This guideline offers insights and lessons learned on the preparation and implementation of climate risk communication approaches. It is based on the experience of selected GIZ-implemented projects that were in the process of implementation between 2020 and 2022. In addition, complementary publications from GIZ, partner institutions, communication science and related …
Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) including internet, mobile based communications are increasingly becoming pervasive and integral to day‐t‐day functioning of our lives‐ whether personal or official. ICTs offer an unprecedented opportunity of connecting to each and every individual and design the communication structure accordingly to each person. Such a structure can …
After losing two communication satellites last year, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) looks forward to the launch of its communication satellite, GSAT-8, at 2.08 a.m. (IST) on May 21. Arianespace's Ariane-V rocket will put the satellite in orbit after lift-off from Kourou in French Guiana.
The intensity of solar storms is expected to peak in 2013 and may devastate critical infrastructure like satellite communications, navigation systems and electrical transmission equipment, a top scientist has warned. Kathryn Sullivan, assistant secretary of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said countries should prepare for
Strengthening Rural Livelihoods provides a useful and balanced review of the infl uence that mobile phones and the Internet can have on supporting the livelihoods of rural people, and particularly farmers in Asia. Drawing on six case studies from Sri Lanka, India, the Philippines and China, it shows the benefi …
Urban water and sanitation service delivery in Orissa could significantly improve by achieving these key objectives. This communication strategy intends to provide support to achieve the objectives of: Building constituency and support for water and sanitation sector reforms initiatives among diverse stakeholders; Promoting people’s participation for improving and sustaining service …
This paper explores the role of ICTs in empowering Indian rural women, through a review of ICT initiatives in India. The paper concludes that, while most of the ICT initiatives are disseminating new information and knowledge useful for rural women, many are not able to make use of it, due …
MUMBAI: A project on the use of geoinformatics in the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 in Maharashtra by the Tribal Research and Training Institute (TRTI), Pune has been given the National e-Governance award, 2010-11 (Silver) in Aurangabad on Thursday. Even though Maharashtra has a poor track record of …
ICT-enabled sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives are more than just a challenge: they also represent a great opportunity. A paradigm shift to a low-carbon economy by 2050 has the potential to write the next chapter of technological innovation. To realize this potential will require a third – this time a …
The UP government clarified today that it was not on collision course with the Centre over implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS). Instead it has thrashed out a new strategy to benefit 10 lakh families of the most deprived sections by giving them employment of 100 …
The Information Economy Report 2010: ICT, Enterprises and Poverty Alleviation is the fifth in the flagship series published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). As one of few annual reports that monitor global trends related to information and communication technologies (ICTs) from a development perspective, the …
With easy availability of technology, it seems the day is not far when traffic in the entire city can be easily managed from one particular place, said Ms Kasturi Bhattacharjee, head (telecom) of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) today. She was speaking at a Press conference on
Among fast growing developing countries, India is distinctive for the role of the service sector. However, sceptics have raised doubts about both the quality and sustainability of the increase in service sector activity and its implications for economic development. Using National Accounts Statistics and cross-county data, show that the growth …
Inclusive growth is not just a buzzword; it is a vital requirement for developing democratic nations like India. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), made possible by ubiquitous broadband infrastructure and affordable access to computing, can play a pivotal role in the nation's continued accelerated growth needs. This growth is one …
This paper presents the findings of a study that appraises and compares different models of public-private partnership (PPP) in rural infrastructure development. The study was commissioned by the Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries (AGS) Division of FAO, under its normative programme on Rural Infrastructure Development. It contributes to the identification of …
This handbook aims to highlight the strategies and approaches in communicating crop biotechnology that the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology (KC) and Biotechnology Information Centers (BICs) have evolved from their vast experiences as well as knowledge-base available in science communication. Hence, the handbook while primarily meant as a guidepost …
