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in focus

April 2006

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the e-government issues faced by public officials, managers and consultants.
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Taking ICT to every Indian village
What can ICT bring for the inhabitants of 600,000 Indian villages? How India is empowering the poor and marginalised citizens to participate in the emerging knowledge society? How will India provide voice to her millions of citizens? ‘Taking ICT to every Indian village: Opportunities and challenges”, attempts at answering such questions and exploring the complex interactions between ICT and society. more...
Related topics/regions: [India] [policy initiatives in ICT] [ICT in poverty reduction]
Change Initiatives organized a workshop on the scope for ICT-based Enterprises for Women on 2nd and 3rd March 2006 in Kolkata. Dr G.D. Gautam, Special Secretary, Department of IT, Government of West Bengal inaugurated this workshop. Also present at the occasion were President of Change Initiatives Mr Sibaji Roy, Vice President Dr Mukul Mukherjee & Workshop Convener Ms. Alokananda Rao. The entire session was presided by Director of Change Initiatives, Ms Jhumpa Ghosh Ray.
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Related topics/regions: [India] [Bangladesh] [capacity building] [civil society & ICT] [culture] [economy] [ICT in poverty reduction]
Tumsifu Lema, 68, is an organic farmer in Shirin Joro village in Tanzania. He grows mixed crops on his two acres of land, including vegetables, maize, sunflower and coffee, and he is constantly looking out for new organic farming techniques.
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Related topics/regions: [Tanzania] [Africa] [ICT in poverty reduction]
In Bolivia IICD is actively supporting a large-scale ICT for development program TIC Bolivia or IICD in Bolivia since 2000. The program is operational with 15 projects at department and national levels in Bolivia in the sectors Agriculture, Governance and Education. Liang Tan and Dr. Stijn van der Krogt of the International Institute of Communication for Development, The Netherlands writes about their experiences in Bolivia.
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Related topics/regions: [Latin America & Caribbean] [Bolivia] [ICT in poverty reduction]

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