http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/archive/1137 en_GB_DOC http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/39550 The Global Trade and Investment Management network, a collaborative effort led by the US Embassy in Nigeria and several private-sector partners, is a Web-based service designed to "convert an aspiring entrepreneur into a global business person, whether doing business across the street or across the ocean." http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/39551 In 1993, Neil Carleton, a Canadian schoolteacher, decided to use shortwave listening as a teaching aid to familiarise students with languages and cultures they might otherwise not encounter. He was also able to inspire teachers world over to start similar projects in their own schools. Ten years on, radio in the classroom is flourishing. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/39552 Government service delivery, particularly to the most needy, is an essential part of any poverty alleviation strategy. These World Bank case studies highlight uses of e-government tools in projects focused on improving delivery of services to citizens in India and Brazil. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/39553 Information technology revolution is opening up opportunities to access information even in the most "unreachable" of Indian villages. Information shops are becoming indispensable to the fishermen and farmers in the villages around Villianur, Pondicherry in south India. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/39555 Radio Salankoloto is an associative radio station broadcasting out of Ouagadougou which aims to inform and thus improve the lives of radio listeners. They are harnassing the power of a local radio station to help combat the growing problem of HIV/AIDS in Burkina.