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| Entity: |
Bangladesh - Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication website of the entity |
| Activity: |
Bridging the Information divide in Bangladesh website of the activity |
| Activity description: | Bridging the Information divide in Bangladesh through implementing World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Action Plan in Bangladesh Major components: 1.Awareness on correlations of ICT, poverty alleviation and Institutionalization of Democracy and Right to information (RTI) 2.Establishment of ICT Resource Center and Promotion of Rural Knowledge Volunteers as primary ICT catalyst in remote rural areas 3. Advocacy and Campaign for Bridge the Digital Divide/Information Divide/ Knowledge Divide and Open up airwaves for Community Radio - voices for the voice-less 4.Piloting of ICT4D projects at rural areas to create show case examples for greater multiplication through Rural Knowledge Center (RKC) 5.Establishment Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Justice through Amateur Radio Promotion 6.People's Rights in Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and Telecommunication/ Building capacity for ICT /Community broadcast Journalist. |
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| Entity from: Asia and Pacific - Bangladesh |
| Geographical coverage of the activity: National |
| WSIS action lines related to this activity:
Theme 1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development [ICT for sustainable development] [National e-strategies] [ICT in Parliaments] [E-participation] [Partnerships] Theme 3. Access to information and knowledge Theme 4. Capacity building Theme 5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs Theme 6. Enabling environment Theme 7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life [E-government] [Knowledge management] [E-learning] [E-health] [E-environment] [Ensure sustainable ICTs] [E-agriculture] Theme 8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content Theme 9. Media Theme 10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society Theme 12. Achieving WSIS targets (PoA, Section B) Theme 13. Digital Solidarity Agenda (PoA, Section D) Theme 15. Towards WSIS Phase 2 (Tunis) (PoA, Section F) |
| Related MDGs:
MDG 1. Eradicate poverty and hunger MDG 2. Achieve Universal Primary Education MDG 3. Promote gender equality & empower women MDG 4. Reduce child mortality MDG 5. Improve maternal health MDG 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases MDG 7. Ensure environmental sustainability MDG 8. Develop a global partnership for development |
| Activity type: Project, Programme, Conference, Publication, Training initiative, Tool-kit, Website |
| Time scale: Ongoing: 01/01/2008 - 01/01/2012 |
| Partners: Partnership with NGOs and CSOs funded by Free Voice, UNESCO, UNICEF, CIDA, Article 19, Cordaid |