Full coverage: Information & media

29.05.2008 The efforts of Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) for Sri Lanka have led to the country's parliament adding Sinhala and Tamil versions to its existing English website. This is being hailed as an important milestone as multilingual websites offer citizens broader access to information in their mother tongues.

21.05.2008 The University of Delhi, one of India's premier institutions of higher education, is all set to start online teaching from the next academic session. To make learning more interesting, syllabi for popular subjects will be uploaded on the website, supplemented by flash animation and video snippets.

08.05.2008 Freelance journalist and social activist Swagat Thorat in western India publishes a fortnightly called Sparshgyaan in local language for the visually impaired. In view of the limited availability of literature in Braille, this can be described as commendable effort.

08.05.2008 Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly Literature and Digital Library Initiatives – the South Asian Scenario released by UNESCO, New Delhi illustrates South Asian initiatives to bridge knowledge gaps in the region. The book is a useful source for building up necessary information infrastructure for development.

05.05.2008 Attacks on freedom of press are akin to attacks on international law, humanity and freedom itself, said UN head Ban Ki-moon on World Press Freedom Day, celebrated on May 3, drawing attention to the increasing targeting of journalists around the world and the failure to prosecute such crimes.