Full Coverage: Knowledge
June 2008
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06/24/2008
Unless the world learns to master ICTs in different languages, an inclusive information and knowledge society cannot be built, feels Adama Samassékou President of the World Network for Linguistic Diversity (MAAYA) and African Academy of Languages (ACALAN). According to him, linguistic diversity is needed to promote cross-cultural dialogue.
Read moreRelated: [Africa] [ICT] [Internet] |
06/24/2008
From starting tree nurseries to properly disposing of solid waste, a new guide offers simple solutions to help communities around the planet improve their quality of life.
Read moreFrom: Grassroots International, Hesperian Related: [Development] [Education] [Environment] [Conservation] [Health] [Indigenous Rights] [Civil Society] [Capacity Building] |
06/23/2008
International Telecommunications Union’s Telecom Asia 2008 will be held in Bangkok from September 2-5, 2008. The event, apart from showcasing Asia-Pacific’s latest technological innovations, will also provide a major networking platform for regional players to develop new business models.
Read moreRelated: [Asia and the Pacific] [Communication] [ICT] |
06/23/2008
With African-American women accounting for 72 percent of all new female HIV cases, one "feminist filmmaker" discusses her documentary revolving around a young African-American doctor and her two HIV-positive patients.
Read moreFrom: Reproductive Health Reality Check Related: [United States] [Education] [HIV/AIDS] [Race Politics] [Civil Society] |
06/20/2008
A training program in Sudan teaches men such as Marup Deng Deng basic tool-making and business skills, such as blacksmithing, that allow them to open their own businesses and control their own income.
Read moreFrom: Mercy Corps Related: [Sudan] [Education] [Capacity Building] |
06/19/2008
The conference, held from June 23-24 at Singapore, is a response to the industry demand for green IT initiatives. It will help IT practitioners to explore ways for efficient use in computing technology as reducing energy consumption becomes more of an economic imperative in today's world.
Read moreRelated: [Environment] [ICT] |
06/12/2008
Single mother Dorothy Kanjautso, who founded a private nursery school with a start-up loan of $70, is just one of many African women and men -- profiled here -- that has contributed to her community by starting a small business.
Read moreFrom: Opportunity International Related: [Africa] [Development] [Education] [Capacity Building] [Microcredit] |
06/10/2008
Senegalese hip-hop artists, Tibetan nomads, and Sioux school children are featured in some of the films being shown at this year's international Media that Matters Film Festival. Clips from all twelve award-winning films are shown here.
Read moreFrom: Media that Matters Film Festival Related: [Culture] [Media] |
06/10/2008
UNESCO invites applications for the 2008 King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education. The prize recognises those achievements, which harness the potential of new and emerging technologies for transforming education, learning and knowledge sharing. Last date for submissions is August 31, 2008.
Read moreRelated: [Education] [ICT] |
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