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GPS Road Pilot navigator to explore India
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15-03-2010 India's leading maps and GPS navigation solutions provider, MapmyIndia has launched a new device, Road Pilot, which will revolutionise the mapping industry. A 3.5-inch touchscreen GPS Navigator, it bundles up maps of about 620 Indian cities helping guide users through several destinations and in saving power.
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NEWS
15-03-2010 Kenyan television drama for AIDS awareness, 'Shuga', co-produced by UNICEF and MTV, hopes to spur meaningful dialogue among young people on preventing HIV risks and combating stigma for the affected.
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»  Big dreams with small laptops

 »  Community broadcasters demand more rights
COMMENTS
15-03-2010 Use of ICT in the education sector in India, though recent, has picked up fast, and the benefits are already starting to show. Brian Pereira highlights the promising scene for technology-aided education and the opportunities it holds in store.
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Related topics: [ICTs]   [Education]   [Digital]  
»  Auditing one laptop per child

 »  A Government speaks to its citizens
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03-03-2010 ICT innovation is a key element to spur green growth by improving environmental performance and addressing climate change across economies. The report Smart Sensor Networks: Technologies and Applications for Green Growth by OECD gives an overview of sensor technologies and applications, and quantifies their environmental impacts.
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