Govts./Entities from: All
Geographical Coverage: All
WSIS action lines: All
Relation with MDGs: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases
Partnerships: All
WSIS Coordination: All
National e-strategy: All
Investing in mHealth and horses to find and treat people with TB in Lesotho
Funded by the Stop TB Partnership, FIND has been working with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to improve TB case detection in hard to reach communities using a novel combination of mobile phone technology and traditional horse riders. The riders work with village health workers who screen ... ID: 1321279601
UAE Government Strategy 2011-2013
The UAE Government Strategy ensures that the local governments are acting according to the set high level guidelines, which place the citizen on top of its priorities and make sure the governments act in a manner which is accountable, effective and flexible yet creative and forward looking.
The Gov ... ID: 1302836981
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
My Government Initiative
In a move toward bringing the customers of government services closer to the decision makers in the federal government entities, an initiative “My Government” was launched to mark another achievement of the UAE government.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Pri ... ID: 1302837157
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
Sheikh Khalifa Government Excellence Program
Sheikh Khalifa Government Program aims at achieving the vision of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to enable the government sector to achieve and sustain excellence in governmen ... ID: 1302837321
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
Telecommunication Regulatory Framework
The UAE telecom market has grown from AED30 billion to AED50 billion since 2005, with a 20 percent annual rate of growth. The UAE Telecommunication Regulatory Framework has enabled such growth year after year. The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority issued several regulations to meet the changes ... ID: 1302837749
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
E-Commerce Law & 'Trustae Initiative
Federal Law No. 1 of 2006 pertaining to Electronic Commerce and Transactions (the "Law") was issued in January 2006. Shortly thereafter and in line with the UAE Government National Strategy and the Law, the Ministry of Economy issued two Ministerial Decisions (114) & (406) of 2006 establishing a com ... ID: 1302837864
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
ICT Fund
The Information and Communication Technology Fund is a new venture dedicated to advancing the UAE ICT sector, both regionally and internationally. It proudly stands as another example of the UAE's commitment to innovation and progress. The first of its kind in the Middle East, the ICT Fund is desi ... ID: 1302838023
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
Sheikh Khalifa Fund
Sheikh Khalifa Fund was established in response to the rising need of support for the small and medium businesses in the country. The Fund’s objectives are to support and develop Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in order to diversify main income streams and develop national human resources in Abu D ... ID: 1302838131
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
Abu Dhabi Information and Systems Centre Strategy
Abu Dhabi government’s e-strategy was developed and has been maintained by Abu Dhabi Information and Systems Centre (ADSIC) in Abu Dhabi. ADSIC crafted the Abu Dhabi e-strategy that supports the e-government vision. The e-strategy looks after and caters for the different dimensions of the E-R-U Fra ... ID: 1302838311
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
Fiber Optic Penetration
The UAE has embarked on a number of ambitious projects to develop the performance of the IT and telecommunications infrastructure and ultimately facilitate reach by replacing copper-based wires with fiber optics. The country also is leading the world in the use of fiber optics. Very soon, Abu Dhabi ... ID: 1302840244
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
Digital Switchover
The TRA is following the vision of making the UAE a digital society aligned with WSIS mandate C2: “information and communication infrastructure”. The TRA has made the UAE one of the first countries in the Middle East to set a deadline for the digital TV switchover and analogue TV switch off by Decem ... ID: 1302840347
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
Wareed
Wareed is a project by the Ministry of Health (MOH) that aims at revolutionizing the healthcare system and developing healthcare services with a fully integrated health information system. This initiative stemmed out of recognition by the MOH that Information Technology (IT) is a key driver for imp ... ID: 1302840644
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
Ankabut Network
UAE’s leading universities (UAE University, Zayed University, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research and HTC) signed an MOU to establish a dedicated research and education network within the country named “Ankabut”.
