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 A much higher proportion of people in China use information communication technologies (ICTs) than in any other developing country with a similar per capita income — the country is home to an estimated 338 million Internet users.
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| Categories: Connectivity, Telecom infrastructure, Rural and last mile access, Entrepreneurship, Enabling environment, Poverty eradication |
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The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has called for global ICT regulation to enforce an “ICT stimulus plan” to drive network investment, growth and development in countries affected by the global economic crisis.
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| Categories: Connectivity, Telecom infrastructure, Wireless technologies, Financing for Development |
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The ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Gender, Dr Adrienne Yande Diop, has noted that Information Communication and Technology (ICT) provides access to education for people under difficult circumstances.
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| Categories: Education, ICT for improving educational systems |
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Cambodian human resource capacity in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) for socio-economic development is set to make a great stride with the launch of a United Nations ICT capacity building programme.
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| Categories: Education, Capacity Building |
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infoDev and the World Bank’s Finance, Economic and Urban Development (FEU) department are working together to advance the Information and Communication Technology for development (ICT4D) agenda in the area of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology and Spatial data infrastructure (SDI).
Source: http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/34366
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| Categories: Millennium Development Goals |
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The Singapore Government and the World Bank jointly organized a knowledge sharing event "The Singapore Experience - Ingredients for successful Nation-wide eTransformation" on the 'Singapore ICT Day event for South Asia’ in the city Wednesday.
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| Categories: Governance, E-government |
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The United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-moon urged here on Sunday the international community to move quickly to secure the resources in addressing climate change. Speaking at the opening of the 14th summit of the African Union (AU), Ban ki-moon said African countries are among the least responsible yet the most susceptible to climate change impacts.
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| Categories: Environment |
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Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman of UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) will be leading a high-ranking delegation from the Alliance to meet with UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon on February 8, 2010 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
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Source: Al Bawaba.com, http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Jordan/260515
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| Categories: ICT Policy and Strategy, Internet Governance |
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Cities embrace mobile apps, 'Gov 2.0'
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| Categories: Connectivity, ICT Policy and Strategy |
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UN GAID Selects Philip Peters as High Level Advisor to Global Alliance for ICT and Development
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| Categories: Private Sector |
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Cities embrace mobile apps, 'Gov 2.0'- Use of mobile by citizens to interact with government
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| Categories: Connectivity, Access, ICT Policy and Strategy |
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Happy New Year Greetings 2010
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| Categories: Private Sector |
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Web accessibility has come a long way in the decade since many of these proposals were first floated.It's still a challenge, however, for the Web community to remember that as it pushes forward with exciting new technologies like HTML5 that could reinvent the Internet experience, it must keep in mind the needs of those who can't type 60 words per minute, operate a mouse like a scalpel, or see the ... Read More
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| Categories: Connectivity, Access |
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 Web accessibility has come a long way in the decade since many of these proposals were first floated.It's still a challenge, however, for the Web community to remember that as it pushes forward with exciting new technologies like HTML5 that could reinvent the Internet experience, it must keep in mind the needs of those who can't type 60 words per minute, operate a mouse like a scalpel, or see the ... Read More
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| Categories: Connectivity, Access |
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Study by Deutsche Telekom, Huawei, SAP, Siemens and The Boston Consulting Group: With smart ICT solutions, CO2 emissions can be reduced by 207 megatons by 2020
-Greatest potential in the transport and logistics industry and in building management.
-Business volumes for environmentally-friendly ICT solutions around EUR 84 billion
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| Categories: ICT Policy and Strategy, Millennium Development Goals |
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