Full coverage: Jordan

25.07.2005 Jordan will be the first Arab country to host the World Assembly of Community Radio Broadcasters conference, expected to take place in the second half of 2006.

05.07.2005 The Global Networked Readiness in Education survey seeks to aid school leaders and policymakers by helping them to examine the role and effects of integrating information and communication technologies (ICTs) into formal learning.

25.02.2005 The Jordan Pilot Expansion Program, launched in cooperation with the Jordonian Ministry of Education, will train 1,000 teachers in using technology in providing quality learning in classrooms. Through this Project, World Link will integrate ICTs into the school curriculum.

01.12.2004 Even the Queen came out for the inauguration of Jordan's first "Computer Clubhouse," a state-of-the-art technology center where young people will find a supportive learning environment to build skills and self-confidence, working together with adult mentors who provide inspiration and serve as role models.

13.02.2004 Nearly 100 schools have been started in Jordan under the Jordan Education Initiative by major global companies to boost education in the Arab region.

01.08.2002 In order to develop national human resources in information technology, Jordan is establishing a network of information technology community centres, covering the entire country. Jordan is trying to become a regional leader and an exporter of ICT-related products.

07.04.2002 Italy will lead the G-7 e-government initiative to create aid for developing countries. Its minister for technology and innovation Lucio Stanca is pressing to transform a paper-heavy bureaucracy into a streamlined system of online databases to bring transparency to the public sector.

05.04.2001 Teachers Without Borders has developed projects in Africa, India, Russia, and the Middle East to bring Internet access to poor communities.

11.09.2000 Twenty-three information professionals are running technology training courses in developing countries in an attempt to help bridge a growing digital divide, according to the United Nations Volunteers Programme.

11.09.2000 Twenty-three information professionals are running technology training courses in developing countries in an attempt to help bridge the growing "digital divide", according to the United Nations Volunteers Programme.