Full Coverage: Knowledge

26.12.2006

26.12.2006 One of the biggest challenges any tsunami warning system faces is getting the word out to the people and making sure they respond appropriately.

21.12.2006 A five-day training programme on computer applications and its effective usage in advocacy and communications at rural level was organised for the field functionaries of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) at New Delhi from 18 – 22 December, 2006.

19.12.2006 With the government’s clearance of support from USO fund for mobile operators, a unique opportunity is emerging to connect rural areas and to help them expand their stake in the emerging knowledge economy says Mahesh Uppal.

19.12.2006 The Digital Divide Report presents the information and communication technology diffusion index (ICTDI) for 2004.
There is an immense information and communication technology (ICT) gap, a “digital divide”, between developed and developing countries. A person in a high-income country is over 22 times more likely to be an Internet user than someone in a low-income country.

18.12.2006 December 10, 2006: Today the world celebrates the 58th anniversary of the UN Charter of Human Rights as the International Human Rights Day, but the people of Singur or Narmada or Raigad (Maharashtra), Dadri-Bajada (UP) cannot partake in these celebrations.

12.12.2006 Chair of the GKP Executive Committee and Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Walter Fust tells Justine Chew of the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) that it is vital to gather all stakeholders - the government, the private sector, the civil society and the media - to find better and quicker solutions to address issues in global policy.