Full Coverage: Development

26.02.2008 ICT is an acronym that many people up to now are not familiar with. It is surprising to find out that some of the university students in Zambia are not familiar with the acronym. But on the other hand, when you talk of computers and cell phones even ordinary children will be able to tell what they are and their use. Whether people do not know that computers and cell phones fall in the category of ICTs is something questionable

26.02.2008 The Chipata District Women’s Association in Zambia's Eastern Province is a community group set up by women to help them improve their livelihood. The association provides support to women in learning new skills, improving their capacity to earn more income and live healthier lives.

26.02.2008 In the absence of a reliable supply of other energy sources, the Zimbawean Government has launched a programme to promote the use of solar energy as an alternative source of energy for computers in schools around the country, in conjunction with Mukonitronics Private Limited. The programme to be spread to all the country's provinces is also being implemented with the Zimbabwe Academic Research Network.

25.02.2008 Struggles against Special Economic Zones are labeled as ‘anti-development’ by middle class India. Yet Goa’s recent anti-SEZ campaign was led by educated professionals, activists, the church and media, forcing the state government to backtrack. The SEZ is an independent foreign territory with no local or government control, say Goa’s champion campaigners.

24.02.2008 NEW YORK, Feb 24 (OneWorld) - While in Africa this week, George W. Bush drew fire for his plans to expand the United States' military presence on the resource-rich but economically strapped continent.

22.02.2008 Decades of warring guns may have turned Afghanistan into a ‘collapsed state’, but the country is now on the road to recovery, says Ehsan Zia, the Afghan Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Community Development Councils help villagers decide their own projects while microfinance initiatives have benefited women in rural areas.

21.02.2008 The Sinazongwe District Development Committee in Southern Zambia has opened up an advocacy centre for its community. The advocacy centre based at Malima will provide services to over two thousand people from the area and will be used to access various ICTs.

21.02.2008 A meeting of the members of the Indian Ocean Commission in Addis Ababa last week decided to give the go-ahead to connect their island-members by fibre to each other and the rest of the world. The connecting cable would be available on non-discriminatory terms and under a low-cost, high volume regime.

21.02.2008 A meeting of the members of the Indian Ocean Commission in Addis Ababa last week decided to give the go-ahead to connect their island-members by fibre to each other and the rest of the world. The connecting cable would be available on non-discriminatory terms and under a low-cost, high volume regime.

20.02.2008 The 2008 Global Development Marketplace Competition invites proposals on the theme - Sustainable Agriculture for Development. The programme offers grants to innovative ideas for development and serves as an excellent launchpad for social entrepreneurship.

18.02.2008 The African Centre for Women, Information and Communications Technology (ACWICT) is a pioneer Kenyan based ICT for Development with regional outreach, whose mission is to promote women's access to and use of ICTs as tools for social, economic and political advancement.

18.02.2008 The Chipata District Women’s Association, a community group set up by women to help them improve their livelihood. The association provides support to women in learning new skills, improving their capacity to earn more income and live healthier lives using mobile phones.It is made up of 12 area associations located in remote areas.

18.02.2008 President George W. Bush announced today that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) would support five new private equity investment funds, with a combined target capitalization of $875 million, one of which will invest US$100 million in Telecoms, Media and Technology

15.02.2008 An international seminar by UNCTAD will focus on gender concerns in trade in India and other developing countries from 25-27 February at New Delhi. The forum aims to sensitise trade experts, policy makers and stakeholders, and seek ways to integrate women into the international trade system.

14.02.2008 Most advocacy initiatives and research projects do not undertake the challenge of new data collection to devise their own ICT indicators. However, for different advocacy moments, we still need statistical information from legitimate and recognised sources. This section briefly identifies the organisations that currently have significant stocks of ICT indicators available to the public for free or at a nominal cost. Whether the entity collecting data has the sufficient resources, legitimacy and mandate for such an undertaking are also important to consider. There is no shortage of ICT indicators sources, and there are also strong overlaps with measurement of other sectors that are being transformed by the use of ICT – economic, poverty and governance assessments, health, education, etc.

14.02.2008 CEEWA-U has developed an ICT Project to bridge the information gap between information sources, institutions with information and the end users. The Project facilitates linkages with the women at the grass root level and assists in establishing the impact of government policies and programmes and how the use and application of ICTs create an avenue for bridging the information gap.

14.02.2008 Telecom Egypt, the incumbent telecom operator in Egypt, and Alcatel-Lucent announced they have signed a USD125 million contract to deploy a new submarine cable network linking Sidi Kerir in Egypt to Marseille in France. Named TE North, the project will enable Telecom Egypt to expand international connectivity, providing diversity from existing cable routes. Additionally, the TE North submarine cable system will help Telecom Egypt enhance its network capacity to operate as a wholesale carrier to other operators and expand its service offering to businesses and consumers.

14.02.2008 The India’s north-east is a picture of diversity with multiple religions, cultures and tribes. But beneath its charming veneer lies a region simmering with discord and anarchy, says Economics professor Kaushik Basu. The government needs to address law and order issues to control extortions by the insurgents, adds Basu.

12.02.2008 (BROSDI) , is a poverty reduction targeting NGO working in the Busoga region and beyond since 2003 until to date. BROSDI offices are found in Wainha Village, Baitambogwe Sub County, Mayuge District.BROSDI aims at stimulating socio-economic development through use of Open Development mediums; in particular use of FOSS, knowledge sharing and information management

12.02.2008 (BROSDI) , is a poverty reduction targeting NGO working in the Busoga region and beyond since 2003 until to date. BROSDI offices are found in Wainha Village, Baitambogwe Sub County, Mayuge District.BROSDI aims at stimulating socio-economic development through use of Open Development mediums; in particular use of FOSS, knowledge sharing and information management