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 IT experts met at a United Nations gathering in Geneva to discuss how technology could help reduce poverty.
The meeting was attended by IT staff from industry, non-governmental organisations and government agencies.
The UN's Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID), which organised the meeting, said technology could tackle poverty in a number of ways.
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UN News Centre: UN forum discusses use of new technology to fight poverty, improve health
Submitted on may 27, 2009.
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Experts on information and communications technology (ICT) from the United Nations, private industry, non-governmental organizations and government agencies are meeting today in Geneva to look at ways to use the latest digital innovations to fight poverty and improve public health.
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Microsoft has defended itself against criticism over aggressive marketing techniques in Africa to win people over to its software.
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UN News Centre: UN announces launch of world’s first tuition-free, online university
Submitted on may 22, 2009.
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A leading arm of the United Nations working to spread the benefits of information technology today announced the launch of the first ever tuition-free online university.
As part of this year’s focus on education, the UN Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technology and Development (GAID) presented the newly formed University of the People, a non-profit institution offering highe ... Read More
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TMCnet: ITU World Telecommunication & Information Society Award goes to President Lula of Brazil, Rob Conway and Deborah Tate; Queen Silvia of Sweden supports protecting children in cyberspace
Submitted on may 19, 2009.
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President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of Brazil, along with Mr Rob Conway, CEO of GSMA, and Ms Deborah Taylor Tate, former Commissioner of the US Federal Communications Commission were honoured with the 2009 ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Award at a ceremony held in Geneva. H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden was the patron on the occasion of the World Telecommunication and Informa ... Read More
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A controversial French bill which will disconnect people caught downloading content illegally three times has been given final approval.
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Computer chipmaker Intel has been fined a record 1.06bn euros ($1.45bn; £948m) by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices.
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The head of America's National Security Agency says that America needs to build a digital warfare force for the future, according to reports.
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Every week without fail, sellers come to trade their meat, vegetables or animals in the dusty marketplace of Katine in north-east Uganda. Yet a closer look reveals something unusual: a series of stalls with pulped wood awnings supported by crooked tree branches. Within each there is someone in a chair receiving a haircut. More unexpected are a dozen or so mobile phones, each connected by a wire to ... Read More
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Reuters: EU urges Internet governance revamp
Submitted on may 11, 2009.
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The body in charge of assigning Internet addresses such as .com and .net should be shorn of its U.S. government links from October and made fully independent, the European Union's information society chief said.
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Reuters: Safe "sexting?" No such thing, teens warned
Submitted on may 11, 2009.
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Teens sending nude or suggestive photos of themselves over their mobile phones are being warned -- "sexting" can damage your future.
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FutureGov: India and Africa’s satellite links set to expand
Submitted on may 11, 2009.
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An ambitious project to link up African Union countries with Indian hospitals and universities via satellite will accelerate this year after a pilot project in Ethiopia proved successful.
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Now, however, we have half a dozen international fiber projects for Africa, and fiber within countries scheduled to mushroom. (Map) Some of the new projects have announced competitive price cuts in advance, and prices for existing satellite connections are beginning to drop seriously.
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GenderIT: Access to knowledge and gender in Africa
Submitted on may 08, 2009.
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This edition of GenderIT looks at the question of access to knowledge focussing on Africa. Over the last century, copyright and patents legislation have penetrated into most countries. Strengthened by international trade agreements, and often pressure from the United States, this has had the impact of both shrinking the amount of knowledge that is freely available, and of legislating what is and i ... Read More
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Once again, Denmark has ranked first in the world when it comes to using Information Technology (IT), by the World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report for 2008-2009. The report rates nations on their readiness and competence concerning IT.
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