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June 2007

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06/30/2007 ATLANTA, Jun 29 (IPS) - Under the banner, "If another world is possible, another U.S. is necessary," 10,000 civil society activists gathered in Atlanta, Georgia Wednesday for the beginning of the first U.S. Social Forum.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related: [Northern America] [United States] [Development] [Human Rights] [Activism]
Now supercomputers on your way
06/29/2007 Computer giant IBM has launched the world's fastest commercial supercomputer named Blue Gene/P which is considered to be three times more potent than the current fastest machine BlueGene/L, also of IBM.
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Related: [ICT] [Internet] [Media]
Image: Now supercomputers on your way © Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
06/29/2007 A recent study by a consultancy firm in India notes a drop in English language online browsing to 41% among its 30 million net users. More than half the Indians who use the net live outside its metropolitan cities, in Tier II and Tier III cities. The use of Open Source Software has helped internet and telecom penetration into smaller towns.
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Related: [South Asia] [India] [Communication] [ICT] [Internet] [Knowledge]
06/29/2007 It has been seen that women can add value to local communities by the use of ICTs which also provide them an opportunity for empowerment and economic independence.
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Related: [Gender] [ICT]
Wiji Thukul, a one of the disappearance victim who still missing until now. Source: http://www.tokohindonesia.com/
06/29/2007 On May 30, 2005, along with three other persons I received a letter of death threat sent to my office by a person using a name of M. Julfikar from the defender of the New Order. In the letter he said that that I am a communist and disturbing stability in relation to the fights for justice for the Trisakti and Semanggi Student Shooting case (TSS) and accordingly within 15 days I will be executed.
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Related: [Indonesia] [Politics] [Activism] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [United Nations]
Image: Wiji Thukul, a one of the disappearance victim who still missing until now. Source: http://www.tokohindonesia.com/
Out-of-school children in India
06/29/2007 The mid-point to the 2015 deadline, 07.07.07, for meeting the Millennium Development Goals is just around the corner. NGOs worldwide are gearing up to press governments for faster action. In India, the UN Millennium Campaign and other civil society organizations are pushing the ruling UPA government to meet the MDG targets.
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Related: [South Asia] [India] [Development] [Poverty] [Human Rights] [United Nations] [MDGs]
Image: Out-of-school children in India © Centre for Science and Environment
06/29/2007 Pengesahan ratifikasi antipenyiksaan belum menjamin praktik penyiksaan dihapuskan dari Bumi Indonesia. Maka, ayo desak Pemerintah dan Parlemen memberi sanksi hukum yang tegas ke aparat negara yang melakukan tindakan penyiksaan dengan menyediakan mekanisme hukum yang adil dan jujur.
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Related: [Indonesia] [Politics] [Democracy] [Justice and Crime] [Law]
Manifesto della Perugia-Assisi 2007
06/29/2007 A 100 giorni dalla Marcia Perugia-Assisi, la Tavola della Pace lancia il sito www.perlapace.it come strumento di lavoro in grado di rafforzare la partecipazione, il confronto e la sua coesione. "Lo abbiamo costruito pensando ad una piazza aperta all’incontro e alla collaborazione tra tutti coloro che vogliono dare una mano alla costruzione della pace. Senza etichette né appartenenze, lontano dai luoghi comuni che ancora oggi impediscono l’affermazione di un’autentica cultura nonviolenta della pace" - afferma Flavio Lotti, coordinatore nazionale della Tavola. Intanto il 6-7 luglio ad Assisi si terrà il 23° Seminario Nazionale della Tavola della pace per fare il punto sulla marcia e organizzare la Settimana della pace e la 7a Assemblea dell’ONU dei Popoli di ottobre.
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Related: [Human Rights] [Peace]
Image: Manifesto della Perugia-Assisi 2007
06/28/2007 GENEVA, Jun 28 (IPS) - Global civil society leaders called on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Thursday to use both international channels and their muscle on the ground for applying pressure on governments to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related: [Northern America] [Latin America and the Caribbean] [Europe] [Asia and the Pacific] [Africa] [Development] [Human Rights] [MDGs]
06/28/2007 The International Telecommunication Union ( ITU) has reached an agreement with ICO Global Communications and the Commonwealth Business Council to utilize satellite communications for improved global response in the face of natural disasters.
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Related: [ICT]
06/28/2007 The Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has provided recommendations to the Bangladesh government to make the budget of the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) more pro-poor.
