What's New on Digital Opportunity Channel - http://www.digitalopportunity.org **************************************** News http://www.digitalopportunity.org/news/ **************************************** Experts chart future of Indian fonts, technologies http://www.mahiti.org/news/News_Item.2003-04-16.1646go At the first Indic Font Workshop held recently in Bangalore, India's leading font designers and typography experts, software specialists and language encoding gurus discussed how to design, develop and deploy Indian language fonts and technologies on computers. International Open Source Network launched http://www.apdip.net/iosn/default.asp The Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme of the UNDP has launched the International Open Source Network, which will serve as a centre of excellence on Open Source technologies and applications. It will aid countries in sharing information on Open Source and help facilitate and coordinate related programmes and initiatives through networking. Prize to honour ICT efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=11231 The Association for Progressive Communications has announced its APC Betinho Communications Prize which in 2003 be offered in recognition of outstanding examples of ICT efforts that are improving the lives of people and communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. US commissions software to ram great firewall of China http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/content/news/index.cfm?key=868 The news and propaganda wing behind the US government's Voice of America broadcasts has commissioned software to assist Chinese Web surfers in circumventing government-imposed Internet restrictions. The software allows PC users to create a "circumvention Web server" that can tunnel under the government firewall. Women among first IT specialists trained in Afghanistan http://www.undp.org/dpa/frontpagearchive/2003/april/17apr03/index.html Afghanistan's first class of internationally certified computer specialists graduated this month. The new crop of engineers, one-third of which are women, are expected to help accelerate the country's reintegration into the global community. AIDS messages to be broadcast for free in Kenya http://allafrica.com/stories/200304140416.html It will now be mandatory for broadcasting stations in Kenya to set aside a percentage of their airtime for free broadcasting of AIDS messages for both TV and radio, the country's tourism and information minister has announced. New software helps the blind become computer-savvy http://infochangeindia.org/EducationItop.jsp?section_idv=5#2123 An Indian NGO working for the visually impaired is using software that allows its blind students to enter data into computers in 12 Indian languages. A computerised voice guides the user in any of these languages and the students can also enter data using the Braille method. Kazakhstan blocks access to critical Websites http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=6122 Kazakh authorities have blocked access to several Websites providing independent news or the opposition's views and critical of President Nursultan Nazarbayev and government officials involved in corruption, the Reporters Without Borders says. Canada to help Africa bridge the digital divide http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/cida_ind.nsf/dccfe1952450f552852568db00555b47/ff222328b03667a085256d090055c989?OpenDocument Canada is all set to contribute an additional $15 million to support 'Connectivity Africa', an initiative that seeks to help bridge the digital divide in the continent. China blocks Website of Reporters Without Borders http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=6132 The Reporters Without Borders Website has been inaccessible in China since at least 14 April. Chinese authorities may have blocked it because of a press release on the site about the extended imprisonment of cyber-dissident Liu Di, the organisation said. China has already blocked access to dozens of sites of media outlets and human rights groups. Radio show for biodiversity awareness in rural Nepal http://www.comminit.com/pdskdv82002/sld-5946.html Ko Chautari, a rural participatory radio programme in Nepal, is aiming to raise awareness about biodiversity-related issues. The word 'Chautari' means "a resting-place under the shade of a tree" - where social, cultural, and religious information of value is exchanged. South African project using cell phones to fight TB http://www.irinnews.org/AIDSreport.asp?ReportID=1966&SelectRegion=Southern_Africa&SelectCountry=SOUTH_AFRICA A pilot project in South Africa's coastal city of Cape Town is using the text message service on cell phones to remind patients to take their medication, saving the over-stretched public health services time and money. ***************************************************** Analysis http://www.digitalopportunity.org/features/analysis/ ***************************************************** ************************************************************ Success Stories http://www.digitalopportunity.org/features/success_stories/ ************************************************************ ********************************************************** Campaigns http://www.digitalopportunity.org/get_involved/campaigns/ ********************************************************** New list to discuss African inputs for WSIS http://www.hrea.org/lists/huridocs-tech/markup/msg00971.html A new discussion list launched for the 'Africa Civil Society Caucus Group' of the World Summit for Information Society aims to discuss and prepare inputs for WSIS. Join the list and help set the agenda for the future of the African information society. Campaign to build multipurpose IT centres in India http://www.aisect.org/plan5000-2.htm The PLAN 5000 campaign seeks to set up over 5,000 multipurpose information technology centres across the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. A joint effort of the All India Society for Electronics & Computer Technology and the state government, it is to be implemented at the