Full Coverage: ICT

28.09.2006 Annan was addressing the steering committee of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) in New York, on Wednesday.

28.09.2006 Uzbek Agency for Communication and Informatization (UzACI) and Ministry of Communication and Information of South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in information-communication technologies on 25 September.

28.09.2006 Maltese organizations will be able to participate in the European Information and Communication Technologies Prize (EICT Prize), which is among the most distinguished awards for innovative products and services that represent the best of European innovation in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

28.09.2006 The report details the findings of the ICT Capacity pilot project, which was commissioned to identify potential capacity issues within the ICT market.

28.09.2006

Telecentre in one building at Embalem, Pondicherry Feb-02 © Peter Armstrong

How much should setting up a telecentre cost? A telecentre is a public place where people can access computers, the Internet and technologies to gather information and communicate with others while developing digital skills.

27.09.2006 Mass computer education for all citizens from 18 to 60 years regardless their qualifications and introducing informatics as compulsory subject in primary education are just few of the many pre-election promises in then new government program that are related to accelerated development of information society in Macedonia. In VMRO-DPMNE, the new ruling political party, claims that the establishing of ministry of information society is a certain thing. The ministry will be the bearer of the accelerated ICT introducing in Macedonia program. However, for realisation of this idea the ruling party needs support from the opposition.

25.09.2006 The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency is to formally launch the new Infrastructure Services Framework for education on Friday 29 September 2006 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.

25.09.2006 The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology sought cooperation from broadcasters to temporarily stop activities of political expression via short-messaging or phone-in.

25.09.2006 Nigeria has received a 200-million-dollar soft loan to popularise Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the rural areas.

25.09.2006 Fourth National Summit of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT Summit 2006) held on 25 September at the International Business Centre (Tashkent) opened the ICT Week in Uzbekistan.

25.09.2006 The diffusion of Internet technology in India can take one of two routes, one elite-oriented, the other democratic. The Government seems to want to promote the second but the minimum requirement for this is credible information.

25.09.2006 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) mediated learning provides utilities for achieving goal of education for all, and in turn acts as an enabler in reducing the digital divide, plummeting poverty and promoting socio-economic empowerment.

21.09.2006 OneWorld South Asia extends an invitation to join the opening of phone-based Information and Knowledge Exchange Service for Rural Communities. This would be inaugurated on 28th September 2006, at the Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, between 1000 hrs – 1300 hrs followed by lunch.

21.09.2006 Secretary-General Kofi Annan will open the first-ever meeting at the United Nations of the newly formed Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development on September 27. Chairing discussion of Alliance strategic goals will be Intel board chairman Craig Barrett.

19.09.2006 Only 2.6 per cent of Africans have access to the Internet, compared with 69 per cent of Americans.

14.09.2006 The Prime Minister of India and the Presidents of Brazil and South Africa underscored the importance of working together towards a people-centered, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society and renewed their support for the results of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), held in Geneva and Tunis, in 2003 and 2005, respectively.

14.09.2006 The Department of Information Technology (IT) is
in the process of drawing up a proposal to launch a single web
portal for Government departments so that e-governance becomes a reality.

14.09.2006 The World Intellectual Property Rights (WIPO), the permanent UN body on copyrights and associated rights, currently discusses the Draft Broadcasting Treaty. The Treaty proposes new and serious restriction on the rights of the authors of broadcast works and free exchange of contents over the internet, especially for podcasters and podcasting organizations.

13.09.2006 State-of-the-art information and communication technologies (ICT) can empower people to achieve their development aspirations through information and knowledge.

13.09.2006 Overall, Canada is strong in research, generally well-equipped technologically, but lagging in translation of research strength to innovation strength, according to a new study released
today by the Council of Canadian Academies.