germany. As the Brazilian soccer team fights in the German fields in June to maintain global sovereignty most of the population will be glued to the TV. This is the context in which the debate about the digital TV implementation is arriving and the open network is again holding the most productive exchange of ideas and arguments on the issue.
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[Brazil]
[communications]
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