ICT for development

Public Journalism Via Mobile Telephony
Public Journalism Via Mobile Telephony 10 March 2007 APC

Jasmine News in Sri Lanka is exploring the potential for mobile telephones to improve the way journalism is practiced and how the public can become actively involved in the news process.

ICT Update Magazine Issue 35 - Coping with climate change
ICT Update Magazine Issue 35 - Coping with climate change 08 March 2007 APC

Leigh Phillips here, editor with ICT Update Magazine, (http://ictupdate.cta.

Communication, a cornerstone of development policy
Communication, a cornerstone of development policy 06 March 2007 FN for APCNews

A study commissioned by UK’s international development agency lists the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) in the top ten organisations survey respondents identified as networks they find are valuable resources of information relevant to their internetional development work.

Going autonomous with wireless networks
Going autonomous with wireless networks 05 March 2007 Karel Novotny

“TRICALCAR” is a Spanish abbreviation that stands for Weaving Wireless Community Networks in Latin America and the Caribbean. But much more than an abbreviation, it is in fact a project. It brings together ten partner organisations that are all dedicated to training Latin American computer network administrators in building and administering community wireless networks.

Promote the use of ICT in SNE
Promote the use of ICT in SNE 14 February 2007 APC

Promote the use of ICT in SNE The use (ICT) in special needs education (SNE) is very high on the political agendas of countries. They we need to be taken to move into the information society and the central role played by education in making the information society a reality is clearly highlighted. Until now information on the use of ICT in the field of special needs education (SNE) has been...

Promoting youth through ( ICT )
Promoting youth through ( ICT ) 03 February 2007 APC

Promoting youth through ( ICT ) It’s my pleasure to share you another vital topic which , I do believe may open a vast area of discussion and exchange of ideas. I intend to put forward the above mentioned topic" Promoting youth through ICT" For the following reasons. There is an increasing interest in youth promotion all over the world especially in MENA region.

Promoting youth through ( ICT )
Promoting youth through ( ICT ) 01 February 2007 APC

Promoting youth through ( ICT ) It’s my pleasure to share you another vital topic which , I do believe may open a vast area of discussion and exchange of ideas. I intend to put forward the above mentioned topic" Promoting youth through ICT" For the following reasons. There is an increasing interest in youth promotion all over the world especially in MENA region. And another, promoting...

SANGONeT ... attempting a rescue of poorly performing telecentres
SANGONeT ... attempting a rescue of poorly performing telecentres 29 January 2007 APC

APC member SANGONeT features in this report titled South Africa: Rescue Attempt On Poorly Performing Telecentres. Says the Johannesburg-datelined report in Business Day, which is South Africa’s major business-oriented daily: “Dozens of telecentres set up to take telecommunications services to rural areas have been an absolute waste of time and money, says an organisation trying to s...

Salamieh Community Telecentre Never forgets to celebrate the Christmas Eve with its dear special needs students
Salamieh Community Telecentre Never forgets to celebrate the Christmas Eve with its dear special needs students 29 January 2007 APC

Never forgets to celebrate the Christmas Eve with his dear special needs children in Salamieh Community Telecentre

Web.net makes major contribution to Drupal
Web.net makes major contribution to Drupal 28 January 2007 FD for APCNews

With the WebFM module, APC-member in Toronto has made a major contribution at the end of 2006 to the open source content management system Drupal. With simple-to-use drag and drop and folder creation and deletion functions, WebFM is increasingly becoming popular as Web Network’s executive director, Oliver Zielke, himself states in the following interview excerpts.

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