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31.08.2007 Professor at IIT Delhi's computer science and engineering department is designing an information sharing model to integrate the verification process of government departments.

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31.08.2007 According a new study done by UNAIDS and the Asian Development Bank, the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Asia is being fuelled by the sexual behaviour of wealthy men and not by poverty as is widely believed.

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29.08.2007 UNESCO has launched a book titled, ‘Building National Information Policies: Experiences in Latin America’ in Kingston. The book emphasizes the importance for Latin American and Caribbean countries to adopt National Information Policies (NIP) to preserve their people’s right to access information.

23.08.2007 An Indian organisation, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is inviting members of university, college or other organisations to participate in ‘Agenda for survival: A certificate course on the policies and practices of environmental management in India’ Starts from 23 October to 14 December 2007, in New Delhi.

23.08.2007 Hari ini Kongres Internasional AIDS Asia dan Pasifik (ICAAP) ke-8 di Colombo, Sri Lanka, yang dihadiri 3.500 orang dari 60 negara di kawasan Asia dan Pasifik, resmi berakhir. Rencananya, ICAAP ke-9 akan berlangsung tahun 2009 di Bali, Indonesia.

22.08.2007 Saat ini, ada dua tipe HIV, yakni HIV-1 dan HIV-2. Baik HIV-1 dan HIV-2 disebarkan melalui hubungan seksual, darah, dan dari ibu ke bayi. Di seluruh dunia, virus yang utama adalah HIV-1. Lantas, apa saja subtipenya?

21.08.2007 American technology expert Larry Smarr says Australia needs to invest more in its universities and offer high-speed Internet in order to stay away from the risks of being left far behind its international competitors in business, education and the arts.

21.08.2007 UNAIDS melaporkan, di seluruh dunia, setiap hari terjadi 11.000 kasus penularan HIV/AIDS baru. Saat ini, 40 juta orang di seluruh dunia diperkirakan hidup dengan HIV. Namun, hanya 28% saja yang memiliki akses memperoleh obat.

21.08.2007 Kondom perempuan sebenarnya sudah lama ditemukan. Bahkan lebih dulu ditemukan daripada virus HIV/AIDS. Hanya, karena masih kuatnya mitos dan benturan budaya, masyarakat Indonesia masih enggan memakainya.

20.08.2007 According to reports by the World Bank, a number of countries in Africa have a low research and the trend was attributable to the minimal number of scientists and engineers. The reports recommended the attention on the development of scientific and industrial research base in the continent for significant progress in developing high-tech products export industry.

20.08.2007 Maoist labour union in Nepal has prevented two privately-owned national dailies, "The Himalayan Times" and "Annapurna Post", from being printed and distributed. Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern about a growing threat to press freedom in Nepal.

17.08.2007 Samia Melhem, Sr. Operations Officer, Policy Division (CITPO), The World Bank Group shares her views on the participation of women in information and communication technology (ICT).

16.08.2007 According to findings published in the latest e-skills Bulletin, UK provides considerably more training for IT professionals than most other European countries. The data is drawn from Eurostat research covering the original group of 15 EU member states.

16.08.2007 Semakin tingginya angka penularan HIV/AIDS di Kabupaten Bengkayang menjadi sebuah peringatan bagi pemerintah dan masyarakat. Kehadiran Konseling dan tes HIV Sukarela (VCT) di Kabupaten Bengkayang diharapkan menjadi satu solusi.

16.08.2007 Pemerintah Kabupaten Manggarai melalui Dinas Kesehatan dan RSUD Ruteng dikabarkan tengah mengendus para penderita HIV/AIDS di wilayah setempat. Tujuannya, melakukan konseling plus memberi pertolongan bagi penderita.

15.08.2007 Imbas dicabutnya subsidi sebagian obat dari skema Asurasi Kesehatan Masyarakat Miskin oleh Surat Keputusan Menteri Kesehatan sungguh besar. Banyak pasien terancam pengobatannya, termasuk 941 pasien HIV-AIDS di RSU dr Soetomo, Surabaya.

15.08.2007 Sebagai daerah dengan potensi pertambangan berlebih, Kabupaten Luwu Timur, Sulawesi Selatan, menjadi salah satu daerah yang tergolong rawan terhadap penyebaran penyakit HIV/AIDS. Mengapa demikian?

14.08.2007 The Budget allocation for higher and technical education in the country is set to treble in the 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-2012) with the Planning Commission expected to allocate over Rs 26,000 crore, compared to Rs 8,876 crore in the 10th Five-Year Plan.