Full Coverage: ICT

30.11.2005 The absence of information technology is not limited to rural schools alone. The analysis, presented in the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), said that overall, the percentage of computers at primary schools is as low as 3.95.

29.11.2005 Empowerment basically means to be able to do things on your own. Education is the basic pre-requisite of doing things on your own terms.An educated country has the best chance of thriving. If people are aware of their rights and duties, they can help in nation-building. Education is actually a way of living. India should provide free education to each and every child. Mr Shammi Kapoor addresses these issue in The Indian Express.

28.11.2005 Over 18000 participants attend the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis. Presidents, prime ministers, ministers as well as representatives of the development, civic and private sector were among the participants. Macedonia was one of them, represented on both official Governmental and civil society level. Read the report by Metamorphosis.

28.11.2005 Civil Society organisations had earlier written to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan expressing serious concern about the suitability of Tunisia as a host country for the WSIS because of its poor huiman rights record. They have now asked him, again, to take follow up measures after serious attacks on human rights and the right to freedom of expression at the summit.

28.11.2005 Uganda has become the first country in the world to benefit from a healthcare information system that manages, measures and monitors the distribution of Anti retroviral drugs (ARVs).

28.11.2005 Two-week training for 26 students of the National University of Rwanda on radio journalism ended in Butare on 18 November 2005 with a graduation ceremony in the presence of the Rwandan Minister of Information.

28.11.2005 Using mobile mania that has gripped the country to do more than just connect people, ZQM Software Systems in the Capital is all set to tackle one of the biggest hurdles in checking transmission of AIDS -- lack of general awareness -- through fun and games. It will launch four mobile phone games on World AIDS Day, December 1, under the banner of "Freedom from AIDS/ HIV".

25.11.2005 A report prepared by the International Research Foundation for Open Learning (IRFOL) for the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) reflects on the existing approaches to learner support, with a particular focus on lower income countries, and gives examples of how such support is provided in a wide range of circumstances.

25.11.2005 This report provides guidelines and case studies to developing countries on legislation for data privacy, e-applications and prevention of cyber crime; with practical examples on how some countries have addressed legislation on the prevention of cyber crime.

25.11.2005 Human rights organisation, Amnesty International says that despite the explicit aims of an inclusive and rights-based information society, many of the signatories to the WSIS Declaration of Principles continue to crack down on freedom of expression, censor the Internet and flaunt the basic standards of international law and human rights.

24.11.2005 A roundtable consultation on “Mainstreaming ICTs into MDGs’ was held on November 16, 2005, at the World Summit on Information (WSIS II) in Tunis, as a Building Communication Opportunities side event.

24.11.2005 South Asian tsunami caused widespread destruction and loss of lives and livelihood in the coastal areas of Tamilnadu and Pondichery last winter. OneWorld South Asia and Plan International brought its integrated media training to the east coast region of the Indian Peninsula to train children and youth on using various media to voice their communityÂ’s concerns.

24.11.2005 The inaugural ceremony of the 19-22 November, 2005 International Council for open and Distance Education (ICDE) International conference was held in the historical place-the Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. Prof Dikshit expressed his satisfaction on the role played by distance education and said that information technology has made it possible to provide best education to the remotest part of the countryAuditorium.

24.11.2005 A study funded by Sida aims to explore the opportunities for using ICTs in mitigating HIV and AIDS in Southern Africa. The study focused on three countries, Zambia, Botswana and Mozambique. It seeks to discover how ICTs contribute to the empowerment of people living with HIV/AIDS and how the usage of ICTs improves ongoing and planned HIV/AIDS programs in the region.

24.11.2005 Quwait's Council of Ministers (COM) have signed a contract to establish a portal to promote transparency and involve citizens in the governance process.

24.11.2005 The first university / community radio station in Rwanda was officially inaugurated last week in the Southern town of Butare, where the National University of Rwanda (NUR) is located.

23.11.2005 IBM has offered its support to AIDS research by joining the World Community Grid, a philanthropic technology initiative made up of a global community of computer users who donate free time on their personal computers.

23.11.2005 Villagers in Kundagol taluk,Dubli district of Karnataka,need not go to the taluk headquarters to get a copy of their "Record of Rights" (Pahani) pertaining to their lands. They can get it at their village or from a nearby village.

23.11.2005 The multimedia “e-library”, destined for schools around South Africa, was unveiled by Vodacom and the minister of education, Naledi Pandor, in Midrand yesterday.

23.11.2005 The UK government has launched its first Wiki website offering an electronic channel to further discussions on innovation in local government.