Full Coverage: Civil society

30.06.2007 ATLANTA, Jun 29 (IPS) - Under the banner, "If another world is possible, another U.S. is necessary," 10,000 civil society activists gathered in Atlanta, Georgia Wednesday for the beginning of the first U.S. Social Forum.

29.06.2007 Computer giant IBM has launched the world's fastest commercial supercomputer named Blue Gene/P which is considered to be three times more potent than the current fastest machine BlueGene/L, also of IBM.

29.06.2007 A recent study by a consultancy firm in India notes a drop in English language online browsing to 41% among its 30 million net users. More than half the Indians who use the net live outside its metropolitan cities, in Tier II and Tier III cities. The use of Open Source Software has helped internet and telecom penetration into smaller towns.

29.06.2007 It has been seen that women can add value to local communities by the use of ICTs which also provide them an opportunity for empowerment and economic independence.

29.06.2007 On May 30, 2005, along with three other persons I received a letter of death threat sent to my office by a person using a name of M. Julfikar from the defender of the New Order. In the letter he said that that I am a communist and disturbing stability in relation to the fights for justice for the Trisakti and Semanggi Student Shooting case (TSS) and accordingly within 15 days I will be executed.

29.06.2007 The mid-point to the 2015 deadline, 07.07.07, for meeting the Millennium Development Goals is just around the corner. NGOs worldwide are gearing up to press governments for faster action. In India, the UN Millennium Campaign and other civil society organizations are pushing the ruling UPA government to meet the MDG targets.

28.06.2007 GENEVA, Jun 28 (IPS) - Global civil society leaders called on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Thursday to use both international channels and their muscle on the ground for applying pressure on governments to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

28.06.2007 The International Telecommunication Union ( ITU) has reached an agreement with ICO Global Communications and the Commonwealth Business Council to utilize satellite communications for improved global response in the face of natural disasters.

28.06.2007 The Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has provided recommendations to the Bangladesh government to make the budget of the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) more pro-poor.

28.06.2007 The Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has provided recommendations to the Bangladesh government to make the budget of the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) more pro-poor.

27.06.2007 An ambitious and innovative reality TV show - Haath se Haath Milaa (Let’s Join Hands) – by BBC World Service Trust, that played a vital role in India’s largest mass media campaign on HIV and AIDS, has won a World Award at the Asia Media Summit 2007.

27.06.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 27 (OneWorld) - Thousands of social activists from across the United States are descending on Atlanta, Georgia this week.

26.06.2007 On the basis of feedback from users and partners, UNIFEM has upgraded the website of Gender-Responsive Budgeting http://www.gender-budgets.org/ and made it more resourceful for the users.

26.06.2007 UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has said that a lot of the problems that Darfur faces can be solved by supporting new technologies that will drive economic development. He admitted that socio-political situations are the root cause of the crisis in Darfur.

26.06.2007 Kenya has committed US$2.9 million to start a new national public-private fund with further contributions expected from the country's private manufacturing and research institutions to facilitate research in science, technology and innovation.

26.06.2007 The United Nations Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Development has launched the website for the Forum on Youth and ICT for Development, to be held on 24-26 September in Geneva, Switzerland. It aims to involve youth in discussions with policymakers and concerned citizens and to encourage their full participation in society through the use of ICT.

25.06.2007 Communities as diverse as manual scavengers, people with disabilities, Gujarat riot survivors, indigenous groups, HIV positive people, children out of school and sex workers from across India assembled to discuss a range of human rights issues at the National Conclave – Towards A people's Alliance organised by ActionAid India.

24.06.2007 An all-India symposium on agriculture crises and the Farmers’ Commission will be held at the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur on 26th June 2007. It will be partnered by Oxfam International’s South Asia Trade and Agriculture Campaign.

15.06.2007 Panos South Asia (PSA) is hosting a regional workshop on networking, knowledge sharing and learning on ICT4D in South Asia on 29-31 July, 2007 at Kathmandu, Nepal.

15.06.2007 A Global Forum on Youth and ICT for Development will be held on 24-26 September at the Geneva International Conference Centre, Geneva. Young people, youth organizations and development practitioners can showcase, share and seek new partnerships at a ‘marketplace’. The call for applications ends on 30 June 2007.