Full Coverage: Capacity building

28.02.2006 The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) is part of the National Common Minimum Programme for bringing information and government services to the doorstep of the citizens.

28.02.2006 Communities affected by the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, that killed more than 220,000 people and displaced an estimated two million across South and Southeast Asia, should be given more say in the recovery effort says the United Nations.

24.02.2006 Homebound and disadvantaged women will be the next to benefit from the eHomemakers Network, which harnesses the power of the Internet to provide women with the business skills and technical training to become economically independent.

20.02.2006 A new course, the Unlimited Potential course, being initiated jointly by the Government of New Zealand and Microsoft, aims to give computer skills to people who may never have had the opportunity.

16.02.2006 Two village knowledge centers (called Advocacy Centres) which empower the villagers with knowledge on Science and Technology, Health and Environment relevant to the local needs were opened near Pilani in Rajasthan.

15.02.2006 An on-going series of one-week journalism courses will include as many as 200 Ugandan radio journalists. The Uganda Radio Network, which launched on November 1, is training the journalists.

15.02.2006 Rich and poor countries must make an enduring political effort to push through recent commitments to strengthen development agendas and improve governance in developing countries, despite "powerful vested interests," as well as conclude a counter-terrorism convention soon, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said.

15.02.2006 Bangladesh NGO, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication, (BNNRC) will organise a training programme on Rural Knowledge Centers: How to Get Started and Keep Going at Sitakund, Chittagong from February 22 to February 24, 2006.

02.02.2006 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has begun series of ICT training for journalists and judges as key stakeholders in the development of the telecommunication sector.

02.02.2006 A new report, by UNDP entitled “Engaging Parliaments in the Millennium Development Goals: a key part of National MDG strategies” aims to promote the Millennium Goals among Vietnamese MPs.

01.02.2006 The marriage of public and private efforts has helped the highly impoverished Anosy Region of Madagascar--where more than 80% of the population live below the national poverty line--to forge a sustainable development plan. Anosy has benefited from a combination of community participation, financial support from USAID, and technical assistance from a multinational company.