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25.02.2006 A US$1 million technical assistance (TA) grant will support the use of innovative information and communications technology (ICT) in education in developing countries.

25.02.2006 The efficacy of the system of providing information under the Right to Information Act depended much on public awareness on the legislation.

24.02.2006 "Welcome to Radio Raghav FM Mansoorpur 1 - the one stop entertainment solution for all...," chirps the attractive voice of a radio jockey. A swank new FM channel in New Delhi or Mumbai? No, the innovation of an impoverished Bihar villager that has got people hooked. The radio station, beaming from Mansoorpur village in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, has been giving music, local news and views for the last three years. For hundreds in and around the area it is 'the' station to tune into rather than national stations.

24.02.2006 Residents of the Netherlands, armed with a tax break for computer purchases and some of Europe's lowest broadband fees, lead the world in the use of personal computers and the Internet, according to a study by the Pew Charitable Trusts released Tuesday.

24.02.2006 Intel, the world's largest semiconductor company, is planning to build the first information technology education center in the volatile Gaza Strip.

24.02.2006 As the world’s societies and economies depend increasingly on the Internet, after three decades, the Internet and other global networks are approaching a crossroads. Leading Internet architects believe that the premises on which the Internet was built need rethinking, in order to preserve and expand opportunities for innovation and economic growth. The window of opportunity is now, for international cooperation and coherent policies to help shape a global Internet, that meets the needs of as many users as possible, is robust and secure, and that can scale itself to evolving requirements.

23.02.2006 Britain's net industry has named the UK presidency of the EU as its villain of the year.The Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa) singled out the UK for its role in pushing for Europe-wide data retention laws.