Full Coverage: ICT

30.11.2006 The 11th conference of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH) at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, where delegates from around the globe gathered to discuss the benefits and challenges that eHealth (electronic health) offers to both the developed and developing world.

29.11.2006 The World Congress on Communication for Development (WCCD) that brought together communication practitioners and developments experts from across the world has issued a final draft of recommendations for governments, policy makers and the development community. The meet that took place from October 25-27, 2006 in Rome says, "Communication for development is essential to make the difference happen".

29.11.2006 U Bosni i Hercegovini je do početka rata u prvoj polovini devedesetih godina prošlog stoljeća postojala izgrađena telekomunikaciona infrastruktura, koja je uključivala telefonsku i telegrafsku mrežu, te mrežu za prenos podataka. Ukupan kapacitet bh. telefonskih centrala bio je 744.000 telefonskih priključaka. Ratna dešavanja su pričinila veliku materijalnu štetu na telekomunikacionim objektima, a sa administrativnom podjelom zemlje na dva entiteta dolazi i do podjela u telekomunikacionom sektoru.

29.11.2006 Kada je u junu 2005. Telekomu Srbija istekao osmogodišnji ugovor o monopolu, poznavaoci tržišta telekomunikacija ponadali su se da će u narednih godinu dana i u Srbiju stići kokurencija u ovom sektoru, a sa njom i pad cena i podizanje kvaliteta usluga. Godinu i po dana kasnije, stanje na srpskom tržištu ostalo je nepromenjeno, a prema Strategiji razvoja telekomunikacija, koju je nedavno usvojila Vlada Srbije, monopol Telekoma Srbija faktički se produžava do 2010. godine.

29.11.2006 Nedostatak informacija jedan je od elemenata siromaštva. Osnovni uzroci zacaranog kruga siromastva su nedostatak obrazovanja i informacija. Uprkos proklamovanoj političkoj volji za smanjenje siromaštva, gradjanima jugoistične Evrope, najsiromašnijeg evropskog regiona, sistematski se uskraćuju prava na informacije, obrazovanje i komunikacije, kroz onemogućavanje pristupa telekomunikacijama. Procitajte vise.

29.11.2006 Greenpeace has criticised the Indian government over its e-waste - waste from electronic and electrical equipment - policies for ignoring international laws and for putting the burden of handling e-waste on consumers and not producers. The organisation has said that the policy will "open the floodgates for dumping e-wastes in the country."

29.11.2006 Translate.org.za wins African ICT Achiever 2006 Award for its efforts in bridging the digital divide in Africa. The organisation has done the translation of computer software into 11 official languages of South Africa by using a local translator and creating the first South African keyboard.

29.11.2006 Radio Sagarmatha, the pioneering Kathmandu-based community radio broadcaster, has been awarded the AMARC International Solidarity Prize 2006 in recognition of its outstanding work in defence of human rights and democracy in Nepal.

29.11.2006 Nirantar, a New Delhi-based NGO that works on gender and education, has announced its Annual Course on Participatory Material Production, to be held in two phases in November 2006, at Chitrakoot in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and March 2007 in Indian capital New Delhi.

29.11.2006 India-based Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) is organising the Asian Telecentre Forum 2007 conference from 6-8 February 2007 at the Palace of the Golden Horses, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The last date for submission of abstracts is 15th December 2006.

29.11.2006 Leaders from Government, the private sector, science and technology, media, entertainment and sports from around the world will gather at the United Nations to convey the message that the global community is one family with common values.

28.11.2006 Between November 22 and December 15, 2006, the Youth Information Agency and the Creative Development Foundation will organize a campaign to collect letters of support for the initiative to establish a special fund for introduction of information science technology in B&H education system.

28.11.2006 Shi Tao, the Chinese journalist who was imprisoned after the American search engine company Yahoo provided information to the Chinese authorities that led to his arrest, has been awarded the 2007 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers.

28.11.2006 The UK-based International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has urged governments to take a new approach to intellectual property rights (IPRs) to reflect the needs, customs and views of indigenous communities in developing nations.

28.11.2006 Sri Lanka's first outdoor wireless computer network is now up and running. Surprisingly, it is not in Colombo. It is not even in any of the other key places. It was installed in Mahavilachchiya, a little known village, 40 km from the nearest town Anuradhapura, and surrounded three sides by the Vilpattu jungle.

28.11.2006 Community radio is set to move from the margins to the centre with the Union
Government's decision to legitimise it, said Ashish Sen, director of voices.
According to the policy guidelines, non-governmental organisations and other non-profit organisations will be able to apply for community radio licences.

27.11.2006 The legal framework in Albania is covered by the Telecommunication Regulatory Entity, the regulatory body on telecommunications and development policies. Although legally its task was to regulate the telecommunications operations and it aims to protect public interests and create transparent regulatory environment, which assists in inciting investments and free competition situation in the telecommunication market in the country is still monopolized and with many abuse cases and corruptive affairs.

27.11.2006 The lacking legal framework; exclusion from international associations of postal services and telecommunications due to its unresolved status; delayed transfer of competences by UNMIK to Kosovans; the drag in the licensing of other operators apart from the public one – Post and Telecommunications of Kosovo (PTK); use of foreign telecommunications codes and enormous expenditures it entails; these are all factors that have had to be taken into consideration in the development of telecommunications sector in Kosovo since 1999. The ultimate result of such a situation has been the creation of a monopoly in the sector, detrimental to the users of services in general.

26.11.2006 Compared to the other countries in SEE, the Croatian telecommunications sector is very well developed. The liberalization, i.e. the formal elimination of monopolies, was implemented in all segments of the market, while the state ownership in the incumbent operator is below 50 percent. Furthermore, a stable regulatory and policy framework was established, providing satisfactory levels of autonomy for the Telecommunications Agency (according to the European Commission) and the Central Administrative Bureau for e-Croatia, which has done strong work to increase public access to information and communication technology. Finally, the availability and quality of telecommunication services, as well as the percentage of population that uses them are among the best and highest in the region (according to the comparative report on telecommunications sector in SEE, prepared by Cullen International).

26.11.2006 Before the war erupted in the early 1990s, there was a well established telecommunications infrastructure in Bosnia and Herzegovina that included the telephone and telegraph network, as well as a network for transfer of data. The total capacity of B&H telephone exchange facilities was 744,000 telephone lines. The war caused huge material damages on telecommunications facilities. In addition, the administrative division of the country into two entities created a division in the telecommunications sector.