Full coverage: ICT

29.09.2007 The recently concluded Manthan Awards 2007 brought together IndiaÂ’s E-content stakeholders from across the ICT arena, government, civil society, NGOs and industry to discuss the role of e-content for development to empower rural India. The high-profile event was held from September 21- 22 at the India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi.

29.09.2007 India’s first Local Area Portal (LAP) on a parliamentary constituency has been launched by Digital Empowerment Foundation. The idea is to make all data – social, cultural, historical – available to its citizens, including announcements from the local MPs and MLAs. The LAP project plans to represent every electorate cluster in the country.

29.09.2007 The southern state of Karnataka in India has set up E-Halli centres – an e-governance initiative to provide important information and services in rural areas. The centres will operate from the panchayat premises and will charge a small annual fee.

29.09.2007 India’s first Local Area Portal (LAP) on a parliamentary constituency has been launched by Digital Empowerment Foundation. The idea is to make all data – social, cultural, historical – available to its citizens, including announcements from the local MPs and MLAs. The LAP project plans to represent every electorate cluster in the country.

27.09.2007 The recently concluded Manthan Awards 2007 brought together IndiaÂ’s E-content stakeholders from across the ICT arena, government, civil society, NGOs and industry to discuss the role of e-content for development to empower rural India. The high-profile event was held from September 21- 22 at the India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi.

26.09.2007 A recent press conference organised by the Conference of Indian Industry (CII) called for leveraging technology for equitable growth. Corporate India will have to take up issues of education and skill development of socially disadvantaged classes, the CII President said.

26.09.2007 Nine African countries have won the first ever awards given for promoting the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by governments in fulfilling their public service delivery functions, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has announced.

21.09.2007 Mainstreet Technologies threw its hat in the ring this week to be the first to complete an African west coast fibre project to compete with SAT3. The cable will connect 12 countries, some already connected to SAT3, others not. Russell Southwood spoke to the projectÂ’s CEO Funke Opeke and discovered how it intends to win the race to complete.

17.09.2007 Il Tribunale di primo grado della Corte di giustizia europea ha respinto l'appello presentato dalla Microsoft contro la multa di 497 milioni di euro inflittale nel marzo 2004 dalla Commissione Ue per violazione delle norme antitrust. La contestazione riguardava in particolare la vendita di Windows insieme con Media Player, mossa ritenuta in grado di danneggiare gli altri produttori di software. La Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) e il Samba Team accolgono la decisione del Tribunale come "una pietra miliare per la concorrenza". "Speriamo di poter finalmente competere su un campo regolare senza che ci siano precluse le informazioni necessarie all'interoperabilità" - afferma il comunicato delle due associazioni. Il Tribunale ha invece annullato parzialmente la decisione, in merito alla nomina di un esperto indipendente incaricato di sorvegliare il rispetto della decisione.

17.09.2007 IndiaÂ’s one and only competitive environment and wildlife film festival - CMS VATAVARAN 2007 - concluded on Sunday, 16th Sept, with young producers and filmmakers striking gold.

11.09.2007 Kongon demokraattisessa tasavallassa suunnitellaan parhaillaan maanlaajuisen internetverkon rakentamista. Urakka on vasta alkutekijöissään, ja siinä on haasteensa: verkon pitäisi kattaa lähes 5 500 kilometeriä, ja se maksaisi yli 200 miljoonaa dollaria.

11.09.2007 African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) may be spoiling for war with the global software giant, Microsoft Corporation, over its bid to have its DIS 29500 'Office Open Extensible Markup Language (OOXML)' endorsed by the International Standard Organisation (ISO).

07.09.2007 Maailman 2,7 miljardista matkapuhelinliittymästä 61 prosenttia on kehitysmaissa, todetaan YK:n alaisen kansainvälisen televiestintäliitto ITUn raportissa.

06.09.2007 The United Nations today launched a web portal to help implement an essential tool in efforts to reduce global warming gases by facilitating a trading mechanism that allows States which cut emissions below treaty targets to sell their surplus allowances to others who overshoot the mark.

03.09.2007 A partnership between MTN Business and State Information Technology Agency of South Africa will offer secure mobile and network solutions to government departments. One of the foremost challenges facing government has been to increase the implementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) into the countryÂ’s rapidly expanding economy.