ANKABUT will cater for the regional research needs, offering great ... ID: 1302845381
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
CPI from UAE National Bureau of Statistics
The UAE National Bureau of Statistics disseminates on monthly basis a consumer price index, which is an average measure of consumer goods and services prices over time. The UAE statistics center has implemented world-class scientific statistical methodologies in generating UAE statistics. The center ... ID: 1302845469
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
Social Records Search Program
The UAE Red Crescent Authority has developed a program which facilitates access to social records information. The program saves time and effort in search for data of recorded cases in the Search Department. The information contains the social records for families, which require assistance on month ... ID: 1302846132
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
The UAE Education Strategy
The new education strategy 2010-2020, announced by the Ministry of Education, identifies a "suitable environment for students" as a key pillar of focus. The Ministry has addressed current challenges and identified solutions to equip students with life skills and relevant knowledge to raise a well ed ... ID: 1302846217
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
Dubai Quality Group
Dubai Quality Group aims to develop a well-educated and skilled workforce and to raise the overall performance level of the local business environment. The Dubai Quality Group was set up as a non-profit business organization by the Department of Economic Development under the patronage of H.H. Sheik ... ID: 1302846411
15 Apr 2011
International: TRA
Knowledge Village
Dubai Knowledge Village was established in 2003 as part of TECOM investments. It seeks to be the regional destination for human resources management providers.
It offers unique opportunities for networking and business initiatives. In addition, it offers human resource management, consultancy, trai ... ID: 1302846533
9 Jan 2013
International: WorldWideScience Alliance
WorldWideScience.org
WorldWideScience.org (WWS.org) provides a simultaneous search of 80+ national scientific databases containing over 400 million pages, most of which are not covered by major commercial search engines. WWS.org allows users to find the precise information they need, via a single search, without having ... ID: 1357744748
1 Apr 2010
Algeria: Ministère de la Poste et des Technologies de l’Information et de la
e-Santé
Ce programme participe au développement des structures de soins se trouvant dans des régions dépourvues de spécialistes. Il consiste à équiper de stations de télémédecine des établissements sanitaires défavorisés et les mettre en relation avec les établissements de référence.
Un centre de télé-e ... ID: 1270135499
1 Apr 2010
Algeria: Ministère de la Poste et des Technologies de l’Information et de la
e-Education
e-Education : Les Ministères de la Poste et de TIC et de l’Education Nationale, ont étendu le bénéfice de l’opération OUSRA’TIC à l’endroit des enseignants des différents cycles d’enseignement en les dotant d’un lap top et un accès à l’Internet çà haut débit. Ces derniers bénéficient, en outre, d’un ... ID: 1270135570
1 Apr 2010
Algeria: Ministère de la Poste et des Technologies de l’Information et de la
e-Commune
e- Commune : la plateforme e-Commune est composée de trois parties essentielles :
- l’informatisation interne de la gestion communale;
- la numérisation des services de l’état civil ; et
- le portail web interactif pour offrir des services en ligne.
L’informatisation de la gestion de l’adminis ... ID: 1270135649
1 Apr 2010
Algeria: Ministère de la Poste et des Technologies de l’Information et de la
e-Administration
e-Administration : axe majeur de la stratégie e-Algérie, ce programme constitue le cadre d’édification de la société de l’information et de l’économie numérique. Il traduit la volonté d’instaurer une politique de proximité en direction des citoyens et des opérateurs économiques.
La mise en ligne ... ID: 1270135731
13 Feb 2006
Algeria: Ministère de la Poste et des Technologies de l'information et de la Communication
OUSRATIC, un PC par foyer
L'initiative OUSRATIC vise à améliorer la connectivité à l'Internet et le taux d'utilisation des ordinateurs personnels. Elle entre dans le cadre de l'édification de la société algérienne de l'information et consiste à doter, à l'horizon 2010, les 5 millions de foyers de PC et d'accès ADSL. Elle fai ... ID: 1137601664
Bioline International - Open Access to Scientific Literature from Developing Countries
Bioline International (BI) is an electronic publishing service committed to providing open access to quality scientific research generated in developing countries. The primary goal of BI is to improve the accessibility, visibility and research impact of research published in developing countries. W ... ID: 1103167304
20 Mar 2006
International: CERN
Africa@home
AFRICA@home is a website for volunteer computing projects which allow your computer to contribute to African humanitarian causes.
