FLACSO Argentina: International Conference: Gender Equity Policies - A prospective view: New Scenarios, Actors and Articulations , Nov 9-12, Buenos Aires, Argentina Submitted on Nov 02, 2010.

Fifteen years after the Beijing World Conference on Women and 10 years after the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), within a current context of profound and shifting economic, political, social and cultural changes, there is a need for: * Revisiting gender-equity dynamics and policies across the many dimensions of human experience, building upon the lessons we have learnt, their foundatio ... Read More

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ICT4Peace Foundation: ICT4Peace Foundation : Successful completion of Humanitarian Logistics and Management Programme Submitted on Oct 31, 2010.

29 October 2010, Geneva, Switzerland: The first of its kind Master of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Logistics and Management Programme (MAS HLM) at the University of Lugano is a new programme aimed at those involved in humanitarian aid and relief delivery and planning.

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GhanaNewsAgency.org: Ghana needs Effective Partnership in the Communications Industry Submitted on Apr 05, 2010.

Mr. Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Communications, on Wednesday called for effective partnership between consumers and service providers in the communications industry to address challenges facing the sector and facilitate its development.

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Ashoka.org: Ashoka and GE Foundation Launch Innovative Partnership to Advance Solutions for Sub-Saharan Maternal and Infant Health Submitted on Mar 31, 2010.

Ashoka, the global network of leading social entrepreneurs, announced today that it has been awarded a one-year grant by GE Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the GE Corporation, to identify and map solutions aimed at improving maternal and infant health around the world.

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TVover.net: Wireless Technologies – Redefining ICT for Development Submitted on Mar 30, 2010.

South Asia’s largest ICT event 18th Convergence India 2010 Expo currently being held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 23-25 March continued its technology showcase focusing on wireless technologies and applications serving India’s 1 billion plus population.

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By David Morgan: English.GlobalArabNetwork.com: Tunisia: Industrial strategy sets objectives to be achieved by 2016 Submitted on Mar 29, 2010.

Tunisia has adopted a new industrial strategy which sets medium-term objectives to be achieved by 2016.

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Zawya.com: Arab Net 2010 has achieved its goal Submitted on Mar 29, 2010.

On Friday March 26, 2010, the first international conference for the Arab web industry ended with the triumphant closing notes of founder Omar Christidis. Over 600 attendees, 25,000 virtual attendees and 40 top-notch speakers from across the MENA, Europe, and Silicon Valley all came together to make this event a resounding success.

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DominicaNewsOnline.com: ICT Projects for Schools to Enhance the Classroom Experience Submitted on Mar 25, 2010.

The use of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in Dominican schools will be expanded with the implementation of a new project, ‘Digital Classroom Live Portal’.

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ITNewsAfrica.com: African telecoms to rival Middle East Submitted on Mar 25, 2010.

Since 2001, Investment into the African telecommunications sector has hit $18bn, however Africa has missed many opportunities to deploy cable infrastructure to the same extent as its competitive continents such as the Middle East and Asia.

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MicroFinanceFocus.com: An account of the Microfinance and New Technology Summit in Marrakech Submitted on Mar 23, 2010.

After the first Microfinance and New Technology summit in New Delhi, PlaNet Finance organized the second Microfinance and New Technology Summit in Marrakech, Morocco on March 11th and 12th, 2010.

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CTO: www.cto.int : CTO’s e-Governance Forum to Empower African Governments for Citizen-Centric Public Service Delivery Submitted on Mar 23, 2010.

Ministers, heads of ICT implementation agencies, ICT regulators and operating company executives are meeting at an African e-Governance Forum in Maputo, Mozambique from 23rd- 25th March to discuss the latest trends and benchmarks for using ICTs to improve governance in Africa.

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LusakaTimes.com: Zambia: Government wants Zambia to be ICTs regional hub Submitted on Mar 22, 2010.

The Government is working towards turning Zambia into an information and communications technology (ICT) hub in the region, Communication and Transport Minister Geoffrey Lungwangwa has said.

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International Data Group (IDG): World Bank, Nokia fund mobile app labs in Africa Submitted on Mar 22, 2010.

The World Bank in partnership with mobile handset maker Nokia is set to fund the establishment of mobile applications laboratories in Africa in a move to boost innovation in the field.

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NYTimes.com: In Rural Africa, a Fertile Market for Mobile Phones Submitted on Mar 16, 2010.

Laban Rutagumirwa charges his mobile phone with a car battery because his dirt-floor home deep in the remote, banana-covered hills of western Uganda does not have electricity. When the battery dies, Mr. Rutagumirwa, a 50-year-old farmer, walks just over four miles to charge it so he can maintain his position as communication hub and banana-disease tracker for his rural neighbors.

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Rebekah Heacock: GlobalVoicesOnline.org: Sudan: Is ICT all it's cracked up to be? Submitted on Mar 16, 2010.

In a December 2009 Global Voices article titled “ICT4D: Past mistakes, future wisdom,” [1] Aparna Ray points out that many technology for development projects have “started with a bang and later died with a whimper.” According to a recent article [2] in the Financial Times, such is the fate of a multimillion dollar World Bank plan to supply Juba, the capital of Southern Sudan, with computers and I ... Read More

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