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Sep. 24th, 2006 | 09:57 pm

Book launch: ICT strategies for school
by laxman Mohanty and Neharika Vohra

link: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2006/09/11/stories/20060911000802...

A disappointing finding of the authors is that most principals have skirted learning about IT and have not taken an active role in ICT implementation in schools.

05.17.05 In Singapore, the issue of human rights has received increased attention in recent weeks after the government appeared to be curbing free speech on the internet, while a local filmmaker could face imprisonment for making a documentary about an opposition leader and a well-known former athlete was executed for marijuana smuggling, John Burton writes in the Financial Times. The issue is becoming more important in Singapore as it seeks to create a vibrant culture—including a possible Guggenheim branch—to attract tourists and permanent residents from aboard, while trying to stem a brain drain of local talent.

I met Cees Hamelink on Monday May 9th 2005 and addressed some questions relevant for my research on communication rights. The CRIS campaign in his terms is relevant for the education about Communication Rights not only for the people, but also for national governments!

Cees Hamelink is Professor of International Communication at the University of Amsterdam. He is the founder of the People's Communication Charter and is active in the CRIS campaign.

Prague, Czech Republic -- Gender and technology activists, the APC WNSP, have launched GenderIT.org, a new information and communications technology (ICT) policy portal for women and policy-makers. ICT policy is not just about legislation of infrastructure and operators. Good ICT policy can promote economic empowerment. It can counter the negative uses of ICTs, such as trafficking of women. GenderIT.org promotes the need for gender advocacy in ICT policy as well as the “how to” of pushing for policy change.