There is a huge potential for volunteer computing to help solve pressing health and environmental problems facing the developing world.
AFRICA@home addresses these prob ... ID: 1142845309
25 Apr 2007
International: Commonwealth Secretariat
The International e-Partnership Summit (IePS)
The IePS was the largest promotional and engagement initiative undertaken so far under the CC programme. Its major objective was to communicate to the countries of the Commonwealth the work being done under the Commonwealth Connects umbrella. It was ultimately aimed at promoting effective global par ... ID: 1177508796
25 Apr 2007
International: Commonwealth Secretariat
NEPAD e-Governance Programme
The NEPAD e-Africa Commission, with the Commonwealth Secretariat convened two workshops to advance the e-Governance agenda in the African continent. The first workshop, Strategic Gap Analysis Workshop, June 2006, was based on an e-readiness assessment of a representative sample of twenty African cou ... ID: 1177509019
25 Apr 2007
International: Commonwealth Secretariat
The Commonwealth Connects Portal
The Portal aims to share the common ICT wealth of the Commonwealth. The wealth of technical and human capital within the Commonwealth is incomparable and can be creatively tapped such that it can benefit the cause of social and economic development of member states.
The Portal functionalities incl ... ID: 1177509165
22 Dec 2004
International: Council of Europe
Recommendation on the Impact of Information Technologies on Health Care: the Patient and Internet”
The legally not-binding, but politically committing recommendation provided an analytical framework based on the three areas of end-user needs: 1. information, 2. communication and 3. services. The governments are expected to:
- Take measures necessary for developing a model framework for best prac ... ID: 1104842644
4 Apr 2006
International: Council of Europe – Secretariat of the European Social Charter
International: Efforts infinite Society Society for Rights and Peace
Mobile computer program in the villages and countryside
A caravan wheeled him cause a car or (car caravans) inside a set of computers for education and training of citizens in rural villages and Basra Governorate on which we can all sciences through computer Almetzmn Internet submission Literacy ignorance and illiteracy ... ID: 1188907563
30 Jun 2005
International: European Commission, DG Information Society and Media
EU Information Society policies and realisations
This entry contains the overall EU contribution to the WSIS stocktaking, dated 30 June 2005.
Please note that individual entries are also available separately in the database. ... ID: 1120223641
International: Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Arab Region (ICTDAR
UNDP ICTDAR extends its initiative “AjialCom- Opening The Gates Of Opportunity” to Yemen and Tunisia
AjialCom youth empowerment initiative aims at assisting the Arab Societies in using ICT to address youth related issues, educating them, improving their knowledge and building their capacities. More than 40% of the Arab population is under the age of 18 and the youth of today are the leaders of tomo ... ID: 1142935014
15 Dec 2004
International: International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme
To help developing countries improve their ability to comply with international rules and standards relating to maritime safety and security and the prevention and control of marine pollution, giving priority to technical assistance programmes that focus on human resources, development and instituti ... ID: 1103285232
12 Dec 2011
International: International Telecommunication Union
ITU Contribution to the WSIS Implementation 2011
ITU Contribution to the Implementation of the WSIS Outcomes is a series of annual publications that provide information on the key WSIS related initiatives and activities carried out by the three sectors of the Union (Standardization, Radiocommunication and the Development Sector) and the General Se ... ID: 1323701718
5 Nov 2004
International: ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
Telemedicine projects
ITU is contributing to the development of innovative solutions and options for providing health services to underserved areas and the development of institutional partnerships.ITU's e-health activities include the implementation of telemedicine projects in several countries including Mozambique, Mal ... ID: 1099670052
8 May 2008
International: ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
Micro Virtual Volunteering new Social Network
I propose the creation of a new, global social network in order to promote new forms of distance cooperation for NGOs and activists. More specifically, the new powerful social network should establish a revolutionary form of Virtual Volunteering: micro-volunteering .
