http://atanu.tigblog.org/ What's on the minds of young leaders from around the globe? en-us http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/13197 raton ki chador tole..
happy new year to you all...
The new year is coming really chupkese.i am so excited.]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2003 07:43:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/13197 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/14016 Wed, 31 Dec 2003 00:00:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/14016 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/13180 WSIS

The journal of Information Technologies and International Development
(ITID) and the Berkman Center for Internet Society at Harvard Law
School invite you to contribute to a special dialogue on the outcomes,
outputs, and experiences from the World Summit on the Information
Society. As an impartial academic platform, we will give voice to a
diverse range of thoughtful viewpoints ? some critical some
congratulatory ? but all constructive. These contributions will be
assembled into a series of deliberative reports that we hope will help
chart a course towards the 2005 meeting in Tunis.

For more on ITID: http://mitpress.mit.edu/ITID
For more on the Berkman Center: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu

Call for Submissions
Initial short editorial and opinion pieces are solicited for a special
edition of the ITID Forum to be published in early 2004 by the MIT
Press. Contributions should be 500-1000 words and submitted on or before
14 January 2004. We particularly encourage unique voices and
contributions, a range of opinion and style, and specific comment as
opposed to broad generalities.

Instructions for authors can be found at the ITID website,
http://mitpress.mit.edu/ITID, and submissions are preferred by email to
itid-ed@mit.edu.

Longer research pieces and commentaries on the summit are also
solicited; expressions of interest in developing longer pieces are
welcome and should also be sent to the Editors at itid-ed@mit.edu. It is
anticipated that these longer research and editorial works will form an
edited volume to be published in late 2004.

The WSIS Discussion Blog
Bloggers are invited to an open real-time discussion blog on the Summit
hosted by the Berkman Center. Please visit
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/wsis/ to add your thoughts and read other
contributions. With the permission of the author, commentaries blogged
to this site will be considered for re-publication in World Summit in
Reflection outputs.

Project Editorial Committee
Michael L. Best, Editor-in-Chief, ITID
Ernest J. Wilson, III, Editor-in-Chief, ITID
Shanthi Kalathil, Managing Editor, ITID
Colin Maclay, Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Geoffrey Kirkman, Watson Institute for International Studies

]]> Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:59:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/13180 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/13086 Fri, 26 Dec 2003 12:02:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/13086 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/13076 Published by YouthreachIndia,New Delhi.
www.youthreachindia.org ]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2003 06:55:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/13076 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/12633 http://www.learningchannel.org/discussion]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2003 07:02:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/12633 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/12627 Sun, 07 Dec 2003 02:41:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/12627 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/14015 Wed, 03 Dec 2003 00:00:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/14015 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/12296 ICT and Education and Employment of Youth comprising members from over 140 countries.To join the forum by visting DGroups or sending mail to:join-education@dgroups.org.]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2003 12:04:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/12296 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11872 URL: http://www.netcorps-cyberjeunes.org/]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2003 06:22:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11872 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11809 Link:Staying Alive Take Action]]> Sun, 02 Nov 2003 02:45:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11809 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11798 Sat, 01 Nov 2003 07:01:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11798 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11773 I have been following the EFA movement closely for a long time and feeling that sucess of much of the development efforts lies in the success of these EFA activities - both nationally and internationally.
I am trying to collate all necessary information that would give you a snapshot how the lack of coordination and exchange of information and knowledge among EFA stakeholders are prohibiting successful EFA achievements.
I know how valuable your support be in this effort.
http://projects.takingitglobal.org/efa]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2003 09:01:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11773 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11770 http://www.inasp.info/pubs/rd/index.html
]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2003 03:38:00 EST http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11770 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11615 Thu, 23 Oct 2003 05:08:00 EDT http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11615 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11347 Mon, 06 Oct 2003 10:29:00 EDT http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/11347 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10953 Read:The Statesman.
]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2003 01:26:00 EDT http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10953 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10882 * PRESS RELEASE - COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE - COMUNICADO DE PRENSA *
- English -
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cancun Forum on Communication Rights vs. 'Free Trade' meeting
Tuesday, September 9th, In the Ex Palenque, Cancun, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Cancun 08/09/2003 - This September at the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Cancun, the US Trade Representative has proposed to expand the WTO's power over media and culture. The US wants to submit Communications and Audiovisual Services, including film, radio, television, video, and music production, as well as media
distribution services such as satellite, cable and broadcast, to the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
This would spell disaster for vibrant media systems worldwide: public funding for media, including mass, alternative, community, and citizens' media, could be attacked as "barriers to trade." Media ownership limits, as well as laws and initiatives that encourage diverse, locally-owned media, could be considered outright trade violations. Public funding for cultural and artistic
production could also come under attack.
On September 9th, representatives from the Movements assembled in Cancun will meet to denounce the idea of surrendering media and culture to the WTO or any other 'free trade' agreement, and to strategize on how to build the international movement for Communication Rights.

