Full coverage: Internet

28.12.2007 You can now get a return on your investment and also help fight global poverty. Online auction giant eBayÂ’s new micro lending website lets people invest in entrepreneurs in poor communities around the world to help them build better lives for themselves while also earning modest returns.

27.12.2007 The United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking invites UN agencies, international organisations and other stakeholders to create an active online community to exchange and share knowledge on ways to combat this global crime. UN.GIFT encourages participants to engage in e-discussions, showcase positive projects, practices, and stories of courage, and draw on its various resources.

26.12.2007 The Planning Commission of India has made a provision of Rs 100 crores for setting up 20 Indian Institute of Information Technology in various parts of the country. The government also promises to ensure broadband accessibility to almost every citizen in countryside, covering 97% of its geographical area by 2012.

20.12.2007 The first set of global standards for providing television services over the Internet by the UN Agency for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have been announced. This move is expected to fuel innovation and competition in the field of Internet Protocol Television.

19.12.2007 The Internet is set to play a critical role in poverty eradication efforts by providing unprecedented access to knowledge to the poor billions, according to experts gathered at a global knowledge conference. Hosted by the Global Knowledge Partnership, a multi-stakeholder platform by and for various sectors, the summit was a celebration of ten years of partnerships and the sharing of knowledge for the common goal of ICTs for development.

19.12.2007 The Internet is set to play a critical role in poverty eradication efforts by providing unprecedented access to knowledge to the poor billions, according to experts gathered at a global knowledge conference. Hosted by the Global Knowledge Partnership, a multi-stakeholder platform by and for various sectors, the summit was a celebration of ten years of partnerships and the sharing of knowledge for the common goal of ICTs for development.

18.12.2007 UNICEF along with Google and One Laptop per Child has recently launched “Our Stories” project. By sharing stories online, children of the world will be able to understand different countries, their cultures, religious traditions and languages.

17.12.2007 OneClimate, a website by the OneWorld network, has helped people travel light to the UN climate conference at Bali through the online virtual world of Second Life.

14.12.2007 Non siamo mai stati teneri con le politiche dello zio Sam nella nostra “first life”. Altra cosa sembra accadere in “second life”. A Bali (Indonesia), dove si è tenuta la Conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sul Clima a Bali (UNFCCC), la rete OneWorld ed il rappresentante del Congresso USA dialogano. Ne danno notizia i media più autorevoli, dal Washington Post alla CNN. Il Presidente del Comitato ristretto sulle Energie Alternative e del Riscaldamento Globale, il congressista Democratico del Massachusetts, Edward Markey, si è unito infatti all’iniziativa 'Virtual Bali' di OneWorld.net per partecipare alle trattative sul cambio climatico delle Nazioni Unite. È intervenuto, usando una versione animata in 3 dimensioni di sé stesso (un “avatar”). Markey ha cercato con tale iniziativa di dar coerenza al suo intervento risparmiando la quota parte di circa 5.36 tonnellate di emissioni di CO2 che corrisponde al viaggio aereo tra Washington e Bali. L'Onu ha elogiato la decisione di un comitato del Senato Usa di tagliare le emissioni di gas serra nello stesso momento in cui la Casa Bianca ribadiva la sua opposizione ai tetti di emissione. di Fabio Pipinato

14.12.2007 Dagens Nyheter, the largest circulated daily of Sweden, has launched worldÂ’s first newspaper telephone. By signing up for a 199 kronor ($35.21) monthly call plan, one can freely surf the news site by pushing a special "DN" button.

13.12.2007 The “Menu for Hope” is an on-line lottery conceived as a fund-raising campaign. The World Food Programme has welcomed the initiative, saying that it makes a unique connection between impoverished African farmers and people with fascination for food in the developed world.

11.12.2007 Kerala will soon become the first Indian state to achieve total IT literacy. ICT-based education has shown promising results. Now decision to equip 2,800 high schools with broadband internet connectivity by August next year would open up immense possibilities in the education sector.

04.12.2007 In occasione del decimo anniversario di pubblicazioni, l'agenzia del mondo missionario Misna ha presentato ieri in Campidoglio il nuovo servizio in lingua araba del suo notiziario. "Il notiziario in arabo - che va affiancarsi quelli in italiano, francese, inglese e spagnolo - intende costituire un ulteriore strumento per rafforzare la volontà di dialogo interculturale e interreligioso e per favorire quell'alleanza di civiltà di cui il Mediterraneo è stato spesso impareggiabile crogiuolo" - ha spiegato il direttore della Misna, Pietro Mariano Benni. Curata da redattori e traduttori di lingua araba e con significative esperienze di lavoro giornalistico in paesi arabi, la pagina intende essere utile anche ai tanti immigrati originari del mondo arabo presenti nel nord del mondo.