World citizens will offer their ... ID: 1320485106
13 Apr 2009
International: Panos South Asia
Building Communications Opportunities (BCO)
We entered into the Building Communications Opportunities (BCO) Alliance partnership in 2004. The BCO Alliance is a dynamic and creative global initiative spanning Latin America, Africa and Asia, bringing together three bilateral donor agencies and six NGOs. The Alliance investigates, mobilises and ... ID: 1239596931
13 Apr 2009
International: Panos South Asia
Facilitating Citizen Journalism for Strengthening Democracy and Democratising Media in Nepal
The overall goal of the project is to facilitate the development of citizen journalism for strengthening democracy and democratising media in Nepal.
The specific objectives are: 1) To build the awareness and capacity of marginalised communities such as rural communities, women, ethnic groups, da ... ID: 1239597381
10 Mar 2010
International: Panos South Asia
Panos Radios South Asia
Panos Radio South Asia (www.panosradiosouthasia.org) is an initiative of Panos South Asia on online broadcasting on various development issues to raise the marginalised voices in development. ... ID: 1268211483
11 Mar 2010
International: telecentre.org Foundation
telecentre.org Foundation
Telecentre.org aspires to build support structures to help sustain millions of telecentres established around the world. Telecentres as public spaces offer useful, relevant and demands-based services to people living in rural and peri-urban areas. These services range from e-government public serv ... ID: 1268296803
13 Dec 2004
International: UN ESCAP
Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific (RESAP)
A broad range of activities in space technology applications. Two current major areas of focus are:
(1) Satellite Communications for Connectivity: promoting public-private partnerships (and other enablement) toward improved benefits from satellite communications for improved connectivity (includi ... ID: 1102955863
22 Dec 2004
International: UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
Orbicom project on the Digital Divide
The Orbicom Digital Divide Project consists of a consortium of international organizations interested in the measurement of the information society. Phase 1, sponsored by CIDA, was completed in 2002 and consisted in the development of a conceptual framework, a methodology and a model tested with 9 c ... ID: 1099322474
30 Mar 2007
International: UNESCAP - Information, Communication and Space Technology Division (ICSTD)
Empowering the Rural Area through Community e-Centres
The project aims to reduce poverty, empower communities and improve the quality of life in rural areas in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal through providing communities with access to information and communication technology (ICT). CeC will provide shared facilities for the public to use basic te ... ID: 1175225717
NetAid
NetAid was created NetAid was founded in 1999 by Cisco and UNDP. The objective of NetAid has been to mobilize support for an end to extreme poverty by bringing individuals, companies and organizations together in ways that expand opportunities for the world’s poorest families and communities. NetAid ... ID: 1103218882
16 Dec 2004
International: Cisco Systems
The Humanitarian Skills Register
The Humanitarian Skills Register: a worldwide online search tool for key humanitarian worker availability. The modification of an existing HR application, in use at Oxfam GB, into a global Humanitarian Skills Register to hold details of key skills and experiences of potential humanitarian workers. ... ID: 1103219513
A mobile e-connectivity communications solution was tested, which became known as the
The Oxfam ‘Office in a Box’ and connectivity blueprint is based on establishing a local IP network using VSAT links to transmit information, with built-in applications consisting of IP Telephony, e-mail and web access. This solution was considered ideal by Oxfam because telephony and data traffic co ... ID: 1103220021
16 Dec 2004
International: Cisco Systems
The Cisco / Oxfam Partnership helping to unlock the potential of web technology.
