Full Coverage: Capacity building

31.08.2007 Scientists at IBM said they had moved closer to achieving the feat by learning how to steer single atoms in a way that could create building blocks for ultra-tiny storage devices.

30.08.2007 e-Krishi centre in an Indian state of Kerala is making people of Malappuram district more happy in Onam festival by offering them cheap goods than any other place.

30.08.2007 The UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women is accepting applications for its 12th grant cycle (2007) related to the implementation of existing laws, policies and plans of action to address violence against women and reducing the twin pandemics of HIV/AIDS and violence against women.

29.08.2007 UNESCO has launched a book titled, ‘Building National Information Policies: Experiences in Latin America’ in Kingston. The book emphasizes the importance for Latin American and Caribbean countries to adopt National Information Policies (NIP) to preserve their people’s right to access information.

29.08.2007 The brand new website,ErasmusPC has been launched which is an International Network for Culture and Cities. Its aim is to gather ideas and to formulate and promote initiatives relating to urban and cultural development.

29.08.2007 One of the largest providers of business application software, SAP AG a German software firm, has doubled the number of customers in India to 2,000 in the past year and reaffirmed plans to invest $1 billion in the country to boost growth.

27.08.2007 United Nations officials called on top Chinese executives to utilize information technology to improve the plight of poor people and to fight against poverty, illiteracy and disease in their home country and around the world.

27.08.2007 The Intel Foundation partnered with the Digital Empowerment Foundation, a New Delhi-based non-governmental organisation has granted a donation of US 60,000 (Rs.25 lakh) towards women's education and empowerment in India.

27.08.2007 There is something remarkable in the tribal women of North Indian state of Orissa as they have increased their level of awareness and no longer dependent on the money lenders. On the contrary, today they are small-scale entrepreneurs by forming SHGs groups and selling the turmeric which has good production in their village.

24.08.2007 Asia Pacific survey, on mobile banking opportunities, has come up with a report titled, ‘Mobile Opportunities for the Financial Sector’. The survey which was conducted in five countries found that one of every three Indians with a bank account is ready to switch to another bank, offering free mobile banking. Indian users are found more aware of mobile banking than those in other countries.

24.08.2007 The Commission has adopted a proposal to select systems for mobile satellite services at European level. If adopted by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Telecom Ministers, this new selection mechanism will allow innovative services, such as mobile TV, broadband data and emergency communications to develop smoothly throughout Europe as of 2009.

24.08.2007 Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) is extending the Competition deadline to 9 September 2007. The Competition is part of GKP’s ongoing programme in the area of youth-led social enterprises. It is fully web-based and open to applicants worldwide until the (extended) closing on 9 September 2007. 100 winners selected by an international online jury will be announced on 20 October 2007.

24.08.2007 Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) is extending the Competition deadline to 9 September 2007. The Competition is part of GKP’s ongoing programme in the area of youth-led social enterprises. It is fully web-based and open to applicants worldwide until the (extended) closing on 9 September 2007. 100 winners selected by an international online jury will be announced on 20 October 2007.

24.08.2007 NOKIA says India has become one of the largest markets and overtook the United States in the second quarter to become its second-biggest market by sales after China.

24.08.2007 The Indian government is set to establish a trail of all foreign exchange transactions, including electronic transfers through various intermediaries by NRIs in the Gulf and America.

24.08.2007 The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has introduced a report on ‘World Health Report 2007 entitled A Safer Future’ and asked for corporation from the national governments to provide global health security. She stressed on collective responsibility and international cooperation with open sharing of knowledge, technologies to guarantee global public-health security in the future.

23.08.2007 Sai Seva (Serve and Inspire Simple Employment for Village Advancement), is the new face of Indian BPO sector as it trains rural youth in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh. The aim is to help educated rural youth by preventing them from migrating to cities and providing employment in the villages.

23.08.2007 An Indian organisation, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is inviting members of university, college or other organisations to participate in ‘Agenda for survival: A certificate course on the policies and practices of environmental management in India’ Starts from 23 October to 14 December 2007, in New Delhi.

23.08.2007 Indian railways is finding meaningful ways to engage ragpickers across the country. They are being pressed into service to clean the tracks at stations and become daily wagers. The railways has also introduced mechanised cleaning system at 26 major stations in the country. Here, cleanings of platforms and trains are carried out with the help of machines.

21.08.2007 International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission to Nepal have welcomed the endorsement of the Right to Information Act and Working Journalists Act amendments, in Nepal. They also said that it commends those journalists and media that have advocated for legislative reform and defended press freedoms.