local village council levels. ****************************************** Events http://www.digitalopportunity.org/events/ ****************************************** Building the Information Commonwealth http://www.communities.org.ru/conference/ Tue 22 April 2003 - Thu 24 April 2003 St. Petersburg, Russia The conference will focus on several key problems of civil society development in CIS countries, through the prism of ICT use. These discussions will be informed in part by specialists from numerous other countries, who will provide case studies, models, methods and projections. The conference will also feature numerous training workshops and occasions for networking and exploring collaborations and partnerships Social Study of IT workshop http://is.lse.ac.uk/Events/SSIT3/default.htm Thu 24 April 2003 - Fri 25 April 2003 London, UK Through presentations, panels and debate we hope to explore, in various contexts and through diverse research strands, some sustaining links that can expose the intricate and tricky connections between knowledge and the act of organizing. ICTs in African Schools - A Workshop for Practitioners and Policymakers http://www.schoolnetafrica.net/IAS2003/index.htm Sun 27 April 2003 - Fri 2 May 2003 Gaborone, Botswana SchoolNet Africa, The Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) and the World Bank (WB) are organizing a historic workshop: ICTs in African Schools - A Workshop for Practitioners and Policymakers, where both schoolnet practitioners and education policymakers and officials will engage on practical and policy issues relating to efforts to bridge the educational and digital divides in Africa. International Conference on Management of Technology http://www.iamot.org Tue 13 May 2003 - Thu 15 May 2003 Nancy, France This conference will discuss one of the most important issues facing both technology and business managers. Attendees will focus on the necessary evolution of management and sharing of knowledge practices among organizations due to the development of the new information technologies. Consequently, the conference will also give strong importance to researches or experiences concerning the social impact of technology development. RTPNet Conference: Bridging North Carolina's Digital/Human Divide http://www.rtpnet.org/rtpconf Fri 30 May 2003 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Some people are benefiting from new technology and some are not. This conference addresses the gap between those people in North Carolina who have access to technology and the development of information skills and those who do not. While the focus of the conference is on initiatives in North Carolina, the conference will benefit anyone interested in community technology centers and issues associated with bridging the digital divide. IADIS e-Society 2003 http://www.iadis.org/es2003/ Tue 3 June 2003 - Fri 6 June 2003 Lisbon, Portugal This conference, hosted by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, aims to address the main issues of concern within the Information Society. Broad areas of interest are E-Commerce, E-Learning and E-Government. FreeNetworks Conference on Community Wireless http://con.freenetworks.org/ Fri 6 June 2003 - Sun 8 June 2003 Las Vegas, USA The FreeNetworks Conference (FN-CON) is focused on giving the public an in-depth look into the the fast growing worldwide movement of Community Wireless Networking. FN-CON aims to gather the experts and implementors in community wireless networking groups from across the globe, innovators from the wired community and municipal networks, and the technologists designing the hardware for future phases of this amazing movement for a conference like no other. Empowering Women through Information and Knowledge: From Oral Traditions to ICT http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2003/1766-event.html Tue 10 June 2003 - Fri 13 June 2003 Pune, India The conference, sponsored by SNDT Women's University & Centre for Women's Development Studies, will focus on information and knowledge created by women for women or about women. It aims to cover content and processes involved in academic, social and creative situations. Seventh International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation http://egade.sistema.itesm.mx/monterrey2003/index.html Tue 10 June 2003 - Fri 13 June 2003 Monterrey, Mexico Topics at this conference include "Connecting Communities via Education and Technology," "Solving Problems across Borders via Technology" and "E-Economy, e-Government and their Implications for Social and Political Accountability." Berlecon Workshop on the Economics of Information Technology http://www.berlecon.de/output/events/bite5.html Fri 13 June 2003 - Sat 14 June 2003 Berlin, Germany The Berlecon Workshop on the Economics of Information Technology aims at improving the understanding of the economic aspects of information technology and its role in our economy. The workshop not only covers IT in the strict sense but also includes communication technologies, which increasingly converge with traditional IT. Virtual Communities Conference http://www.infonortics.com/vc/vc03/prog-03.html Mon 16 June 2003 - Tue 17 June 2003 London, UK A two-day conference on the Internet and virtual communities. |------------------------------------------------------------------| | Digital Opportunity Channel http://www.digitalopportunity.org | | Promoting Digital Opportunities for All | |------------------------------------------------------------------| ========== HURIDOCS-Tech listserv ========== Send mail intended for the list to <huridocs-tech@hrea.org>. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/huridocs-tech/markup/maillist.php To subscribe to the list, send a message to <majordomo@hrea.org>, with the following text in the message: subscribe huridocs-tech To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to <majordomo@hrea.org>, with the following text in the message: unsubscribe huridocs-tech If you have problems (un)subscribing, contact <owner-huridocs-tech@hrea.org>.
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