Oxfam International began to explore the possibilities of working with Cisco in 2002 to use the huge knowledge that Oxfam has in new and more effective ways to drive forward its mission. It was crucial for Oxfam that any form of co-operation with Cisco would have to be a partnership and not sponsors ... ID: 1103220180
16 Dec 2004
International: Cisco Systems
The World Health Organization (WHO) Health Academy
In collaboration with Cisco Systems, the WHO’s The Health Academy is a novel approach to improve health through information technology. It will provide the general public with health information and knowledge required for preventing diseases and following healthier lifestyles. The mission of the H ... ID: 1103220562
15 Feb 2005
International: Microsoft
Microsoft Government Case Studies
Microsoft maintains a searchable database of casestudies submitted by customers, partners and governments which describe the innovative solutions the company has created in partnership with others. The database is searchable by country name or key word. ... ID: 1108427689
28 Feb 2005
International: Microsoft
UNDP and Microsoft Announce Technology Partnership To Combat Poverty in Developing Nations
In January 2004, The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Microsoft Corp. announced a technology partnership to create and implement information and communications technology projects that will help developing countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
Under the agreement, ... ID: 1109620084
28 Feb 2005
International: Microsoft ICT for D Background Paper
Microsoft ICT for D Background Paper
As one of the world’s leading ICT firms, Microsoft brings a unique perspective to this issue, one informed by years of collaboration with the international development community. Microsoft firmly believes that ICTs hold tremendous promise as an enabler of social and economic development. ICTs ... ID: 1109618441
26 Jan 2010
International: The UnversalNet
The UniversalNet
The UniversalNet, or "U-Net," is a new and unique wireless communications-network, based on new satellite technology that covers the entire earth, providing universal media-access DIRECTLY to all users, on every point of the globe. Broadcast-reception (i.e. all commercial/public local and satellit ... ID: 1264481598
1 Jun 2005
Algeria:
sabilbac
cours de science/nat pour les lyceens comme cd roms interactifs.
un support educatif tres important surtout pour :
-les eleves non scolarises
-les n'ayant pas pu suivre regulierement leur cursus scolaire
- les eleves hospitalises
- les presionniers qui veulent passer leur bac
rtc.. ... ID: 1115989395
22 Oct 2012
Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID)
eClinic: Online Health care facility
Availability of quality health service facility in rural areas are missing, usually rural patients have to depend on the local quack or paramedics. Also the patient-doctor ratio in Bangladesh created acute challenge to offer quality service even at these facilities. e-Clinic offers to bring quality ... ID: 1350939811
5 Oct 2010
Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID)
e-Clinic: Bringing Quality Health Service in Rural Areas
Telemedicine has been identified as one of the most potential tool to bring quality health service in rural areas. Considering the present health care facilities in Bangladesh, BIID has taken the initiative to start an interactive health care facility by utilizing modern technology and telecommunica ... ID: 1286260092
13 Dec 2008
Benin: Isocel Telecom
Building and Managing a Cost Effective FBWA Business
Today, most developing countries still do not have sufficient fixed wired infrastructure to provide comprehensive telecommunications coverage for fixed voice or Internet. On the other hand, even in low GDP countries mobile wireless market penetration is quite healthy. The primary reason behind thi ... ID: 1229131523
9 Jul 2008
Bolivia: Startel Bolivia
CDMA 450 Mhz Services Basic Wireless Telephony, Data Transmission, Public Telephony
Startel has the license issued by the Superintendence of Gtelecommunicactions to be operator in the 450Mhz CDMA frecuency in order to give services of basic telephony, public telephony, data transmission Internet, Dial Up ADSL, National, INternational Telephony,and value added services in the whole ... ID: 1215611080
14 Dec 2004
Guyana: Broadband Inc.
