Full Coverage: Governance

30.11.2007

30.11.2007 An art and photography exhibition in Kathmandu brings to light the difficulties faced by young Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Forced out of their home country with their families in the 1990s, these young people have no memories of Bhutan, yet yearn for a return to their old homes.

29.11.2007 Hundreds of Muslim women from across India, along with academics, social experts and parliamentarians, addressed social, livelihood, legal and religious issues of the community at the first annual convention of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) in Delhi. The campaign also called for the implementation of the 2006 Justice Sachar Committee report for better education and employment facilities.

29.11.2007 The XI National Conference on e-Governance in India, to be held on February 7-8, 2008, will focus on the national awards for e-Governance 2007-08. The event will be organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DAR&PG) in collaboration with the Department of Information Technology.

26.11.2007 NEW YORK, Nov 26 (OneWorld) - The Bush administration is pushing for plans to reuse spent nuclear fuel in power reactors across the United States, but key senators and nuclear analysts have raised economic and security concerns about reusing the weapons-grade fuel.

23.11.2007 La senatrice Lidia Menapace (Prc) ha risposto ieri dalle pagine de "il manifesto" alla nota di p. Alex Zanotelli sulla "Finanziaria armata" approvata al Senato anche dalla cosiddetta Sinistra radicale. "Delusione profonda verso la Sinistra Critica che in piazza chiede la chiusura dei 'lager per gli immigrati', parla contro le guerre e l'imperialismo e poi vota con la Destra per rifinanziarli" – scriveva p. Alex. "La questione – risponde la Menapace – non è di volta in volta rimanere esterrefatti (...) ma se ci si debba considerare legati al patto di sostenere questo governo o se invece si viene formalmente sollecitati a farlo cadere". La senatrice ribadisce di considerarsi "legata al patto con gli elettori", "ma sono aperta al dibattito su questo tema, purché fosse indicato così: bisogna buttare giù questo governo e indicare quali vantaggi ne seguirebbero". Il dibattito, insomma, è aperto e attende la replica anche del "movimento della pace" che - a detta di p. Zanotelli - "dorme sonni tranquilli".

22.11.2007 A Global Dialogue Seminar will be held in New Delhi, India on November 29-30, 2007. Organised by the World Bank e-Development Thematic Group/GICT, IT SLC in partnership with eGovWorld, Mobile Government Consortium International, IIS-Russia, eGov Monitor and the Development Gateway, the seminar will discuss a variety of mobile services being developed and deployed around the world.

22.11.2007 A Global Dialogue Seminar will be held in New Delhi, India on November 29-30, 2007. Organised by the World Bank e-Development Thematic Group/GICT, IT SLC in partnership with eGovWorld, Mobile Government Consortium International, IIS-Russia, eGov Monitor and the Development Gateway, the seminar discuss a variety of mobile services being developed and deployed around the world.

21.11.2007 No scholarships or unemployment allowance to the disabled, no financial assistance to widows, no juvenile shelter homes, no primary school for the deaf, no home for mentally retarded, no leprosy complex and no disbursement of funds to old-age homes. Despite availability of funds, the social welfare schemes of the Delhi government are in a shambles.

16.11.2007 WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (OneWorld) - China is well on its way to acquiring fully 15 percent of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2020, while the United States is dragging its feet on transitioning away from fossil fuels, according to a pair of reports released here this week.

16.11.2007 The UN in India has set up Legislators’ Forums with the state assemblies to assist legislators discuss developmental issues in a more structured manner. In its first meeting in the state of Rajasthan, the Forum focused on the issue of water.

14.11.2007 Mobile television will soon be a reality in India. It will open up opportunities for government to enhance services to citizens ranging from education to healthcare to safety and security, apart from providing business users with latest information on stock market and entertainment to the masses.

14.11.2007 The Indian government will collect data on more than half a million villages over the next six months to help ensure better development. Even after 60 years of Independence, there is a dearth of information on the real condition of villages where more than 70% of the population lives.

13.11.2007 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide technical assistance, funded by the Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund, to the state of Assam in India. The objective is to promote innovative ICTs to make e-rural investments financially sustainable.

13.11.2007 The second Internet Governance Forum that opened at Rio de Janeiro discussed ways to use the Internet for development, among other critical issues. The four-day event is being promoted by the United Nations and will be attended by over thousand participants from the governments, private sector, NGOs, academics and the technical communities.

12.11.2007 Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, in his first news conference since the imposition of martial law, has said elections will be held by January 9 but under the current state of emergency. Human rights activists were quick to retort that free and fair polls are not possible under such conditions.

12.11.2007 The UN General Assembly has declared September 15 as the International Day of Democracy, while stressing the need to promote democratization and fundamental human rights. The Assembly hopes that observing the date each year will help raise public awareness and encourage governments to strengthen and consolidate democracy.

09.11.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 (OneWorld) - UN human rights experts urged Pakistani authorities Thursday to return to constitutional rule and stop the ongoing police crackdown on opposition activists.

07.11.2007 Lawyers and judges in Pakistan are spearheading the movement for restoration of democracy. Accustomed to fighting verbal battles in courtrooms, they are now out on the streets facing the batons of the security forces.

07.11.2007 The UN-backed online environmental database can now be accessed in more than 100 developing countries. The project called ‘Online Access to Research in the Environment’ goes a long way in bridging the North-South digital divide.