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Impact of ICT on Indigenous Cultures: Rejuvenation or Colonization?

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) should be used to support and encourage cultural diversity and to preserve and promote the language, distinct identities and traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples, nations and tribes in a manner ...

From APARNA RAY, Global Voices Online,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Indigenous (musician)

Disaster Management and the role of ICTs

What is disaster management? What are the various stages that it involves? The terminology may differ depending on where you are. In New Zealand, for example, you would be talking of the 4R’s, namely Readiness, Response, Recovery and Reduction. In ...

From APARNA RAY, Global Voices Online,  27 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Dhirubhai Ambani

India: ICT for senior citizens-Where are we today?

Over the past decade, we intensified our efforts to build a “society for all ages” and to promote international commitment to the United Nations Principles for Older Persons. The Principles are founded on the need to build an inclusive society that ...

From APARNA RAY, Global Voices Online,  4 Oct 2009
Related Topics: United Nations,  Facebook Inc.

India: Durga Puja - A Daughter Comes Visiting

Legend has it that the powerful demon Mahisasura once placated the gods through severe penances. When the pleased gods offered him a boon, he sought immortality. This request being denied, he thought up a clever ploy and asked for a boon whereby only a ...

From APARNA RAY, Global Voices Online,  29 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Creative Commons

Empowered to serve you better: mobile phones change the way small traders and service providers do business

“We need to call Nimai to take a look at the wiring in the kitchen.  Please go and get him.” In the 90's that would be my mother asking my dad to go and fetch the electrician from his house, so that he could come and inspect the faulty wiring. There ...

From APARNA RAY, Global Voices Online,  22 Sep 2009

India: Tips on portrait photography

Charukesi at Itchy Feet shares some tips on how to capture that perfect portrait through the lense of your camera All comments are moderated. Do not submit your comment more than once or it may be identified as spam. Please treat others with respect. ...

From APARNA RAY, Global Voices Online,  17 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Wikipedia

India: The Web Meets The Road In The Great Driving Challenge

On the 22nd of June, 2009, an automobile company in India, Hindustan Motors Limited,  which has a joint venture with Mitsubishi, announced a promotional/ marketing event named Mitsubishi Cedia Sports ‘The Great Driving Challenge‘. The innovative ...

From APARNA RAY, Global Voices Online,  12 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Mitsubishi

India: Chasing a solar eclipse

On July 22, we are about to witness the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century. The eclipse will be visible between 5.20am to 7.40am, from within a narrow corridor spanning half the Earth. In India, the path of the eclipse will be as follows: There ...

From APARNA RAY, Global Voices Online,  20 Jul 2009
Related Topics: NASA

India: The Moment of Truth, now in Hindi

Youth Curry watches ‘Sach ka Saamna', the Indianised version of the American game show The Moment of Truth and realises that we are constantly hiding things, not only from others but even from ourselves. All comments are moderated. Do not submit your ...

From APARNA RAY, Global Voices Online,  19 Jul 2009

Nepal: Incentivising widow re-marriage

In the budget for fiscal year 2009-10, the newly elected government in Nepal has proposed an incentive scheme whereby USD625 would be awarded to any groom who married a widow. This proposal has angered widows and women's groups alike, writes Bhumika ...

From APARNA RAY, Global Voices Online,  19 Jul 2009

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