Nationwide Network
BBI Inc. has promised almost 90% of a Nationwide Network that provides Broadband Internet & Voice to all populated communities and mining towns and Amerindian villages. ... ID: 1104355040
26 Feb 2011
India: 7 STAR GGS NEWS TV CHANNEL
FREE WORLD BROADCASTING
IT IS SUBMITTED THAT THE ITU WSIS OR CONCERNED COUNTRY SHOULD BE GIVE PERMISSION TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL UN OR ITS BRANCHES ACTION OF PLAN ON THE TV CHANNEL WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTION. WE ARE RUNIUNG THIS CHANNEL IN INDIA. IT IS ALSO MENTIONED HERE THAT THE GREAT ROLE OF EVERY TV CHANNEL FOR THE DDEVELO ... ID: 1298702196
1 Feb 2012
India: Rural Technology and Business Incubator
Rural Technology and Business Incubator
Rural Technology and Business Incubator enables capacity building in the Bottom of the pyramid and under served sector by supporting social and rural inclusive startups. Prior experience is not always available in the rural/social inclusive segment and so RTBI also undertakes various exploratory tri ... ID: 1324444851
14 Feb 2013
Indonesia: Koperasi CHP
Planning Process based on the CHP Systems
"Koperasi Ciptakarya Hasta Paramitra" (Koperasi CHP, 192/BH/KWK.9/VI/1997) formed within the importance of i) the public sector for the 1st Long-term Development, and ii) the private sector for the 2nd Long-term Development. Unfortunate, that National Development collapsed in 1998 because of public ... ID: 1358172303
27 May 2010
Kenya: Global Exim Ltd
Digital Villages (PaSha)
There is a need to empower local entrepreneurs with capacities to enable them to provide ICT facilities. ... ID: 1274963237
Telemedicine system based on Mobile telemedicine Units
Telemedicine system, based on information and telecommunication technologies and use of Mobile telemedicine Units (MTU). The system consists two parts: Network of stationary telemedicine points, established in foremost clinics and special medical institutions of the country, and info-communicated w ... ID: 1320056761
20 Nov 2012
Russian Federation: National Telemedicine Agency
development and production of global and regional telemedicine system? technologies and equipment
The Project of the Comprehensive Telemedicine Systems (CTS) is socially and economically effective means allow due innovative info-communication technologies to ensure accessibility and a high quality standard of medical care to population irrespective of its place of residence.
The CTS consists of ... ID: 1353332845
14 Jan 2013
Russian Federation: OJSC Rostelecom
O7.Medicine" online service
О7.Medicine is integrated information system, based on Rostelecom National Cloud Platform (o7.com). The service uses SaaS model, designed for healthcare and medical purposes to control epidemiologic situation in the regions and reduce population loss risks.
Major components: E-medical records ... ID: 1357902687
International: ( COSCIS ) Consortium de la Société Civile pour le Suivi de la Mise en œuvre des Résultats du Sommet Mondial sur la Société de l’Information) ……
Strategies for Permanent Access to Scientific Information in Southern Africa
The objectives of this workshop included 1) reviewing and discussing the current status of practices for sharing of and permanent access to scientific information resources related to sustainable development, primarily health and biomedical data, earth and environmental science data, and related sci ... ID: 1129045358
13 Nov 2004
International: Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN)
CIRN Conference: CIRN 2004: Sustainability and Community Technology
The CIRN Inaugual Conference and Colloquium 2004 provided an opportunity for some 100 researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to present findings and reflect on key issues of concern for the future of enabling communities with Information and Communication Technology and particularly around th ... ID: 1100351341
2 Oct 2005
International: Development Gateway Foundation
Launch of Aid Management Platform system
The Aid Management Patform is a web-based, e-government tool that increases transparency in aid processes between developing country governments and their donors, and reduces the transaction costs of aid tracking, reporting and coordination. The first modules have been deployed (May 2005) by the Gov ... ID: 1128213203
12 Aug 2009
International: Earth Intelligence Network
Earth Intelligence Network (EIN)
EIN is an accredited 501c3 Public Charity dedicated to helping others create public intelligence (decision-support) in the public interest.
EIN offers a strategic analytic model, a concept for linking the one billion rich to the five billion poor through a Global Range of Needs table online, an ... ID: 1250029907
6 Dec 2004
International: EcoPort Foundation Inc.
