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Lead News of the
Week
The Government Leaders Forum –
Asia draws huge international crowd at Jakarta,
Indonesia
Education, Healthcare and Sustainable Development
comes under the spotlight during this years' Government Leaders
Forum (GLF) at Jakarta, Indonesia. The forum focuses on 'Serving the
citizen: The transformative power of information technology in
delivering government services'.
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e-AGRICULTURE
Kenya
launches agriculture information service
The Government of Kenya has launched farmers
information service, where the community's farming community will be
able to receive and exchange timely news and information on
agriculture, weather patterns and other related issues through their
mobile
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COMMUNITY RADIO
India: Community radio stations for
the benefit of Haryana farmers
Community Radio stations has planned by Haryana
state government, India for the benefit of farmers which will
disseminate information on issues related to agriculture.
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e-GOVERNANCE
Mobile phones for good governance,
Philippines
Philippine governance is all set to adopt Mobile
governance or m-Governance for better
governance. Read
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Karnataka goes for web-based procurement Bahrain at 45th place on ICT readiness index
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EDUCATION
Literacy
plagues even mainstream groups in Europe: UNESCO
According to the 2008 Education for All (EFA)
Global Monitoring Report released by United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), although the literacy
rate in Europe is high—more than 96 per cent—serious disparities
persist. Read
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Microsoft expands commitment to 'accessibility' and
'high-quality education' across Asia Pacific Region AMU to help link madrassas to mainstream
education
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HEALTH
India:
Gujarat to start e-Diagnosis in all villages
After a successful launch of e-Gram initiative in
Gujarat, the Health Department of Gujarat Government has announced
e-Medicine scheme programme for rural areas of the state. Initially,
the programme will offer online and telemedicine services to
villagers.
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Telemedicine to benefit Dubai hospitals
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WIRELESS
India:
All Gujarat villages to get broadband connectivity
Jyotigram Yojana programme in television has been
an inspiring source for the villagers in Gujarat to develop taste
for Net.
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