Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 30, 2008	Democratic socialism
Reflections of Fidel: I did not want to write a third consecutive reflection, but I can not leave this until Monday. There is one accurate response to Bush’s "democratic capitalism:" Chavez’ democratic socialism. There couldn’t be a more accurate way to express the great...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 24, 2008	Europe's population would decline without migrants
By LEIGH PHILLIPS: The population of the European Union is avoiding decline mainly thanks to immigration from other parts of the world, as native Europeans have stopped making as many babies. While anti-immigrant feeling is on the rise both amongst European politicians and the wider...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 15, 2008	Latin America and the Caribbean face significant challenges because of climate change, energy sustainability and steep food price increases, among other factors
Regional Challenges Pile Up : By Quincy Parker - Nassau, Bahamas: Extreme poverty has been reduced in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, and regional democracy has remained relatively stable over the...... [view]

Posted By:  maseral Posted On:  Sep 11, 2008	492. Le Mont-Saint-Michel
Sushis Life - France ... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 27, 2008	Western leaders blast Russia for recognizing Abkhazia, S.Ossetia
MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) - Foreign leaders spoke out Tuesday against Russia's decision to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, while people in the Georgian breakaway regions greeted the news with raucous celebrations. Britain, the United States, Germany, France and Italy expressed...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 20, 2008	NATO's 'Caucasus Council'
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political observer Andrei Fedyashin) - The emergency NATO Council session held in Brussels on August 19 at America's request to give Russia its "comeuppance" did not go smoothly. It took the ministers several hours to hammer out the final communique. In the end it turned...... [view]

Posted By:  ziedmhirsi Posted On:  Aug 19, 2008	Le Club du XXIeme siecle organise : Young Mediterranean Leaders Forum
Bravo Hakim Karoui (son blog ici ) ! voila le genre de lobbying qui nous faut ! Un lobbying sans nationalisme, Un lobbying base sur l'ouverture et sur des valeurs universelles et surtout un lobbying de haut niveau. Le forum des jeunes leaders de la Mediterranne sera ainsi une...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 27, 2008	The two Koreas - Part II
REFLECTIONS OF FIDEL: ON October 19, 1950, more than 400,000 voluntary Chinese combatants, on orders from Mao Zedong, crossed the Yalu and waylaid the US troops that were advancing towards the Chinese border. The US units, surprised by the vigorous response of the country that they had...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 26, 2008	The Two Koreas
Reflections of Fidel: PART I - THE Korean nation, with its unique culture that differentiates it from its Chinese and Japanese neighbors, has existed for three thousand years. These characteristics are typical of societies in that Asian region, including those of China, Vietnam and...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jul 21, 2008	Niqabi woman denied French citizenship - your thoughts?
Credit: Miss France (Flickr) In June of this year, Faiza Silmi was denied French citizenship because of her choice to wear the niqab – a facial covering worn by some Muslim women. French officials cited her lack of “sufficient assimilation” into French society. They elaborated...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 16, 2008	THE POWERLESS POWERS
Reflections of Fidel: THIS is a serious subject. The summit meeting of leaders of the eight most highly industrialized powers on the planet took place July 7-9 at a mountain retreat on the banks of the Toyako, a lake formed inside a volcanic crater located in the north of the island of...... [view]

Taking ICT to every Indian village

Submitted By:   atanu Author Name:  A Garai and B Shadrach Published:  2005-01-01

Website:  http://www.digitalopportunity.org/section/ict4d   Description:   What can ICT bring for the inhabitants of 600,000 Indian villages? How India is empowering the poor and marginalised citizens to participate in the emerging knowledge society? How will India provide voice to her millions of citizens? ‘Taking ICT to every Indian village: Opportunities and challenges”, attempts at answering such questions and exploring the complex interactions between ICT and society.   [view]