Capacity Building

UNESCO: International Centre for South-South Co-operation in Science, Technology and Innovation

Submitted by admin on Wed, 23/07/2008 - 04:24.

The International Centre for South-South Co-operation in Science, Technology and Innovation was inaugurated in Kuala Lumpur in May 2008. The centre functions under the auspices of UNESCO.

It facilitates the integration of a developmental approach into national science and technology and innovation policies, and provides policy advice. In parallel to organizing capacity-building and the exchange of experience and best practices, the centre conducts research and tackles specific problems in science, technology and innovation policy-making in developing countries.

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Haayo: PIWA Information Society Prize 2008

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 08:47.

Within the framework of its objective to strengthen journalist capacity on ICTs, the Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA) is launching a media production contest on ICTs. The contest is open to all print and broadcast media journalists from West and Central Africa.

Journalists who wish to take part in this contest are required to submit an article or an audio programme on the theme: "ICTs and elections in Africa". Deadline to apply: March 15th 2008.

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ADB: ADB provides $21M to develop ICT in South Asia

Submitted by admin on Tue, 18/12/2007 - 12:40.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $21.2 million for the development of information and communication technology (ICT) in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal by enhancing the availability of affordable broadband Internet connections, skilled manpower and local content and Internet applications in line with efforts to promote inclusive growth and reduce poverty.

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ECA: Connect Africa Summit adopts five goals to bridge the digital divide in Africa

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 07:41.

The Connect Africa Summit which took place in Kigali, Rwanda, on 29 - 30 October 2007, ended with the adoption of five goals to bridge the digital divide in Africa.

The Summit, which was held under the patronage of the President of Rwanda, Mr. Paul Kagame, gathered over a thousand participants from 54 countries, including six Heads of State and Government. Forty-three countries in Africa were represented, including 23 at the Ministerial level.

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SciDevNet: African bank steps in to boost digital revolution

Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/11/2007 - 20:50.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled a new science and technology policy with the primary objective of boosting training in digital technologies.

The policy was endorsed by African leaders, ministers and experts at the Connect Africa Summit held in Rwanda this week (29–30 October).

AfDB president Donald Kaberuka says the policy will prepare Africa for the challenges ahead, including the lack of trained personnel required to propel it into the digital age.

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People's Daily Online: Africa-China cooperation in ICT win-win

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/11/2007 - 13:31.

A senior official of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has said that the information and communication technology (ICT) cooperation between China and Africa will lead to a win-win result.

"Chinese companies like Huawei, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the ITU to have many training initiatives for Africa. Such training is not only good for Africa's economy, at the same time it will help the firm to expand the market," Sami Al Basheer Al Morshid, director of ITU Telecommunication Development Sector, told Xinhua Tuesday in an exclusive interview.

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UN News: UN partners with Microsoft to bring technology benefits to millions in Africa

Submitted by admin on Tue, 30/10/2007 - 11:39.

The United Nations telecommunications agency and technology giant Microsoft have announced a new partnership to help bring the benefits of information and communication technology (ICT) to millions in Africa, a key aim of a global summit that kicked off today in Rwanda.

As part of the partnership, announced today at the Connect Africa Summit, the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Microsoft will launch ITU Global View, a virtual earth-based online platform to showcase and track ICT-related development projects on the continent.

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People's Daily Online: Arab countries to meet in Dubai to discuss digital divide

Submitted by admin on Sun, 26/08/2007 - 13:05.

Representatives from 11 Arab countries will meet on Nov. 19 in Dubai for the second round of the Government Technology (GT) Summit and Exhibition, Emirates News Agency reported on Sunday.

The summit seeks to set a platform for exchange of knowledge and expertise in a bid to bridge the digital divide, improve management performance in the government sector and secure a level of competence in the private sector.

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UNCTAD: The Least Developed Countries Report, 2007

Submitted by admin on Thu, 26/07/2007 - 15:29.

The least developed countries (LDCs) are a group of countries (presently 50 States) that have been officially identified by the United Nations as "least developed" in the light of their low income, weak human assets, and high economic vulnerability. UNCTAD, in past LDC Reports, has taken the view that the key to sustained economic growth and poverty reduction in LDCs is the development of productive capacities and related creation of productive employment.

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Forbes: Technological neglect traps poorest nations in poverty - UNCTAD

Submitted by admin on Thu, 26/07/2007 - 15:29.

The world's poorest countries are being sapped of the technological capacity they need to break out of the poverty trap and catch up with the rest of the world, the UN's trade and development agency said today.

The UN Conference on Trade and Development argued in its annual report on Least Developed Countries that science, technology and innovation were not luxuries for the world's poorest, but necessities that would allow them to leapfrog into the 21st century.

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