http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/archive/1072 en_GB_DOC http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160970/1/1072 ‘Tikwere’ in Malawi is becoming hugely popular among students and teachers alike who are greatly benefiting from this innovative approach to learning through radio. Broadcast daily for half-an-hour, it has lessons on literacy, English language and life skills. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160960/1/1072 With a view to help people gather information and communicate with others, the Telecentre.org is setting up an English-language academy in Africa. Its approach will be to create a global community of people and organisations committed to increasing the social and economic impact of grassroots telecenters. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160840/1/1072 UNESCO invites applications for the 2008 King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education. The prize recognises those achievements, which harness the potential of new and emerging technologies for transforming education, learning and knowledge sharing. Last date for submissions is August 31, 2008. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160826/1/1072 Sharing ideas and theories, as opposed to concealing them, is a good thing, says Taking sharing to the classroom, a research paper published by International Open Source Network. The paper emphasises on the use of free and open source software in school education to enhance knowledge and overall efficiency of students. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160746/1/1072 The United States Agency for International Development and International Youth Foundation will soon start the Bridgeit program in remote schools in Tanzania. The project will focus on increasing quality education and student achievement through the innovative use of cell phones and digital technology.