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In her exclusive article for the Digital Opportunity Channel , Nidhi Tandon writes, “women’s business networks are an important step to strengthening of women’s negotiating positions and advocacy for common strategic goals”. She emphasises the importance of networked intelligence in changing global scenario especially for women entrepreneurs in today's globalised economy.

In this article Kady Souley Boncano shares her experience of how radio made her a star in her country in a week's time. She describes the changes Niger has undergone in last few years and the way radio has affected women's life in Niger.

The Orissa RTI rules will be revised to make them citizen friendly & consistent with the Act, says Nabeen Patnaik, C.M. of Orissa told a delegation of Right to Information Activists led by Mrs. Aruna Roy.

In this paper, the author shows social, cultural, political and economic diversity of rural India and the need for appropriating the ICT interventions according to such diversifications.

How has the country managed to deal with the food crisis, which at its height threatened five million people?

Discussants at the FOSS-PDI e-forum agree that OpenOffice offers some limitations in terms of performarmance and its development process. Nevertheless, recent developments provides a promising picture for this popular open source application.

When disaster struck, what if there were a single place to access up-to-date information about the affected area – including population statistics, major road network condition, and current relief efforts?

UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme runs a Centre of Excellence for Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) in the Asia-Pacific region - the International Open Source Network (IOSN). As part of its myriad activities, IOSN hosts a community operated portal at http://www.iosn.net.

This FAO training manual explores the linkages between local knowledge systems, gender roles and relationships, the conservation and management of agricultural biodiversity, and food security.

The final report for the USAID funded Mali CLIC project is now
available.

The SDC has redesigned its Internet platform with the aim of presenting its activities more clearly and giving visitors easy access to the vast range of information on the site.

The purpose of UNCT India is to provide information on the Development Assistance programmes and projects of the UN System in India.

This new infoDev Study by SPINTRACK AB explores (1) opportunities for leveraging new technologies to increase access and functionality of existing infrastructure; (2) the design and implementation of open access models for infrastructure; and (3) the potential role of public financing in expanding infrastructure roll-out in SSA.

This document is a guideline for replicating the Village Phone program in a new country. infoDev along with several other partners, supported this publication.

This report aims to highlight opportunities for achieving core development objectives, by bridging the gap between demand and supply of ICT services to meet the information and communication needs of rural and underserved communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The programme highlights innovative approaches to knowledge exchange that take advantage of new digital technologies, and that are based on synergies between information management and communication for development.

Under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), adopted by the Government of India, comments are being sought from the stakeholders on various aspects of e-governance.

OneWorld South Asia is happy to announce Ek-Duniya Grassroots Innovation Fellowship on Technology (EGIFT). EGIFT will support two fellowships to transform innovative technology ideas to reality – right from their concept stage to design, prototype development, and field-testing.

The outbreak of the Minamata disease in 1956 started a process of transformation in the Japanese chlor-alkali industry. Since then the industry has undergone two significant technological transformations. The first was from the mercury-based process to the diaphragm process while the second was from the diaphragm process to the ion membrane process.

This essay attempts to provide a description of the global ringtone industry, to determine and assess the numerous cultural consequences of the ringtone's appearance and development, and to situate the ringtone within the context of contemporary capitalism.