http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/archive/1088 en_GB_DOC http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160969/1/1088 Keeping in mind that European Union society is fast ageing, the member-states have decided to develop digital products and services to improve the lives of older people. A joint project in this regard will research to provide solutions to age-specific problems. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160946/1/1088 A recent research paper titled: Recommendations for meaningful and successful e-governance in India published by IT for Change argues that the country’s e-governance strategies should be located within the overall public sector reform projects. It also discusses effective approaches to harness the potential of ICTs that are suitable to indigenous context. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160789/1/1088 Forum for Information Technology Nepal is organising the third annual conference on rural telecentres of Nepal: Swabhimaan 2065 from June 19-20, 2008 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The event will global identify stakeholders and showcase successful model of telecentres for development communication. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160774/1/1088 As per ITU's 'Connect Africa' initiative, the global satellite communications sector plans to increase availability of earth station terminals by 100% in the next five years. This will enable cost-effective delivery of services to the continent's 'have-nots' while its non-profit arm Global VSAT Forum would build capacities of government officials. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160706/1/1088 The efforts of Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) for Sri Lanka have led to the country's parliament adding Sinhala and Tamil versions to its existing English website. This is being hailed as an important milestone as multilingual websites offer citizens broader access to information in their mother tongues.