http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/archive/1079 en_GB_uk http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/158985/1/1079 Punarbhava, a new interactive website for the disabled, is a one-stop cyber shop for information, aids, appliances, research and employment. The portal was recently launched at the Indian capital, along with the release of a new screen reader software for the blind. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/158128/1/1079 http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155846/1/1079 Women in Nepal villages who hitherto remained confined to the four walls of their houses are breaking the shackles and coming out to take up issues that affect them most. It is community radio, which is helping them in their endeavour to spread awareness about their rights. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/155761/1/1079 http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/154569/1/1079 BBC World Service Trust has launched an exciting new training website for journalists on post-conflict justice in Africa. The site includes a handbook, internet resources, news and information on international criminal courts, truth commissions and other forms of transitional justice in five project African countries. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/152630/1/1079 Global Alliance for Youth and development (GAID) is organizing a Global Forum on Youth and ICT for Development: Youth and ICT as Agents of Change, at Geneva International Conference Center in Geneva, Switzerland from 24 to 26 September, 2007. The forum aims to help the youth in exploring and exploiting ICT for the advancement of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/152409/1/1079 Internet and IT law expert of Thailand condemned the government for illegally blocking of websites and the use of threats and intimidation tactics against webmasters by government officials. As per the law the Communications Technology Ministry should seek court orders for banning websites. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/152329/1/1079 Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Botswana, will present a cyber crime bill in their parliament to guard against online crime in areas of e-commerce and for the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy to succeed in business and other development transactions. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/152287/1/1079 http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/152276/1/1079 http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/151923/1/1079 An article in Economist says that technology is transforming humanitarian relief and shifting the balance of power between donors and recipients. The services of computers and mobile phones can be proper utilized during an emergency in setting up networks with aid agencies. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/151922/1/1079 Relief International-Schools Online (RI-SOL) in partnership with different organisations is hosting a one day conference titled ' ICT and Disability: The Context of Bangladesh' on 14 August 2007 at 10:00am at BRAC Inn, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/151624/1/1079 The International Journalists' Network (IJNet) is an online service for journalists and is the world's premier resource for the media assistance community. IJNet has opened up a discussion forum for the people to add their comments on 'Online Media: Will more voices be heard?' http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/79476 Pakistan's Mast FM103 radio station has been asked to stop broadcasting BBC news bulletins which it had started on June 2007 after obtaining permission from the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (PEMRA). Reporters Without Borders has urged the Sindh High Court to defend the freedom of the radio station. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/150680/1/1079 To support interactions between the prisoners and their families, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) of Jamaica and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will inaugurate community radio in the penitentiary center in collaboration with the Canadian Agency of International Development (CIDA).