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Shipra Sharma Weekly News Round Up: Asia (22- 28 October, 2009)

South Korean delegation calls on A. Raja, the Union Communications and Information Technology Minister, India 22 October 2009 A nine-member South Korean delegation, headed by Dr. Kwak Seung-Jun, met Union Communications and Information Technology Minister A. Raja here today to explore possibilities of cooperation in the field of information technology and services... http://blog.t… Continue

Added by Shipra Sharma on October 28, 2009 at 3:12am — No Comments

sharif islam e-Krishok Campaign: A campaign to enhance the livelihoods of rural Bangladeshi farmers through the use of ICT

Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID) in October 2008 launched a campaign to harness the benefits of ICT for rural farmers in Bangladesh. The e-Krishok campaign provides farmers with information and advisory services, so that the farmers can increase their income, generate new sources of income. Through e-Krishok, farmers can get information and advice not just on agricultural issues, but also on animal husbandry, fisheries, rural cottage industry and handicrafts. A farmer's life is… Continue

Added by sharif islam on October 13, 2009 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

G.A. Deepika Nanasakmana Mobile Lab

“Nenasala Mobile Library” Information & Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) under the e-Sri Lanka initiative launched ‘Nenasala Sakmana’ (mobile telecentre library) on 16th June 2009. Main objective of the respective project is to empower the rural community with benefits of ICT. “Nenasala Mobile Library” was implemented with the intention of expanding the ICT facilities among rural community. This project was launched in Suriyawewa, a divisional secretariat situated in Southern part of S… Continue

Added by G.A. Deepika on June 29, 2009 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Vikas Kanungo Mobiles for Transforming Public Services - Series of Global Dialogues

"With the advent of third generation (3G) wireless networks and broadband in the near future, wireless devices can be content rich, enabling transmittal of content-rich graphics, video, and other information at speeds up to 2Mbps." Given these expanded capabilities, government must now begin to explore ways in which it can utilize wireless and mobile technologies to enhance the delivery of e-government both to government's own employees and to citizens. First, government must now begin to measu… Continue

Added by Vikas Kanungo on February 5, 2009 at 11:48pm — No Comments

Christine Prefontaine Moving from e-Government to m-Government

Great article in today's International Herald Tribune on mobiles and government services. Highlights: "Going online from a personal computer to access government services has been commonplace in some countries for several years. Now, in Estonia, Singapore and many countries in between, many of those same services are available through your cellphone." and "One place where the momentum is in full swing is Es… Continue

Added by Christine Prefontaine on December 21, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Meddie Mayanja Telecentre Leaders Forum - MENA opens in Cairo

The TLF opened here in Cairo today with the focus on networking, knowledge sharing and development with more than 70 telecentre practitioners from Egypt, Yemen and Sudan. Speaking at the opening session, Dr. Ekram of Ministry of ICT in Egypt reminded participants that telecentres should essentially contribute to community development. He noted that telecentres have indeed helped rural community access ICT and training opportunity in previously under served areas in Egypt. Dr. Ekram warned that u… Continue

Added by Meddie Mayanja on November 19, 2008 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Christine Prefontaine Mobile access to media and the Internet among low-income South African youth

Tino Kreutzer, formerly with the UNDP in the Central African Republic, is now doing an MA at the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town. He's now working with a research project that aims to assess mobile access to media and the Internet among low-income South African youth. From his blog: Growing mobile access to media and the Internet is often considered a… Continue

Added by Christine Prefontaine on November 6, 2008 at 12:00am — No Comments

Mariana Rethen Bridging the digital divide

I found this interesting CNN article about Robert Conway, CEO of the GSM Association, who spoke about the ability of mobile phones to "bridge the digital divide". He said great progress has been made since 2005 in connecting people. "As the number of mobile users grows, so too will economic prosperity", Conway said. He participated in the Principal Voices debate in 2005 and talked about how technology impacted development across the world and the role mobile phone technology played. In CNN inter… Continue

Added by Mariana Rethen on September 18, 2008 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Christine Prefontaine Cell Phones for Civic Engagement: MobileActive.org

MobileActive is a global network of activists and campaigners using mobile phones for civic action and engagement. Mobile phones have emerged as a way to organize across socio-economic and cultural boundaries. Cell phone campaigns can * Change election outcomes through get-out-the-vote activities * Ensure impartial elections through monitoring * Facilitate collective action to free political prisoners * Deliver public health services The MobileActive.org web site aggregates lessons and experie… Continue

Added by Christine Prefontaine on December 16, 2006 at 11:30am — No Comments

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