Full Coverage: Internet

29.12.2005 The e-Macedonia Foundation will support and fund 10 non-govermental organizations that will design and implement projects for promotion and improvement of information technology in the country.

29.12.2005 The South Korean government is encouraging its institutions to move away from their reliance on Windows and Unix and adopt open source software. In a latest development in the country, two state-owned financial institutions planned to launch the country's first Linux-based Internet banking services in December.

27.12.2005 The 93rd Indian Science Congress being held at APARD, Rajendranagar, in the south Indian city of Hyderabad on January 5, 2006 is hosting a session on
Mission 2007, Every Village a Knowledge Centre.
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27.12.2005 While powerful illegal internet telephony operators keep on draining out hundreds of crores taka each year, the government is delaying the process of awarding licence for VoIP operation on various pretexts ignoring a fresh recommendation of Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Authority (BTRC).

21.12.2005 Over a half of the population in Serbia (55 percent) uses computers, while approximately 300,000 citizens uses the internet daily, shows the survey conducted by the Serbian Telecom and Centre for Free Elections and Democracy CESID.

20.12.2005 THE Netherlands government recently provided 4m Euros (about sh8b) to four public universities for training women in Information and communication Technology (ICT), the Netherlands ambassador has said.

15.12.2005 One of the extraordinary stories of the Internet age is that of
Wikipedia, a free online encyclopaedia that anyone can edit.

15.12.2005 Kenya is among African countries where the broadband Internet is
fast taking root, according to a new report.

11.12.2005 U.N. relief agencies are using video games to teach children in wealthy countries about the plight of the world's 852 million chronically hungry people. "Food Force" simulates the challenges faced by aid workers--such as negotiating with armed rebels and accounting for nutritional needs--and is available for free on the Internet.

02.12.2005 With Indian language computing becoming simpler and the Internet gaining popularity throughout the country, groups dedicated to community participation in the development process are emerging. One such group is Chhattisgarh-Net, working in the Central Indian tribal-dominated state of Chhattisgarh. One of the founder members of Chhattisgarh-Net Shubhranshu Choudhary, a journalist, spoke to BhashaIndia about his experiences at using Hindi on their website. OneWorld South Asia helped Chhattisgarh-Net develop the local language website.

01.12.2005 The Center for Global Development has recently launched a group Blog featuring notes from some of top thinkers in the development community about new ways to reduce global poverty. Join in today!