Full Coverage: Knowledge

29.11.2006 Successful development projects flow from an understanding of shared community values. Heifer's “Passing the Gift” is a case in point.

29.11.2006 Farmers helping their brothers, so that they can help themselves to find solutions and not be dependent on the technician or on the bank. That is Campesino a Campesino.

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.

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.

21.11.2006 There has been a growing realisation that a system-wide transformation is crucial for the attainment and sustainability of the goal of UEE and MDG with improved quality. The objectives of improved access and increased participation, reduced drop-out rates and enhanced learning achievements cannot be met and sustained without improving the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of teacher in the elementary education system.

21.11.2006 Second International Conference „e-Society.Mk“ was organised by the Metamorphosis Foundation in Holiday Inn Hotel in Skopje on November 15-17, 2006.

20.11.2006 We will talk about virtually everything that touches the community

17.11.2006 Networked Intelligence for Development is a Toronto based network of independent consultants and trainers specializing in new media, information and communication technologies (ICTs), the creative industries and international development. Our consultants have held senior positions in multilateral organizations, governmental and intergovernmental organizations, broadcasting and media institutions, research institutes and non-governmental organizations.

17.11.2006 The Union Cabinet of India now sanctioned the establishment of community radio stations, albeit with qualifications. Under the policy, resident welfare associations, NGOs working in rural areas, and public trusts registered under the Societies Act and in existence for at least three years can open community radio stations.

15.11.2006 Rich countries are still betraying their obligations to help poor countries protect public health. Five years on, most poor people are yet to benefit from the Doha Declaration.

03.11.2006 A relevância de Paulo Freire para a educação é tão grande que o Ministério da Educação e o Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) vão investir 170 mil reais num documentário de 40 minutos sobre sua vida e obra.