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| Lead News of the Week Maldives opens world’s first virtual embassy The Maldives has become the first country in the world to open a virtual embassy in Second Life, the online virtual world. Read More... |  |
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| AGRICULTURE AGROffice complete launched by ProGIS Harvest time has come for the farmers. ProGIS, a software firm providing products, services and consultation on Geographic Information System (GIS) applications, has launched "AGROffice complete" as an extension of its SaRAM project. Read More... New BIM mobile engineering training unit launched Mobile telephony for grocery store managers |
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| COMMUNITY RADIO Namma Banuli (India) community radio scheme The Government of India is taking efforts to promote community radio station across the country. In continuation to this effort, the Government of Karnataka has launched Namma Banuli scheme, so that rural areas have their own community radio station. Read More... 15 more Letter of Intent from I&B Ministry of India |
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| e-GOVERNANCE Burdwan is India’s first e-Governed ‘panchayat’ district Burdwan of West Bengal has become the first district in India where all the panchayats have been offered a broadband connectivity for communicating with its district and state headquarters. Read More... Europe leads in e-Governance preparedness UNDP to sign US$390 million governance programme with DRC UN eGovernment Report: UAE ranks 5th in transactional services |
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| EDUCATION Mobile schools to educate child labourers in India The Delhi Government is planning to start 'Mobile Schools' in order to provide primary education to street urchins and child labourers. Read More... Malta Government launches national e-Learning strategy NKC suggests regulation of fee structure in private schools DA, DOST launch e-Learning project |
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| HEALTH Lakshadweep to manage medical inventory online The Government of Lakshadweep has launched a web-enabled medical inventory management system, called 'Ever Alert' for managing stock position of medicine and appliances. Read More... Byrraju Foundation and Satyam make tele-medicine available to millions |
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| LIVELIHOODS Brighton & Hove City Council's Talking Bus Stops for the blind and visually impaired Brighton & Hove have become the first area in the UK in introducing talking Bus stops for blind and visually impaired people. Read More... UNICEF appeals for $856 million to aid children and women in emergencies |
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| m-SERVE NTT launches mobile phone technology for hearing-challenged NTT DoCoMo has launched an unusual mobile receiver-microphone combo especially for the elderly people and those having hearing difficulties at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Read More... GSMA launches mobile alliance against child sexual abuse Rwanda: country in rural phone programme |
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| OPEN SOURCE IIIT, Kerala launches first GIS service The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala (India) has launched the state's first Active Web Geographical Information System (GIS) service in public domain using free and open source software technology. Read More... |
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| TELECENTRE UN report: mobile phones narrow poverty gap in emerging markets - According to new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, (UNCTAD), the use of modern ICT gadgets like the mobile phones and net access are helping to narrow the digital bridge between the rich nations and emerging economics. Read More... Hughes signs deal with Comat Sign to provide broadband services at 10,000 kiosks across rural India |
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| INTERVIEW Learning by doing Name: Akhtar Badshah Published Date: 06 January 2008 |
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| ANNOUNCEMENTS CWUAAT 4th Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology Date: 13-16 April 2008 University of Cambridge, UK |
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| EVENTS National Conference on Emerging Technologies Date: 29-30 March 2008 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Disaster Management 2008 Exhibition & Conference Date: 16-18 April 2008 New Delhi, India |
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