Category: ICT for Development
GP, Care launch info hub on boat for haor people
An information hub on a boat, named “Tathya Tari” started providing livelihood information among communities of haor region in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj. Mobile operator Grameenphone and CARE Bangladesh jointly launched the information boat project on September 22 with the aim to educate and empower the rural people, especially the
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Sri Lanka: At the Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind (CSDB), visually handicapped children read online Sinhala newspapers in Braille. Hearing impaired children in grade 1 use computer-aided learning software to help them learn at the same speed that their non-hearing impaired counterparts do. At the University of Peradeniya, visually
ICT and Girls Empowerment
As in many developing nations, girls in Bangladesh are still not enjoying equal educational, economic, and social opportunities. ICT has opened up a new door of opportunities for girls in Bangladesh. Girls need to access to ICT for the same reasons as boys. They need to learn ICT skills for their educational achievements, personal development, […]
BTN targeted to set up 40,000 telecentre in Bangladesh
Honorable Chief Advisor to the caretaker government of Bangladesh, Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed formally launched the Mission 2011 of Bangladesh Telecentre Network (BTN) on December 06, 2007 at 10.00 hours at Bangladesh China Friendship Convention Centre (BCFCC), which targeted to set up 40000 telecentre by 2011, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the glorious independence of […]
In Flood-Prone Bangladesh, a Future That Floats
SINGRA, Bangladesh: With most of his school under floodwaters, 6-year-old Mohamed Achan pulled his oversize tomato-red shorts up around his tiny waist, placed a tarp over his head to guard against the rain, and sprinted barefoot to the edge of his muddy village. There, he waited for his classroom to arrive in a boat. The […]
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