education & ICT

30.04.2007 The oneVillage Foundation has aligned with the International Free and Open Source Software Foundation (iFOSSF) for empowering developing nations in Information, Communication and Technologies (ICTs) by initiating a project “Telecenter Portals and Applications." The first project will be launched in Ghana.

20.04.2007 To address the need for building up a Southern discourse on the information society phenomenon, ITforChange(ITfC) launched a beta version of 'Information Society Watch' (www.IS-Watch.net) in April 2007. This is a resource portal providing a Southern perspective on information society (IS) issues. ITforChange is a non-profit organization based in Bangalore, India, that visualizes a society competent in the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) as a tool for progressive social change.

20.04.2007 Ungana-Afrika, a regional ICT for development organisation addresses the challenge of ICT in development sector and its expansion through the network of ICT consultant and eRiders, as non-governmental and other development organisations in Southern Africa confronting the crisis of main-steaming ICTs into their operations.

18.04.2007 International conferences workshops and exhibitions (ICWE) is organizing eLearning Africa, 2nd International Conference on ICT in Kenya on May 28-30, 2007. It will provide a podium for all stakeholders engaged in the planning and implementation of technology-supported learning and training.

17.04.2007 A flourishing ICT sector that generates more than a trillion dollars in global exports each year, and has thrown up social and welfare issues, has forced the ILO, employee organizations and governments to initiate a dialogue on upcoming challenges.

17.04.2007 UNDP-APDIP and APC WNSP release a publication on Gender and ICT which says access to ICTs benefits women. This e-primer examines the role of women in ICT, and to ensure their equal participation in the Information Society.