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UNESCO and Microsoft Announce Higher Education ICT Task Force for Long-Term Skills and Sustainable Development
Published July 6, 2009, 1:45 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Microsoft Corp. today announced a joint task force to help higher education institutions worldwide meet the growing challenge of supporting economic stimulus efforts and work-force development strategies.
Activist turns Jakarta suburb into green oasis
Published July 5, 2009, 10:52 pm, Reuters
JAKARTA (Reuters Life!) - In many areas of Jakarta, the air pollution is choking, what little green spaces there are wilting and garbage festers on street corners. And then there's Banjarsari, a green oasis on the outskirts of city.
Rudd misses boat with Malaysian people smuggling
Published July 5, 2009, 10:28 pm, Scoop.co.nz
"While the spin around the Prime Minister's trip to Malaysia amounts to pretty cheap political pointscoring and loads the dice around people smuggling myths, and is objectionable in the context of what Malaysia actually does to asylum seekers ...
USD $7.2 billion of Broadband Technology funding
Published July 5, 2009, 7:02 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Vice President Biden launched the initiative on Thursday 2nd July, opening up the first round of contestable grants and loans to encourage sustainable adoption of broadband services.
Digital New Zealand launches Make it Digital
Published July 5, 2009, 6:57 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Says Digital New Zealand’s project manager, Andy Neale, “In a small country with big ideas, we need to create and digitise more New Zealand content so we can stay digitally connected to our own stories, creations, knowledge and culture. Digital ...
UN: Knowledge Crucial For African Development
Published July 5, 2009, 6:47 pm, Scoop.co.nz
With knowledge being an essential element in Africa’s development process, a United Nations librarian has called on African governments to help narrow the digital divide.
○ Powerful diplomatic line-up
Published July 5, 2009, 4:33 pm, donga.com
The appointment of Yukiya Amano as the next chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency is attributed to Japan’s economic power, a large number of overseas personnel, and an efficient diplomatic system.
UN S-G: Cooperatives Can Pull World From Recession
Published July 5, 2009, 2:59 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Cooperatives, based on the principles of self-help and reciprocity, have the potential to help address the global economic crisis, especially among the world's most vulnerable, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
S-G Meets With Top Officials In Myanmar
Published July 5, 2009, 2:59 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Secretary-General has held talks with top officials in Myanmar on key issues, including the release of political prisoners such as Nobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Women’s Centres Re-Open In Darfur
Published July 5, 2009, 2:58 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Female internally displaced persons (IDPs) will again be able to learn job skills, take literacy classes and receive awareness programmes on reproductive health after the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur ( UNAMID ) helped reactivate ...
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