Full Coverage: Information & Media

10/30/2007 Anything can hog the headlines in Indian media - from fashion to sensex to cricket to corporate extravaganza to Bollywood glitterati - anything but poverty. Ammu Joseph in her incisive piece scans the national press, which has made poverty and the poor invisible and painted a picture of India that shines only in patches.

10/30/2007 New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) invites nominations for a special short training programme on information management and dissemination in the digital age. The course will be held on December 11-14, 2007 at the Delhi CSE premises.

10/30/2007 Hingga tanggal 30 September 2007, secara kumulatif total jumlah kasus AIDS yang dilaporkan di Indonesia adalah 10.384. Menurut Departemen Kesehatan, kasus itu dilaporkan dari 186 kabupaten/kota yang tersebar 32 provinsi.

10/26/2007 The second South Asian Film Festival is currently on in New Delhi. Starting from October, 24, the festival will go on until October 30. A total of 45 films, including mainstream cinema, documentaries and short films are going to be screened.

10/25/2007 Bihar is one of the few states in India, which has failed to reap the benefits of modern technology. To catch up with other states, the government now plans to take internet into the rural hinterland. The e-kiosks will function as delivery points for e-governance and e-learning centres, providing information and services such as commodity rates, agricultural counselling, health and hygiene, etc.

10/22/2007 Vapautunut mediailmapiiri yhdessä uuden teknologian leviämisen kanssa vahvistaa demokratiaa ja kansalaiskeskustelua Afrikassa. Matkapuhelimen ja radion välinen yhteispeli luo kansalaiskeskustelulle uutta kenttää.

10/22/2007 Untuk mengetahui hasil diagnosis HIV positif atau tidak, Anda tak perlu lagi menunggu lama. Dengan metode immunochromatography (IC), diagnosis sudah bisa diketahui dalam tempo 15 menit.

10/19/2007 Uudet pohjoisamerikkalaiset komediasarjat nauravat kulttuurisille ennakkoluuloille ja tuovat muslimihahmot länsimaisiin tv-ruutuihin. Kanadalaisen muslimin Zarqa Nawazin kirjoittama Pieni moskeija preerialla -sarja nähdään myös Suomessa ensi vuoden puolella.

10/10/2007 A new manual encourages the hearing disabled communities in developing countries to take control of their health. Developed by the Kenyan Peer Education Network,The Deaf Peers’ Education Manual addresses three main issues: sexual education, relationships and hygiene for a basic understanding of sexual health, HIV/AIDS, and can be adapted to fit the cultural context and needs of the deaf communities.

10/09/2007 Reuters Market Light (RML), a mobile phone-based service launched by Reuters, will connect India's 250 million farmers with buyers and traders and offer updated pricing information, news and weather updates. So far, 7,500 farmers have signed up for the service.

10/09/2007 YouTube is all set to move beyond entertainment. The University of California (UC), Berkeley has become the first university to make its entire course lectures and special events available to viewers on YouTube. The university’s recently launched educational technology services (ETS) delivers course and event content as podcasts and streaming videos.

10/05/2007 Ahmednagar based NGO, Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), in Maharashtra, India, is training young men and women to report on local news. 'Rural Chronicle' will publish their efforts with the aim to engage the youth in local development issues.

10/05/2007 Kenen ääni mediassa kuuluu? Miten naiset esitetään tiedotusvälineissä? Kuuden latinalaisen Amerikan maan mediaa tarkkaileva järjestöverkosto haluaa kannustaa tiedotusvälineitä eettisyyteen, sosiaaliseen vastuullisuuteen ja kehitystä tukevaan journalismiin.

10/01/2007 Badan Pengolahan Data dan Sistem Informasi Daerah (Bapadasifora) Kalteng melaksanakan tatap muka pencegahan, pelayanan, dan penanggulangan HIV/AIDS. Pasalnya, HIV belum ditemukan obatnya, sehingga bagi pengidap hal itu identik dengan kematian.