Events

27.08.2007 Global Alliance for Youth and development (GAID) is organizing a Global Forum on Youth and ICT for Development: Youth and ICT as Agents of Change, at Geneva International Conference Center in Geneva, Switzerland from 24 to 26 September, 2007. The forum aims to help the youth in exploring and exploiting ICT for the advancement of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

24.08.2007 Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) is extending the Competition deadline to 9 September 2007. The Competition is part of GKP’s ongoing programme in the area of youth-led social enterprises. It is fully web-based and open to applicants worldwide until the (extended) closing on 9 September 2007. 100 winners selected by an international online jury will be announced on 20 October 2007.

20.08.2007 A leading African VSAT company and one of the few GVF instructors in Africa are going to organise a training event on VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) on 23 and 24, August 2007in Lagos. Nigeria.

14.08.2007 The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) is organising the conference on Community Radio in Africa-MENA: Sharing Experiences for development and democracy building from the grassroots in Rabat, Morocco on

07.08.2007 Jidaw Systems Limited is conducting a free IT Career and Certification seminar at its training centre at Lagos, Nigeria, on 18 August 2007. The seminar will address how to build a successful career in information technology.

06.08.2007 Academic Conferences Limited is organising the 3rd International Conference on e-Government on September 27-28 2007 at Montreal, Canada. The conference invites researchers, practitioners and academics to present their research findings, work in progress and conceptual advances in any branch of e-Government.

03.08.2007 Relief International-Schools Online (RI-SOL) in partnership with different organisations is hosting a one day conference titled ' ICT and Disability: The Context of Bangladesh' on 14 August 2007 at 10:00am at BRAC Inn, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

03.08.2007 The Hong Kong ICT Awards were established in 2006 for recognising and promoting achievements of local ICT professionals and organisations. Applications for the annual mega event are open till August 23, 2007.

03.08.2007 UK based the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is holding the 2007 Development Studies Association Conference on the theme of 'Connecting Science, Society and Development'. The objective of the conference is to explore the role of development studies in the opportunities provided by science and technology for ensuring the maximum benefit for the poor.