EcoPort, the Consilience Engine: Managing Knowledge as a Global Public Good
An open-source, proteced knowledge commons under the patronage of Nelson Mandela, Edward O. Wilson and Jacques Diouf (FAO), functioning as a single, central communal database where individuals and institutions voluntarily share information and create knowledge in exchange for gaining free, copyleft ... ID: 1102305845
14 Dec 2004
International: ICVolunteers
... ID: 1103067236
16 Dec 2004
International: ICVolunteers
Cyber-Volunteers Program
Cyber-Volunteers is a new program that offers a concrete contribution to an information society accessible to all. The program offers volunteer internships, generally for a period of several weeks or months, destined to specialists in the field of information and communication technologies, be it in ... ID: 1103098609
14 Dec 2004
International: IFLA and SLIR
Libraries @ the heart of the Information Society : Libraries success stories
A international data base of the libraries projects and actions to establish in reality the information society for all everywhere in the world.
Available since end january 2005 on the website of the SLIR http://www.unige.ch/biblio/ses/IFLA/slir00.html under the title : "Libraries success stories"
... ID: 1103039031
7 Dec 2010
International: Ingénieurs du Monde
formation professionnelle pour favoriser la connaissance des métiers liés à l'internet
BRIEF PRESENTATION OF KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRONICS, AND COMPUTERS (KIITEC)
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Global framework
Over the last twenty years, the new technologies and more especially micro electronics, ... ID: 1291715510
15 Dec 2004
International: Public Knowledge
Open Access Project
The Public Knowledge Open Access Project works with scientific organizations, universities, libraries, publishers, funding agencies, patient-advocacy organizations, and lawmakers to promote open access to scientific research in the United States and around the world, with special emphasis on publicl ... ID: 1103079594
19 May 2008
International: SIL International
Font development for support of minority languages
SIL has been involved in developing fonts that specifically handle the special needs of the lesser-known languages of the world. Over the past three years, we have developed, improved, or collaborated on fonts for the following scripts:
Fonts released:
Arabic: Scheherazade and Lateef
Tai Viet: ... ID: 1211234387
20 May 2008
International: SIL International
Contributions to the Unicode Standard
SIL has submitted and contributed to many proposals to extend the Unicode Standard to include special characters needed to write minority languages. Inclusion in the standard is necessary in order to provide adequate software and operating system support; without such support minority language speak ... ID: 1211234507
20 May 2008
International: SIL International
SIL Open Font License
SIL has developed and published the "SIL Open Font License" a validated licensing framework to enable open and collaborative development, sharing and wide distribution of fonts.
In many parts of the world, complex writing system needs require specialized font knowledge and skills, but resources a ... ID: 1211234654
20 May 2008
International: SIL International
XeTeX typesetting package
XeTeX is a powerful typesetting package based on the TeX package developed by Donald Knuth. XeTeX is open-source, fully Unicode compliant, and provides support for the complex writing systems of the world, including features such as:
- alternate layout (right-to-left, top-to-bottom) as needed in ... ID: 1211234719
20 May 2008
International: SIL International
Graphite smart-font package
Graphite is an open-source package for developing "smart fonts" that are capable of handling complex writing systems. Graphite was specifically developed to support the needs minority language groups whose forms of writing are not handled by commercial software and are possibly not incorporated into ... ID: 1211234835
1 Feb 2005
International: UNDL Foundation
UNL - A Multilingual Communication Infrastructure
The UNL (Universal Networking Language) uses ICT to collect, store, distribute information and knowledge, from one to multiple natural languages. With its set of software, the UNL constitutes a "multilingual infrastructure" that enables communication among peoples across language barriers. It runs o ... ID: 1107230570
2 Jul 2005
International: YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS FOR THE NEPAD
NATIONAL PROJECT OF INFORMATION SENSETIZATION AND COMUNICATION ON NEPAD
The NGO Young Entrepreneurs for the NEPAD in Cameroon (YENEPADCAM) was founded by a group of young Cameroonian multidisciplinary researchers in collaboration and cooperation with a South African one located at the University of Pretoria : Young Entrepreneurs for the NEPAD (YENEPAD). Dr. Reine DJUIDJ ... ID: 1120340286
31 Mar 2007
Argentina: FANCV – FUNDACION ARGENTINA A LAS NACIONES CAMINO A LA VERDAD
Proyecto Estrategia Alézeia (“Verdad” en Griego).
