Digital Divide Network

14.05.2003 The Indian government is considering a proposal to restructure the Media Lab Asia for government-aided research and development. The MIT Media Lab established the centre in India to address technology research that would benefit people at large. But the lab so far has failed to attract significant private sector support.

06.05.2003 A six-week IT training programme in the United States has helped 30 girls of a local school to learn basic computer skills. The girls used their newly-acquired training skills to complete a service project for their community.

02.05.2003 A six-week IT training programme in Pittsburgh, PA in the United States has helped 30 girl students at a local elementary school to learn basic computer skills. The training has developed the students' interest in technology and they have used their new skills to complete various community service projects.

29.04.2003 A country with almost no home telephone lines and only a handful of personal computers as recently as a decade ago, Estonia has become one of the world's most wired nations. The national government has made revolutionary strides in e-governance, offering citizens the opportunity to "vote" on particular issues online and streamlining internal government processes, finds a recent report.

24.04.2003 Private, public and non-profit sources are converging to offer low-cost wireless broadband access in low-income areas. The United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, for example, is working to build Wi-Fi hotspots in West Philadelphia to serve a homeless shelter and clients of a community housing group.