The Asian Development Bank (ADB) andMicrosoft Corporation unveiled the finalists of the “Apps for Asia” Redesigning Development Programme during ADB’s 46th Annual Meeting in India on 4 May 2013.

“Apps for Asia” is a programme that aims to tap on the ingenuity of independent software…

Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 21, 2013 – Four innovative Youth Solutions were selected winners at the Regional Grant Competition, jointly organized by The World Bank, Microsoft Sri Lanka and Sarvodaya-Fusion. The competition titled ‘Youth Solutions! Technology for Skills and Employment’ was held at the Cinnamon Grand, Colombo on 21st May, with youth led NGOs from four nations- Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka participating.…

Information communication technology (ICT) has the potential to contribute vastly to the development of a country and in particular via its impact on rural communities. It is under this ethos of taking technology to the masses that the Sarvodaya- Fusion Mobile 4D unit embarked on the Smart Village initiative which provided access to smart phones to select rural communities in the country with particular emphasis on relevant practical applications of the technology.

Pursuant to the…

The fourth of the  ICTA-initiated   ‘e-diriya’ IT  Centres that are being set up in each Povince  was declared…

On Monday, September 23, 2013, the UN General Assembly will hold a meeting in New York (USA) at the level of Heads of States to define the future global roadmap to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all development efforts. The meeting will have the overarching theme “The way forward: a disability inclusive development agenda”.

To…

On May 28, the Global Telecentre Awards (GTA) Ceremony will take place during Spark13 (4th Global Forum on Telecentres) in Granada, Spain. The GTA, which aims to recognize the best of the best in the international telecentre stage,…

​On Monday 23 September 2013, the UN General Assembly will hold a meeting in New York (USA) at the level of Heads of States to define the future global roadmap to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all development efforts. The meeting will have the overarching theme “The way forward: a disability inclusive…

Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID) is an inclusive business initiative engaged in developing ICT enabled products and services to support private and public (Government and NGO) initiatives targeted for the BoP (Base of the Pyramid) segment in particular and citizens in general in providing them with access to ICTs and ICT enabled information and services.

Read more about us at: http://www.biid.org.bd/

The fact that mobile phone ownership is rapidly increasing around the world is no longer shocking. Exciting at first because, unlike most technology trends, this unprecedented rate of proliferation is being driven by demand from the developing parts of the world, this fact is now raising fewer eyebrows. At the moment, the immediate question on most…

It was a great opportunity for BIID to share Bangladesh experiences and practices on strengthening youth opportunities in agricultural sector through ICT, discussed insights and lessons learned based on the field experiences and heard international expert panel’s views on this agenda.

Mr Mostafa Faruque Mohammed, MP, Hon'ble Minister of ICT, Government of Bangladesh joined our workshop as the Chief Guest which was an indication of the commitment of the government to promote…

Information and communication technology outreach is happening fast in one of the most dispersed regions on Earth, the Pacific. It’s a region comprised of some 9,000 islands spread across a vast ocean, where governments and businesses deal with some of the highest transaction costs in the world.

Two million more people in the…

Telecentre.org Foundation (TCF) hosted a thematic workshop on “Enabling Innovation at the Grassroots through Telecentres” at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) last May 13-17, in Geneva, Switzerland.

The workshop was organized jointly by TCF,…

Recently my 10 year old son invited me to be friends with him on Facebook. “Hi mum I’m here too, can we be friends?” was the message I got. I was shocked and worried at the same time, and my initial reaction was fear of the perceived harm social media could do to a person as young as he.

We finally agreed that his father would have access to his Facebook…

Japan shares lessons on ways information and communication technologies can help strengthen countries’ disaster risk management plans and empower communities facing disasters.

Otsuchi Town in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture was struck hard by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. More than 800 people lost their lives, including the mayor, and 500 people remain missing.…

Dozens of young people gathered around their computers and mobile devices in Cali, Manizales and Barranquilla during the weekend of May 4-5 with one goal in mind: to develop applications to improve the way their cities work.

It was the “Co-Crea Colombia” Hackathon, organized by the World Bank. The event was attended by more than 200…

A global online contest addressed to young people (under 30) from all over the world. The participants are called to develop an inspiring online content related to United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Submissions must be made under one of the following six categories:

1. Fight poverty, hunger and disease
2. Education for…

ITU wsis Sumit .....

It was a great learning sessions and it will help us in widening our horizon further

I on behalf people and Ict activist and thousand of social Ict enterpuners from india how made the change at grass root as local heroes

I extend my gratitude to dr tore

And ITU with all other UN organisation and congratulate them on putting such a knowledge Sumit together , remote participation has proved that world has become a global village thank to ICT…

ITU Award goes to President Ueli Maurer of Switzerland, Volkmar Denner of Bosch and Jean Todt, President of F.I.A.

Felipe Massa, Formula-1 Ferrari driver, simulates road safety

Geneva, 17 May 2013 - The 2013 World Telecommunication and Information Society Award was presented to three eminent personalities: Mr Ueli Maurer, President of the Swiss Confederation; Mr Volkmar Denner, Chairman of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH; and Mr Jean Todt, President of the…

The following article was written by Christopher Clark, Head of Sector Membership at ITU and is coordinating the BYND2015: Global Youth Summit, and is posted in the ITU Blog.

It’s a blockbuster week of workshops and open debates here in Geneva as WTPF and…

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International Girls in ICT Day this year saw new projects set up worldwide to create an environment that encourages girls and young women, at present disadvantaged by a gender-based digital divide of worldwide prevalence, to consider careers in the field of ICT. But why is there a gender imbalance in the…