At a Glance:South Asian potpourri

[This article was published in the August 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

On the International Women

Radio For Island Communities:Tambuli’ in Philippines

[This article was published in the August 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

The success of Mahaweli Community Radio Project in Sri Lanka paved the way of Tambuli Community Radio in Philippines,

Community Radio in East Timor:Promoting democracy

[This article was published in the August 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

There is at present little opportunity for community radio to sustain itself through traditional forms of community radio income – individual and organisational membership, donations, and sponsorship are almost non-existent in Timor-Leste.

ICT and Education:i4d launches a new research programme

[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Even 20 years back, we couldn

Technological Translations:India could be virtually food secure today

[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

We just need the political will to implement our technologies in the interests of our rural communities. This article explores how technology can impact on our collective stomach; on our very survival.

Jagriti:Revolutionising agriculture, the IT way

[This article was published in the July 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Pan Localisation regional initiative:Developing local language computing

[This article was published in the June 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

There are 2197languages spoken in Asia. Only about20% of these people can
communicate in English. This makes English language content available on ICTs inaccessible to a large majority of Asians.

Insight:Local content, local people, local languages

[This article was published in the June 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Poor people must be able to express and communicate locally relevant knowledge in local languages if they are to shape the decisions that affect their livelihoods

Content Management System for communities

‘Digital Divide’ describes the demarcation between the haves and have-nots with respect to access to information and communication technologies and […]

The potential of ICTs: The case of mobile phones in Sitakund

[This article was published in the May 2004 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

… in Bangladesh, there is a worrying lack of evidence or analysis of the actual experience and effects of telecommunication system upon poor people