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Related: [Bangladesh] [South Asia] [Poverty] [ICT]
06/28/2007 The Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has provided recommendations to the Bangladesh government to make the budget of the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) more pro-poor.
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Related: [South Asia] [Bangladesh] [ICT]
veritagiustizia.it
06/28/2007 Un presidio organizzato dal 'Comitato verità e giustizia per Genova' si è tenuto ieri davanti al tribunale di Genova. Nell’occasione il Comitato ha diffuso una nota, nella quale fa il punto sulle dichiarazioni, sulle "dimenticanze" e sui silenzi di diversi funzionari delle forze dell'ordine coinvolte nei fatti della scuola Diaz. Nel frattempo gli altri imputati hanno rinunciato a testimoniare al processo in corso, per evitare, come dichiarato dai loro difensori, le "torture" inflitte a Canterini e Fournier. "Per anni abbiamo denunciato gli abusi compiuti a Genova e le coperture garantite a chi le ha commesse, chiedendo a più riprese una tempestiva sospensione dei dirigenti imputati e la rimozione del capo della polizia. Non siamo stati ascoltati" - nota il Comitato. Nei giorni scorsi il Comitato aveva commentato la nomina di Antonio Manganelli al vertice della Polizia di stato affermando che "non cambia nulla. Il potere politico ha scelto la strada della continuità, senza affrontare il caso G8 nella sua gravità".
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Related: [Civil Rights] [Security]
Image: veritagiustizia.it
06/27/2007 An ambitious and innovative reality TV show - Haath se Haath Milaa (Let’s Join Hands) – by BBC World Service Trust, that played a vital role in India’s largest mass media campaign on HIV and AIDS, has won a World Award at the Asia Media Summit 2007.
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Related: [Health] [ICT]
06/27/2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 27 (OneWorld) - Thousands of social activists from across the United States are descending on Atlanta, Georgia this week.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [United States] [Activism]
Image: © U.S. Social Forum
06/26/2007 On the basis of feedback from users and partners, UNIFEM has upgraded the website of Gender-Responsive Budgeting http://www.gender-budgets.org/ and made it more resourceful for the users.
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Related: [Gender] [ICT]
06/26/2007 UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has said that a lot of the problems that Darfur faces can be solved by supporting new technologies that will drive economic development. He admitted that socio-political situations are the root cause of the crisis in Darfur.
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Related: [Economy] [ICT]
06/26/2007 Kenya has committed US$2.9 million to start a new national public-private fund with further contributions expected from the country's private manufacturing and research institutions to facilitate research in science, technology and innovation.
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Related: [ICT] [Knowledge]
06/26/2007 The United Nations Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Development has launched the website for the Forum on Youth and ICT for Development, to be held on 24-26 September in Geneva, Switzerland. It aims to involve youth in discussions with policymakers and concerned citizens and to encourage their full participation in society through the use of ICT.
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Related: [Education] [ICT] [Knowledge]
La bandiera della pace in un'edizione della Perugia-Assisi
06/25/2007 La Tavola della Pace ha deciso di togliere il termine “pace” dalla sigla della prossima edizione della marcia Perugia-Assisi. La spiegazione, riportata anche in una lettera di Flavio Lotti, coordinatore nazionale della Tavola della pace, al Corriere della sera consisterebbe nel "far riflettere sui significati concreti di quel termine". Si è aperto un dibattito: secondo Lisa Clark di Beati i costruttori di pace "Per pace intendiamo la costruzione di un sistema di giustizia internazionale, vogliamo porre l’accento sul cosa permette di costruire la pace". Per Enrico Euli, docente di peacekeeping e gestione dei conflitti a Cagliari, si tratterebbe di "una svolta sinistra, coerente con il percorso che la Tavola sta portando avanti da anni: una degradazione che è in corso da più di un decennio". "Un modo per togliere dall’imbarazzo tanti politici" - commenta p. Alex Zanotelli: "Il valore della pace è sempre stato molto a cuore a tanti, togliere il nome pace dalla marcia vuol dire toglierle il cuore. Proprio quest’anno, per la prima volta noi ci presentiamo con un 'governo amico' che ha una pagella sulla pace estremamente pesante". Il dibattito continua su Nigrizia.
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Related: [Activism] [Peace]
Image: La bandiera della pace in un'edizione della Perugia-Assisi
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