Full coverage: Internet

25.02.2005 “Ako se obideme da go sporedime nivoto na razvojot na informativnoto opstetsvo vo Srbija i, da receme, Svedska, se plasam deka nema da mozeme da najdeme parametri za sporedba na dvete opstestva. Vo momentov na pamet mi pagja, deka treba da pogledneme kaj nasite sosedi i da vidime kako Romancite, Albancite ili Hrvatite se spravuvaat so prasanjata koi se vazni za ovaa oblast. No, i ako go napravime toa, ke vidime deka nie imame mnogu malku za falenje i deka prakticno site zemji vo regionov se za cekor ili dva (nekoi od niv duri i za poveke) ponapred od nas vo smisol na razvoj na informativnoto opstetsvo’', veli Nenad Golcevski, koordinator na Centarot za Informativni Tehnoloski Studii (CePIT), koj raboti pod poddrska na Belgrade Open School.

25.02.2005 “If we tried to compare the levels of development of information society in Serbia and, say, Sweden, I am afraid that we couldn’t find the right parameters to compare the two societies. In my mind, at this time, we should look at our neighbourhood and see how the Romanians, Albanians or Croatians deal with the issues important in this field. Alas, even if we do that, we will see that we have little to brag about and that practically all countries in the region are step or two (some of them even more) ahead of us in terms of the development of information socieity”, says Nenad Golcevski, the coordinator of the Sentre for Study of Information Technology (CePIT), which works under the auspices of the Belgrade Open School.

25.02.2005 e-charity is booming just as much as e-commerce. The Charities Aid Foundation reports massive increases in the use of its facilities for online donations to UK charities during 2004.

25.02.2005 Si è conclusa con una "conciliazione" la controversia legale intentata dal prof. Corrado Maria Daclon verso l'associazione Peacelink per aver riscontrato il suo nome in un appello di natura politica - che egli ha sostenuto di non aver mai sottoscritto né condiviso - pubblicato, tra l'altro, anche sulle pagine di un forum del sito di Peacelink. Determinante l'intervento dell'associazione Pro Natura, di cui il prof. Daclon è stato in passato presidente ed attualmente è segretario generale. In un primo momento il giovane professore, senza nemmeno chiedere una rettifica a Peacelink, aveva citato in giudizio i responsabili dell'associazione pacifista chiedendo un risarcimento di 50mila euro. Per sostenere le spese legali, Peacelink aveva aperto una raccolta fondi che ora sanno resi disponibili per i progetti promossi dal missionario comboniano padre Renato Kizito a Nairobi.

22.02.2005 Ministry of Communication and Transport of BiH and UNDP have organized the International Conference on Information Society, on 21 and 22 February 2005. The Conference gathered over 400 participants including government officials, local and international experts as well as leading industry companies. The main purpose of the Conference is to present and promote the Strategy of the Information Society, with the focus on the legislation aspect.

18.02.2005 The www.youth.hr website has the goal to connect the youth association from the area of special state care and inform the youth about their current situation and possibilities for finding solutions to their problems. This website will follow events and competitions and provide an opportunity to the youth population to find the information they seek, as well as to find suitable partners for their projects and activities.

17.02.2005 La tragedia che ha sconvolto il sudest asiatico, che ora sta scomparendo dai maggiori media, ha evidenzato il ruolo cruciale di Internet nel diffondere con rapidità informazioni e notizie aggiornate: un blog (in inglese) si è dimostrato la fonte di informazione più veloce. Un'ottima rassegna di siti di organizzazioni internazionali e di Ong è fornito dal sito italiano della Millennium Campaign. Intanto l'Associazione i popoli minacciati (APM) comunica che l'esercito indonesiano continua a terrorizzare la popolazione di Aceh con razzie, torture, arresti arbitrari e centinaia di omicidi e che anche quando accompagna le organizzazioni umanitarie nelle loro operazioni non solo non partecipa alle operazioni umanitarie ma crea un clima di stato di polizia.

15.02.2005 The Chinese government has shut 12,575 internet cafes for operating illegally between October and December last year, most of which were near schools.

15.02.2005 Twenty participants from radio stations across Mali recently learned how they can better use the Internet in their work--including how to add stories to their own websites--during a recent Geekcorps training in Bamako.

14.02.2005 Nepermjet aktiviteteve te ndryshme qe ka zhvilluar QKE-AL eshte bere e mundur prezantimi i Qendres ne sektorin e OJFMve shqiptare dhe me gjere. Disa nga aktivitetet e zhvilluara:
12 trainime mbi komunikimin elektronik (ne baze te te cilave ka qene perdorimi i emailit, internetit, programe te perdorshme, gazetari), ne qytete te ndryshme te Shqiperise, si Pogradec, Shkoder, Burrel, Elbasan, Vlore, Tirane, Lezhe, me pjesemarrjen e 75 anetareve nga 45 OJFM.

10.02.2005 Kemly Camacho, a Senior Program Specialist holding a joint appointment with Bellanet LAC and Fundación Acceso, will be presenting preliminary results of research into the influence of the Internet among Costa Rican youth. This presentation is hosted by Bellanet and ICT4D, and will take place in Ottawa, on Wednesday, February 16, 2005. Drop by if you are in the neighbourhood!

07.02.2005 Qendra për Mbrojtjen e të Drejtave të Fëmijëve në Shqipëri - CRCA, ka hapur nje faqe te re Interneti per iniciativat e punesimit te te rinjve ne Shqiperi. CRCA eshte organizata kombëtare kryesore për mbrojten e të drejtave të fëmijëve në Shqipëri.

07.02.2005 Yahoo!, one of the world’s most visited website, has started a pilot project to integrate a search utility of bibliographic database of the OCLC Online Computer Library Centre, the world’s largest library cooperative, to its toolbar. Yahoo toolbar can be run in a web browser with links to applications like mail, dating, personals, e-commerce and search functionalities.

03.02.2005 La diversidad de iniciativas de apropiación social de la comunicación, que se producen en varias partes del mundo, fue visibilizada en el seminario "En Campaña por los Derechos de la Comunicación", organizado por la Campaña Mundial CRIS (Derechos de la Comunicación en la Sociedad de la Información, siglas en inglés), en el marco del V Foro Social Mundial. Así se demostró que la democratización de la comunicación es parte de la práctica ciudadana.

02.02.2005 India is moving ahead with its agenda of putting knowledge centers (KC) in every village by the year 2007. The steering committee meeting of the National Alliance on Mission 2007, held in New Delhi in February 2005, noted positive developments and a receptive environment from the government and private sectors.

02.02.2005 India is moving ahead on its agenda of putting knowledge centers (KC) in every village by the year 2007 on a mission mode, under Mission 2007, Every Village a Knowledge Centre initiative. The steering committee meeting of the National Alliance on Mission 2007, held in New Delhi, on February 1, noted positive developments and a receptive environment from the government and private quarters.