-- ------------------------------------------------------------------- March 2004 | Frederick Noronha, Freelance Journalist Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa | Goa India 0091.832.2409490 or 2409783 1 2 3 4 5 6 | ---------------------------------------- 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 | Email fred at bytesforall.org 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | Writing with a difference 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 | ... on what makes *the* difference 28 29 30 31 | http://www.bytesforall.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK OUT USENET http://www.algebra.com/~scig/approved/threads.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- 15 March, 2004 [ www.i4donline.net ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open courses and e-learning Something revolutionary is happening in Kerala's education sector. >From the next academic year (2004-05) onwards, all textbooks for students of Class 10 will be available on the Internet. Textbooks for students studying in Kerala where Malayalam or English is the medium of instruction are already available online. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/03/15/stories/2004031500711300.htm Wasting water, wasting energy What if water and energy problems in urban India were linked? Water, when reaching your home, has travelled and contains quite a bit of energy, on which one can save. Techniques do not exist on their own, they are embedded into the governance of cities. http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=54778 Use ICT to bridge digital divide The agenda was to use information and communication technology (ICT) to bridge the digital divide and the goal was to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that the United Nations has mandated for a better world. And that's what OneWorld South Asia's two-day third regional meet in New Delhi was all about. http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=13427716 The Digital Revolution and Ghana�s journey towards e-economy Today, we are witnessing a new revolution that will shape the knowledge society of the 21st century �Digital Revolution� driven by the accelerating convergence between the Internet, broadcast media and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), this revolution indeed affects all aspects of our life- the way we learn, work and communicate with each other as well as the way governments interact with civil society. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=5376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your comments and suggestions and request for subscribe/unsubscribe are welcome at info@i4donline.net www.i4donline.net [The first monthly magazine on ICT4D] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------