http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/archive/1076 en_GB_uk http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160369/1/1076 Africa today presents the most promising opportunities and perspectives for the ICT industry. International Telecommunication Union is organising Telecom Africa 2008 which will bring together technologies, topics, leaders, speakers and networking opportunities for growth and investment in the continent. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/159867/1/1076 Bulgaria has received a grant of 300 million euros from the European Union for the development of its information and communication technologies. Although the country has a very high number of mobile and Internet users, there is still a scope for more ICT penetration in small towns and rural areas. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/156416/1/1076 You can now get a return on your investment and also help fight global poverty. Online auction giant eBay’s new micro lending website lets people invest in entrepreneurs in poor communities around the world to help them build better lives for themselves while also earning modest returns. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/156126/1/1076 The “Menu for Hope” is an on-line lottery conceived as a fund-raising campaign. The World Food Programme has welcomed the initiative, saying that it makes a unique connection between impoverished African farmers and people with fascination for food in the developed world. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/154649/1/1076 IT company Hewlett Packard has donated US$ 5 million to NGOs to support small businesses in the developing world. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/154612/1/1076 The Indian government’s department of science and technology (DST) will fund IT companies to help adopt innovative ideas as value addition to their products. The proposal will encourage IT companies to brand their services and retain their competitiveness in the international market despite the instability in the currency market. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/152264/1/1076 The Budget allocation for higher and technical education in the country is set to treble in the 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-2012) with the Planning Commission expected to allocate over Rs 26,000 crore, compared to Rs 8,876 crore in the 10th Five-Year Plan. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/152128/1/1076 The managing director of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Mark Scott, has said that the commercial advertising on ABC websites has been ruled out as long as government funding is maintained. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/78676 The University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, Karnataka, has launched the first community radio for Indian farmers with the financial assistance of the Union Government. The catchline of the channel, which deals with agricultural issues is ' by the farmers, for the farmers'. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/76165 The Stockholm Challenge GKP Awards 2007 is a new prize, launched by Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) and the Stockholm Challenge. It is designed as an integral part of the Stockholm Challenge 2008 and will open in four of the ordinary six ICT4D categories: Culture, Economic Development, Education and Public Administration. The Stockholm Challenge GKP Awards 2007 opens on 1 January 2007 and will be accessible both from the Stockholm Challenge website and from the GKP portal. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/128300/1/1076 A US$1 million technical assistance (TA) grant will support the use of innovative information and communications technology (ICT) in education in developing countries. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/125829/1/1076 Mighty names from the worlds of art and documentary photography have donated 100 prints for a charity auction to be held on ebay.fr between 19th and 29th January 2006. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/125653/1/1076 Have you ever heard of Rongpur radio station? For 8 Million people in the North of Bangladesh this is their only local radio station. Or of Lakxao Radio, which serves more than 200,000 thousand people in a remote area of Laos? http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/125358/1/1076 Sanctioning an additional Rs 49 crore to Kerala under Prime Minister's Gram Sadak Yojana, Union Minister for Rural Development Raghuvansh Prasad Singh promised "every help" in implementing rural development schemes in the state. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/125337/1/1076 The Media Development Loan Fund (MDLF) has announced a unique initiative designed to help independent news media in emerging democracies. The program will allow investors to help foster press freedom and viability abroad by loaning money at low interest rates.