Background
In Cancun, trade ministers from 146 countries will continue
negotiations on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Critics argue that this agreement is used to override the democratic process, weaken national laws, and undermine public interest regulations around the world through trade mechanisms that favor the privatization of every sector of life and the sale of all public services - including education, health care, electricity and water,
just to name a few - to the world's largest, most powerful
transnational corporations.
Requests to include Communication and Audiovisual Services in GATS - film, radio, television, video, and music production, as well as media distribution services such as satellite, cable and broadcast - have been put forward before. To date, many countries have resisted these requests and fought for an (albeit limited) exemption from GATS known as the 'cultural exception.' So far, this stopgap has kept many media and cultural services out of the agreement. If Communications and Audiovisual Services do find their way into GATS this September, the repercussions will be severe.Certain measures taken by governments to defend or build media localism, diversity, and pluralism could be classified as 'barriers to trade;' other WTO member nations would be able to attack them
using the binding dispute mechanism of the WTO. Decisions on 'trade disputes' made by the WTO are enforced
by international law - member nations must comply with WTO rulings or face multi-million or -billion dollar punitive sanctions. A variety of measures crucial to delivering high quality public service broadcasting would be seen as clear violations of GATS rules, including limits on media ownership, specific restrictions on foreign media ownership, public service obligations, and rules regarding
cross ownership.
Even if a country exempts its broadcast regulations and programs that support media and culture from the current round of negotiations, the goal of GATS is "progressive liberalization." This means that there would be strong pressure to discard such exemptions in future, built-in negotiations. In addition, efforts to improve regulatory
structures would be impaired, since the legally binding trade obligations of GATS virtually "lock-in" the regulatory status quo.Any adjustments to regulatory structures that would change country commitments under GATS would require compensation to all trading partners. At a time of such dynamic change in the regulatory environment for media and broadcast, this would be a public policy disaster.For these reasons, concerned citizens in many nations (including the European Union) have so far successfully lobbied their governments to reject US proposals on Communications and Audiovisual Services, and
to block agreements that could impact their nations' media systems. People everywhere recognize that a free, diverse, local, and independent media system is a fundamental requirement for a functioning democracy, and that ensuring such a media system requires regulation in the public interest as well as support for public service, local, nonprofit and independent media.
Organizers:

AMARC - World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, CENCOS,
Centro de Medios Independientes Cancun, COMCOSUR, CRIS -
Communication Rights in the Information Society, Free Press, Global
Project, Las Agencias, OURMedia/NUESTR@Smedios

- End -

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

International:
Sasha Costanza-Chock: schock@asc.upenn.edu - (011) 52 998.890.4768

Mexico:
isaurapool@hotmail.com - 998.887.8167
]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2003 03:32:00 EDT http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10882 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10828 gathering at the "Forum on ICTs and Gender: Optimizing Opportunities" in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur end of August stressed the importance of ICT as a tool to promote women's empowerment, rights and dignity and full participation in the information society.
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/ev.php?URL_ID=12859URL_DO=DO_TOPICURL_SECTION=201
Source:UNESCO WebWorld Newsletter - 5 September 2003]]> Sat, 06 Sep 2003 10:28:00 EDT http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10828 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10291 Enabling people to explore their full potential is an agenda we must take up seriously, to make sure our efforts to reach 2015 goal become a thumping success. This goal of halving the poverty must be achieved by 2015 ? if we pride ourselves to be sensible, sensitive and creative beings."reaffirms Prof.Yunus in his Commonwealth Lecture,2003.]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2003 11:38:00 EDT http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10291 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10288 Sourceforge.
Education,ICT,Asia-Pacific:UNESCO Bangkok.
India:Development Gateway.
India,ICT Projects and Youth:Development Gateway.

]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2003 10:36:00 EDT http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10288 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10284 More:Ananda Bazar Patrika,07/31/03.(Bengali).]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2003 02:18:00 EDT http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10284 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10270 Thu, 31 Jul 2003 06:54:00 EDT http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10270 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10231 BaobabConnections.Org then replicates that famous African Baobab through connceting young people of Europe and Africa through Internet.It is a database and a dialogue.It connects the expressions of youth.]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2003 04:14:00 EDT http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10231 28.6 77.228.677.2 http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10210 Frequently Asked Questions About Conducting a National WSIS Consultation Process is the title of a guidebook developed by the The Association for Progressive Communication for national WSIS processes.This guide is its Version 1,June,2003 and the work is in progress.]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2003 06:15:00 EDT http://atanu.tigblog.org/post/10210 28.6 77.228.677.2