http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/archive/1087 en_GB_DOC http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/153989/1/1087 Greater decentralisation of ICT programmes with locally relevant, context specific and flexible content can boost literacy, says the 10 point charter of the two day international conference of E-9 countries on ICT for Literacy in Bangalore, India. The E-9 countries are Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Egypt, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, China and India. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/150766/1/1087 The Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has provided recommendations to the Bangladesh government to make the budget of the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) more pro-poor. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/127766/1/1087 UNESCO staff from the region had a chance to get a more in-depth briefing and hands-on experience on the development and implementation of managing information systems in the non-formal education sector through a workshop organized by UNESCO’s Section for Literacy and Non-Formal Education, and UNESCO Bangkok’s AIMS and APPEAL Units. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/122877/1/1087 A report prepared by the International Research Foundation for Open Learning (IRFOL) for the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) reflects on the existing approaches to learner support, with a particular focus on lower income countries, and gives examples of how such support is provided in a wide range of circumstances. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/54953 VCD modules that promote learning and reflection have been developed for migrant girls crossing the Mekong River into Thailand, as well as other groups of at-risk youth. This pilot, developed under a project of the US-based Education Development Center, seeks to demonstrate how VCD technology - already very popular in the region - can help these girls before they find themselves in compromising situations.