Full Coverage: ICT

29.09.2007 The recently concluded Manthan Awards 2007 brought together IndiaÂ’s E-content stakeholders from across the ICT arena, government, civil society, NGOs and industry to discuss the role of e-content for development to empower rural India. The high-profile event was held from September 21- 22 at the India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi.

29.09.2007 India’s first Local Area Portal (LAP) on a parliamentary constituency has been launched by Digital Empowerment Foundation. The idea is to make all data – social, cultural, historical – available to its citizens, including announcements from the local MPs and MLAs. The LAP project plans to represent every electorate cluster in the country.

29.09.2007 The southern state of Karnataka in India has set up E-Halli centres – an e-governance initiative to provide important information and services in rural areas. The centres will operate from the panchayat premises and will charge a small annual fee.

29.09.2007 India’s first Local Area Portal (LAP) on a parliamentary constituency has been launched by Digital Empowerment Foundation. The idea is to make all data – social, cultural, historical – available to its citizens, including announcements from the local MPs and MLAs. The LAP project plans to represent every electorate cluster in the country.

27.09.2007 The recently concluded Manthan Awards 2007 brought together IndiaÂ’s E-content stakeholders from across the ICT arena, government, civil society, NGOs and industry to discuss the role of e-content for development to empower rural India. The high-profile event was held from September 21- 22 at the India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi.

26.09.2007 A recent press conference organised by the Conference of Indian Industry (CII) called for leveraging technology for equitable growth. Corporate India will have to take up issues of education and skill development of socially disadvantaged classes, the CII President said.

26.09.2007 Nine African countries have won the first ever awards given for promoting the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by governments in fulfilling their public service delivery functions, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has announced.

21.09.2007 Mainstreet Technologies threw its hat in the ring this week to be the first to complete an African west coast fibre project to compete with SAT3. The cable will connect 12 countries, some already connected to SAT3, others not. Russell Southwood spoke to the projectÂ’s CEO Funke Opeke and discovered how it intends to win the race to complete.

17.09.2007 IndiaÂ’s one and only competitive environment and wildlife film festival - CMS VATAVARAN 2007 - concluded on Sunday, 16th Sept, with young producers and filmmakers striking gold.

11.09.2007 African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) may be spoiling for war with the global software giant, Microsoft Corporation, over its bid to have its DIS 29500 'Office Open Extensible Markup Language (OOXML)' endorsed by the International Standard Organisation (ISO).

06.09.2007 The United Nations today launched a web portal to help implement an essential tool in efforts to reduce global warming gases by facilitating a trading mechanism that allows States which cut emissions below treaty targets to sell their surplus allowances to others who overshoot the mark.

03.09.2007 A partnership between MTN Business and State Information Technology Agency of South Africa will offer secure mobile and network solutions to government departments. One of the foremost challenges facing government has been to increase the implementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) into the countryÂ’s rapidly expanding economy.