http://us.oneworld.net/article/country/470/ en_US OneWorld United States - Malta Malta Help Vessels in Distress, Refugee Agency Tells Europe http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/149874/1/ The UN refugee agency has protested to the European Commission about the way boatloads of people from North Africa have recently been left stranded at sea, despite being in distress and at risk of death. European ICT Prize open to Maltese organizations http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/140085/1/ Maltese organizations will be able to participate in the European Information and Communication Technologies Prize (EICT Prize), which is among the most distinguished awards for innovative products and services that represent the best of European innovation in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Electronic forum to promote Commonwealth dialogue http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/113243/1/ The Commonwealth Foundation is organising an online consultation open to governments, civil society organisations and people across the Commonwealth, in preparation for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and Commonwealth People's Forum (CPF) to be held in Malta in November 2005. DiploFoundation selected as the GKP representative to WGIG http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/61332 Malta-based DiploFoundation will represent the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) in the UN Working Group on Internet Governance. GKP is a coalition of organisations involved in ICT for development. Malta frames ICT strategy http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/58510 The government of Malta has announced its national ICT strategy, aiming to use ICTs in improving the quality of life of people over the next three years. Access to mobile phones, Internet in Malta increasing http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/45118 New figures from the National Statistics Office show that 78 per cent of Malta’s population now own a mobile phone. A little more than 17 per cent have access to the Internet. 31% Maltese households have access, but 58% say Net is useless http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/39776 More than 40,000 Maltese households, or 38 per cent, had a desktop computer in 2002 and 31.3 per cent had access to the Internet, a survey conducted by the National Statistics Office shows. But 58.8 per cent of respondents said they did not consider the Internet useful. ICTs encouraging transparency in governance, finds study http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/40193 ICTs are helping governments become more transparent and accountable to citizens, UNESCO has said, citing a recently released joint study> conducted with the Commonwealth Network of Information Technology for Development. But the 15-nation study also found new technologies "posing a challenge to traditional decision-making structures", the UN agency added. Country profiles of e-governance http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/39135 Prepared by the Commonwealth Network of Information Technology for Development (COMNET-IT), the study includes 15 country abstracts providing an initial snapshot for countries chosen to represent different situations in each of UNESCO's region. Country profiles of e-governance http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/39198 Prepared by the Commonwealth Network of Information Technology for Development (COMNET-IT), the study includes 15 country abstracts providing an initial snapshot for countries chosen to represent different situations in each of UNESCO's region.