A new ICT entrepreneurship development programme in the offing
A collaborative venture between Cisco, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Tiruchirapalli Regional Engineering College-Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park (TREC-STEP) may well give boost to the entire ICT industry in India.
UNIDO partners with China to tackle climate change
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has partnered with China to address climate change by increasing clean energy projects under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and boosting the use of hydropower in Africa.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab has designed a Laptop especially targetting the children of developing countries. It aims to spread computer education among the world's poorest children living in some of the most remote environments.
A two-day National Telecentre Conference began at the Rural Development Academy in Bogra on 10 November 2008 with a view to reducing the gap between urban and rural communities.