Full coverage: ICT

31.01.2008 The next generation Nokia cell phone, loaded with software that turns text on photographed documents into speech, promises to make lives convenient for the visually impaired.

30.01.2008 Salah satu isu ICT adalah isu finansial ekonomi, yaitu apakah suatu negara, atau komunitas diuntungkan oleh adopsi ICT? Atau apakah suatu bangsa makin miskin atau makin sejahtera, dengan ICT, dan bagaimana itu terjadi.

30.01.2008 Masih banyak CSO yang belum memanfaatkan teknologi informasi sebagai salah satu alat pendukung aktivitasnya. Entah karena belum mengenal teknologi informasi dengan baik, entah karena kondisi yang belum memungkinkan.

29.01.2008 Säätietoja, ennakkovaroituksia kasvitaudeista ja vaikkapa ohjeita karjan pitoon. Kaikkea tätä lupaa Intian Rajasthanin osavaltion uusi tekstiviestipalvelu, jonka viljelijät ovat viranomaisten mukaan ottaneet innokkaasti vastaan.

29.01.2008 A World Bank report has applauded Uganda for embracing new technologies in her development process. The report 'Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World' examines the state of technology in developing countries and the pace with which it has advanced since the early 1990s.

28.01.2008 First of its kind in India, the Rajasthan State Cooperative Department has launched the ‘Kisan SIM card’. Farmers can now get free tips on various aspects of farming from weather updates to guidance on livestock rearing to crop infection through SMS and voice messages.

28.01.2008 First of its kind in India, the Rajasthan State Cooperative Department has launched the ‘Kisan SIM card’. Farmers can now get free tips on various aspects of farming from weather updates to guidance on livestock rearing to crop infection through SMS and voice messages.

28.01.2008 Google Inc’s YouTube has recently made all its videos available on certain latest generation mobiles. With the service being offered initially in 16 countries besides the United States and 10 languages besides English, it hopes to reach out to even more people.

23.01.2008 Recently in north India’s prosperous state of Punjab, another telemedicine project has been inaugurated. Using the modern Broad Band VPN technology, the tele-linking will be used to make available the health facilities and expert opinions to those in need of urgent medical attention in far-flung areas.

23.01.2008 Recently in north India’s prosperous state of Punjab, another telemedicine project has been inaugurated. Using the modern Broad Band VPN technology, the tele-linking will be used to make available the health facilities and expert opinions to those in need of urgent medical attention in far-flung areas.

23.01.2008 Afrikan matkapuhelinverkko kuhisee uutta kilpailua, kun kaksi operaattoritulokasta kokeilee onneaan laajan mantereen nousevilla markkinoilla. Kummankin takana on öljyllä ansaittua rahaa, ja kumpikin aikoo aluksi keskittyä syrjäisten ja pienten maiden markkinoihin. Lupaukset ovat kuitenkin suuret: kuluttajahinnat alas, palvelutaso ylös.

22.01.2008 An initiative to boost computer literacy in southern India’s Kerala has achieved a new milestone under an ambitious scheme that has provided a software to 15,000 primary school children in their mother tongue. Learning computer skills in one’s own language greatly enhances the grasping power.

22.01.2008 An initiative to boost computer literacy in Kerala in southern India has achieved a new milestone under an ambitious scheme that provides a software to 15,000 primary school children in their mother tongue. Learning computer skills in one’s own language will greatly enhance the grasping power of these children.

21.01.2008 One of the main problems facing government and its partners today is that they are often running blind: many of today’s computer systems are discrete islands of information that exist in isolation and do not communicate with each other.

21.01.2008 Bangladesh’s caretaker government has made substantial cuts in the rentals and tariffs of submarine cable. The country has a very low Internet penetration, where only 0.3% of the population can access it. It is now hoped that by this move more people will be able to use it.

18.01.2008 With computerisation of local governing bodies, e-governance in India is likely to take deep roots. If central government accepts the recommendations submitted by an expert group, some 250,000 panchayats will go online over next three years, benefiting grassroots organisations and bringing in transparency.

17.01.2008 Video Volunteers and local NGOs are helping rural communities in India voice their issues to a global audience. Locally relevant video produced by community video units, are empowering people to lead, change and take action.

15.01.2008 The Delhi Cabinet in the Indian capital has given the nod to online Project Jeevan that would provide a single-window facility on various government services to its citizens. To begin with, computerised kiosks will enable easy payment of various bills, issue of forms, applications and information brochures.

15.01.2008 The designers of the "$100 Laptop" are driving modern technologies to be more accessible and relevant to the vast billions who previously lacked access.

14.01.2008 New technological innovations in agriculture, electronics and medicine have helped boost income and reduce the number of people living in poverty, says a new World Bank report. Developing countries also need to strengthen the spread of technology through better infrastructure and improved research, the report adds.