Full Coverage: Information & media

31.05.2005 The National Alliance on ICTs for Basic Human Needs is the nodal agency for Mission 2007 and has released its report Steps Forward on how to take ICTs to all Indian villages for empowering the people and bringing about development in the villages.

30.05.2005 Delhi Police chief Dr KK Paul and Prasar Bharati CEO KS Sarma today inaugurated an audio studio OneWorld South Asia (OWSA) office that will provide free facilities to NGOs and local communities to produce their programmes on development-related issues.

30.05.2005 The World Association of Newspaper's (WAN) half-year review of press freedom worldwide says that freedom of expression, the safety of journalists and media development are under siege in most regions of the world.

27.05.2005 OneWorld South Asia will inaugurate its studio - Ek Duniya Audio Studio - on Saturday which will allow non governmental organisations to produce development communication programmes. The studio will enable radio to be used effectively as a development communication medium and empower the communities.

25.05.2005 Les grandes organisations de défense de la liberté de la presse, dont des membres de l'IFEX, pressent l'Union africaine (UA) d'adopter un traité à l'échelle du continent afin d'enchâsser le droit à la liberté d'expression, et soutiennent que cette organisation intergouvernementale doit reconnaître formellement le rôle des médias dans la promotion d'une bonne gouvernance.

24.05.2005 Vatavaran, India’s premier environment and wildlife film festival is an endeavour to provide a national platform and promote aspiring and brilliant environment and wildlife filmmakers. The effort is also to bring to the fore larger environmental concerns, to generate timely debate on the topical environmental issues involving people. Read more on Vatavaran 2005 which will be held between November 21-24 in New Delhi.

20.05.2005 The Central National Bureau for e-Croatia started the public debate on the draft-Law on Electronic Documents. All interested to present their opinion and join the discussion can do it by May 30, 2005.

19.05.2005 The Free Software, Free Society (FSFS) Conference, organized by Government and civil society organizations from Brazil, Italy, Venezuela and India, is scheduled for 28-30 May 2005 in the south Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. The meet is an attempt to initiate a South-South-North dialogue on the use of free software.

18.05.2005 Internews Network will be providing grants between $5,000 and $20,000 to NGOs and individuals in Middle East and North Africa that propose innovative projects related to monitoring information media, educating professionals and students, and supporting new media programs or publications designed to improve the situation of women and youth in the region.

17.05.2005 At the conference for the media, held yesterday in Skopje, the representatives of FOSIM and Association of Units of Local Self-Government ZELS presented the new provisions on free access to information that will have to be integrated into the Municipal Statutes prior to the start of the decentralization process.

17.05.2005 In a major victory for net journalists, the Indian government plans to give accredition to journalists writing for the Internet. This recognition will also include bloggers. The government decision has been influenced by the fact that the Internet has become a way of life for Indians in urban centres.

16.05.2005 The New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has announced a training programme - Research and Development Reporting - to be held at its office from June 27-30, 2005.

12.05.2005 "Autonomous Media: Activating Resistance and Dissent"
sous la direction de Andrea Langlois et Frédéric Dubois

vendredi, 20 mai --- 20h00
@ Pharmacie Esperanza
5490 St-Laurent (coin St-Viateur)

Avec des courts-métrages du collectif de vidéastes engagéEs Les Lucioles et autres.

12.05.2005 The Indian government seems determined to make computers accessible to the common man through innovations and price reductions. The government through the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been funding Indian companies and research and development (R&D) institutions for innovative scientific projects, including those related to computers.

12.05.2005 The Indian government seems determined to make computers accessible to the common man through innovations and price reductions. The government through the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been funding Indian companies and research and development (R&D) institutions for innovative scientific projects, including those related to computers.

06.05.2005 Inter Press Service (IPS) Asia Pacific and ActionAid have collaborated to set up a website - Asia Media Forum - formed by a group of journalists from nine Asian countries. The website was launched on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day – May 3 and will allow journalists to share views on the media as well as opinions on democracy, development and human rights in Asia.

06.05.2005 Inter Press Service (IPS) Asia Pacific and ActionAid have collaborated to set up a website - Asia Media Forum - formed by a group of journalists from nine Asian countries. The website was launched on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day – May 3 and will allow journalists to share views on the media as well as opinions on democracy, development and human rights in Asia.

04.05.2005 The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has launched its annual survey "So This Is Democracy? State of Media Freedom in Southern Africa." The survey assesses conditions in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe in 2004. This year, it features a regional review of gender in the media.

03.05.2005 Over 7,000 women in rural Chipata (Eastern province of Zambia) are to benefit from agricultural marketing information project called the Chipata Women’s Mobile SMS project initiated by One World Africa (OWA) and Celtel Zambia.

03.05.2005 UNESCO and OneWorld have launched a multimedia training kit which focusses on the needs of those working on grassroots communication and information activities.