9-10 July 2004, New Delhi, India:Mission 2007

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

The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences in New Delhi hosted

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) ]

EU-ACP:CTA: Promoting cooperation

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

CTA, is an abbreviation of the French name for Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation in the Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries with the European Union. The Centre has emerged as a leading information and knowledge services organisation for farmers and agro-forestry practitioners in ACP countries.

A stitch in time saves nine

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

This issue of i4d magazine on agriculture and water could not have been more appropriate given the looming meteorological drought in India that has already affected about nine states.

Promoting local content in global market

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

This article presents a web based application software package RuralBazar, which could become the means for sharing local content produced by rural communities with global consumers.

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.

ICT’s at works in the hands of the poor:Innovation and research in South Asia?

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

This paper provides an understanding of the effective use of ICT for development and poverty reduction

The wireless roadshow:Wireless networking – an accepted option

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

The wireless roadshow aims at supporting civil society partners in building their connectivity in license-exempt spectrum, based on open technology and open knowledge.

Local communities-A global initiative

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

Heeding a call from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to extend Internet connectivity to underserved populations around the world,