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News ScanIntel thwarted $ 100 laptop, claims OLPC programme's chief A project that aimed to bridge the digital divide between rich, industrialised nations and the developing world by providing affordable laptops to poor children has been allegedly jeopardised by the business imperatives of its chief funding partnerMore... Social networking sites take up just causesFrom Mumbai Unplug to car-free days, a social consciousness comes to networking sites such as Facebook More... India to collect and upload data on villagesMooted in the 1980s but delayed because of an alleged cash crunch, officials say the exercise will help organise and augment information on the thousands of villages in India More... Karnataka to launch 'E-Halli' info kiosks for villagesIn the project’s first phase, E-Halli centres will be set up in the 10 districts of Davangere, Chitradurga, Shimoga, Chikmagalur, Haveri, Gadag, Dharwad, Belgaum, Koppal and Bellary More... Dang tribals learn of their rights through community radioAt a fraction of the cost that the government incurs in disseminating information, community radio Aaykar is both raising the level of awareness about rights among Gujarat's Dang tribals, among the poorest in the country, and, through RTI, uncovering irregularities in the system More... |
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