i4d Weekly Newsletter, 31 August - 6 September, 2007 [You can also view the latest i4d Print Magazine, August, 2007 Vol. V No. 8 Government investments in ICT4D ] This is our regular weekly bulletin that highlights recent developments in ICT sector including the events, happenings and announcements. The documents are available free on subscription. Send your comments and suggestions on newsletter: info@i4donline.net magazine: http://www.i4donline.net/feedback.asp NEWS AGRICULTURE e-Agriculture initiatives for Togolese (Africa) farmers e-COMMERCE RBI allows RRBs to open extension counters at places of worship Indian Govt. plans to merge 13 more RRBs Citibank to roll out Pragati in India e-GOVERNANCE DoJ, Philippines creates task force to deal with cybersecurity, cybercrime Malaysian Govt. implements online system to check rural projects UP (India) launches 33 departmental websites Indian Govt. to spend INR 7K crore a year in IT augmentation Dubai Finance Ministry launches ‘Made in the UAE’ website to boost home products Chhattisgarh (India) introduces e-Court system Indian Govt. approves e-Governance programme for 323 cities EDUCATION UP (India) begins e-scholarship for timely payment Barrett, Intel Chairman pushes Intel programmes in India, Bangladesh Intel will provide content to 1800 schools in Tamil Nadu (India) Indian Govt. plans to link educational e-network with US institutes KISS, Asia's first largest tribal university in India Makerere University of Africa to charge ICT fee HEALTH IBM/Mainsoft Portal Solution to Serve Medical Community Ireland to invest Euro 500million in e-health UAE government announced new federal health strategy and modernisation program Nurses go wireless in Essen Soon, India will have first mobile mammography unit Intel works with Indian Government to transform rural healthcare LIVELIHOODS Study: slum residents live in sub-human conditions ILO report underscores ties between poverty and productivity m-SERVE DoT, Trai set for battle over spectrum management Mobiles to become digital wallets COAI plans to appeal against TRAI Reliance, ICICI launch money transfer service via mobile phones Indian receptive to mobile Banking OPEN SOURCE Microsoft has been voted for Open Document format Australia plans to adopt Open XML format SME CII-ASCON SURVEY shows Indian manufacturing showing no signs of slowdown Move for placing Competition Policy Oversight Council in India TECHNOLOGY It is the age of quantum computing China hosts nearly half of malware sites TELECENTRE eSeva to be merged with Rajiv Internet centres in Andhra (India) Intel launches World Ahead Program in Bangladesh TELECOMMUNICATIONS ISRO plans INR 1600 crore navigation satellite constellation Next-generation networks (NGN) is all set to transform communications CSDMS NEWS FEEDS Subscribe as a reader CONTENTS AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY RADIO e-COMMERCE e-GOVERNANCE EDUCATION HEALTH LIVELIHOODS OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WIRELESS GENERAL INTERVIEW Name: Ranjit K Maiti Publish Date: 05 August 2007 Location: New Delhi Interviewer: Shambhu Ghatak ANNOUNCEMENT Young Social Entrepreneurs’ Forum @ GK3 Location: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia Date: 11-13 December 2007 IFC and FT's Essay Competition Encourages Innovation Organisations: Rural Marketing Agencies Association of India (RMAAI) & NASSCOM Last Date: September 30, 2007 UNESCO Prize for Rural Communication $ 20,000 Location: UNESCO Headquarters, France Date: 26 to 28 March 2008 EVENTS Digital Asia e-Gov Summit (DAEG07) 27-28 November, 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Biomedical Asia 2008 14-17 April 2008 Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore Mobile Content World Asia 2008 25-27 April 2008 Suntec International Exhibition & Convention Centre - Singapore To subscribe/unsubscribe to daily/weekly/monthly i4d newsletter through online other wise you can email to info@i4donline.net http://www.i4donline.net/registration/index.asp You can search all the news by date at http://i4donline.net/news/searchnews.asp Learn more about e-Gov issues www.egovonline.net Learn more about ICT and Education www.digitallearing.in Learn more about eHealth www.ehealthonline.org Learn more about mServe www.mserve.in Now you can subscribe to the i4d print magazine online. www.i4donline.net/subscribe.asp [The first daily news service on ICT4D]