09.03.2006
"Together to Market" is a CD-ROM of a series of short radio programmes of "spots" which aims to stimulate interest among small farmers in farming groups to market their produce more effectively.
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[ICT in poverty reduction]
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09.03.2006
APC WNSP gender and ICT policy monitor portal www.genderIT.org aims to build awareness about ICT policy from the point of view of women's critical concerns, such as violence against women or economic empowerment.
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[gender & ICT]
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09.03.2006
The UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP) brought together a distinguished panel of experts for a discussion, titled "Software for Development: Is Free/Open Source Software the Answer?" at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis on 18 November 2005.
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[research in ICT]
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08.03.2006
On 8 February 2006, the deadly strain of H5NI Avian Flu was officially confirmed on a commercial farm in Nigeria where 40,000 infected chickens died from the virus.
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[Africa]
[health & ICT]
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08.03.2006
Venezuela's national IT institute CNTI expects to migrate 100% of its community IT centers (Infocenters) to open source software platforms before year-end, CNTI president Jorge Berrizbeitia told BNamericas.
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[Venezuela]
[communications]
[Internet]
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08.03.2006
Of all the things to expect when walking into search giant Google's London office, a three-piece suit is not high on the agenda.
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[communications]
[Internet]
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