Proyecto Estrategia Alézeia: es de implementación a nivel mundial, en el cual las TICs tienen un papel fundamental. De óptica esencialmente info-educativa, propugna una metanoia, o sea, un cambio de mentalidad, de raíz: priorizar el bien común diligente, por sobre los egoísmos personales. Tiene por ... ID: 1121250289
15 Jan 2012
Argentina: FUNDACION ARGENTINA A LAS NACIONES CAMINO A LA VERDAD - FANCV
Program: Alézeia Strategy Project ("Truth" in Greek).
An International and transversal level, fundamental role of the TICs. Info educative proposal: to produce a “Metanoia” (a total change of mentality) to put in first place the Efficient Common Welfare rather than the personal egoism. Its goal is to solve the consequences through Education to Eradicat ... ID: 1326604201
2 Apr 2008
Argentina: INNOVA-RED
INNOVA-RED. Red nacional de educación e investigación de Argentina
INNOVA-RED, red académica nacional, es un proyecto de INNOVA-T, la unidad de vinculación tecnológica del CONICET y su misión es proveer a la comunidad educativa y de investigación de los medios más modernos para llevar a cabo las tareas que requieran transmisión de datos. Además, coopera con la coor ... ID: 1207146062
1 Apr 2010
Austria: World Summit Youth Award (WSYA)
World Summit Youth Award (WSYA)
The WSYA selects and promotes best practice in e-Content and technological creativity, demonstrates young people’s potential to create outstanding digital contents and serves as a platform to work together in the efforts to reduce poverty and hunger, tackle ill-health, gender inequality, lack of edu ... ID: 1270110593
30 Jul 2007
Bangladesh: Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC)
Promoting Appropriate Technologies and Policies to Uphold the Value ICT as Basic Human Rights
BNNRC now strive for following core interventions to achieve WSIS action plan, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and PRSP:
1. Awareness on correlations of ICT, poverty alleviation and Institutionalization of Democracy and Right to information(RTI)
2. Establishment of ICT Resource Cent ... ID: 1185779113
8 Aug 2010
Bangladesh: Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
Promoting Community Radio
Knowledge and information is increasingly becoming, and will continue to be, instrumental in improving the lives and livelihood of people. In Bangladesh, the poorest and marginalized are deprived from different value-added knowledge and information to improve their lives. The sources of knowledge an ... ID: 1281250971
30 Aug 2010
Bangladesh: Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
Empowering Communities: Strengthening and Building Capacity a Community Radio in Bangladesh
Media is considered as a very sophisticated tool for practicing freedom, liberty and democracy. For the first time the community people of Bangladesh are going to have their own media. The local initiators are not experienced in community media operation and management. As a result, strong capacity ... ID: 1283198727
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15 Dec 2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo: FONDATION ORPHELINAT AU CONGO
Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC)
The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) is an organization registered under the Kenyan laws as a company limited by guarantee (a not-for-profit entity) to manage the administration, policy-setting and technical operations of the Kenyan country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). KENIC was establishe ... ID: 1102684147
2 Mar 2005
Uganda: Collaboration on International ICT Policy for Eastern and Southern Africa (CIPESA)
Effective African participation in International ICT Policy making process
The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is one of two programmes established under the Catalysing Access to Information and Communications Technologies in Africa (CATIA) initiative, which is funded by the UK's Department for International Development. The o ... ID: 1109755837
