http://africa.oneworld.net/article/archive/579 en_GB http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160482/1/579 World Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences is organising an International Conference on Communications and Information Technologies from August 13-15, 2008 in Vienna, Austria. The event is a premier forum for researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholars to present technological advances and research results in the fields of ICT. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160469/1/579 Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation is conducting a three-day conference on e-governance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event will aim at harnessing ICTs for more efficient, inclusive and transparent governance in the Asia-Pacific region. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83684 Zimbabweans are increasingly harnessing new technologies -- notably cell phones and the internet -- to challenge the ever more dictatorial nature of Mugabe's regime. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160421/1/579 NEW YORK, May 6 (OneWorld) - Women's rights advocates in the United States have launched a novel global initiative aiming to help millions of women across the world who face violence at the hands of men. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160335/1/579 ASSOCHAM, India’s apex industry body is organising a global telecom summit on May 23-24, 2008 in New Delhi, India. The event will provide a platform for experts to discuss challenges confronting the Indian telecom industry and develop possible solutions. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160309/1/579 Rural health practioners in Alaska are being facilitated through videoconferencing to cater to the needs of the mentally ill. Through lectures and consultations, the health providers will build their technical skills related to nutrition and surgeries. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160118/1/579 With BBC World Trust launching its most ambitious project called ‘English in Action’, Bangladeshis will soon be able to learn a truly global language on television and mobiles. This will help all sections of society acquire English language skills and increase their prospects in the job market. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160105/1/579 IBM is toying with the idea of providing information to rural users on toll-free numbers. Its pilot project in southern India will provide information on healthcare services, small businesses and micro-finance. Once successful, it will be taken to international markets. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160002/1/579 Kristine Pearson, chief executive of Freeplay Foundation, is the creator of the wind-up and solar-powered Lifeline radio, the first such initiative in the humanitarian sector. She emphasises the use of renewable and clean energy solutions to improve access to communication for the poor. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159975/1/579 A community radio show by college students in Chennai in southern India is bringing alive characters from neighbouring slums to help women deal with issues of health and education. The use of local Tamil dialect is just one of the ways to reach out to its audience in the slums. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/159972/1/579 A non-profit media project is organising Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2008 in Budapest, Hungary on June 27-28, 2008. The event will highlight the contribution of diverse voices like bloggers, activists and journalists in global information dissemination. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159929/1/579 NEW YORK, Apr 18 (OneWorld) - A nonprofit environmental group is calling on one of the country's largest textbook publishers to correct a school book that it says contains a discussion of global warming "so biased and misleading it would humble a tobacco industry PR man." http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/159912/1/579 Using Mobile Phones in Advocacy Campaigns, a strategy guide by MobileActive contains innovative ideas on using mobile phones for active civic engagement. Citing case studies from different parts of the world, the book advocates mobiles as tools of social change in developing nations. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/159911/1/579 Partners in Media Asia Pvt. Ltd. is organising India Radio Forum on May 30, 2008 at Mumbai, India. The event aims to inform and update the FM fraternity of the medium’s evolution in the region, and to invite opinions from the industry worldwide about the future of radio in Asia. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/159902/1/579 Building on the popular culture of blogging, BBC’s ZigZagmag.net has created an interactive online space to enable aspiring Iranian journalists generate high quality content for a variety of BBC platforms. The virtual newsroom encourages learning and communication through discussions and training.