The SIRCA Programme seeks to development research capabilities amongst emerging researchers in Asia in the area of Information and Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D or ICTD). These applicants would benefit from concerted capacity building exercises including a mentorship arrangement.

The NSPCC hopes to reach more at-risk children by making use of the technology that youngsters are comfortable and familiar with.

Early trials by the NSPCC show that boys and girls seek help with family problems in very different ways.

The improved access to ChildLine - 0800 1111 - comes as the NSPCC bids to recruit more people to answer calls.

Cyber Law in India is contained in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act 2000) that requires suitable and society oriented amendments. The Governmental machinery is, however, slow and primarily guided by vested Industrial interests. Thus, a strong, safe and appropriate cyber law would still be a distant dream in India.

This means either we remain indifferent towards the deficient laws or take some initiatives on our own. While the first option is generally followed in India the latter more...

University of California researchers have developed a lens-free imaging technique small enough to fit in a mobile phone, which can be a boon in developing countries where healthcare is non-existent.

The study outlines improvements in a technique known as Lucas, or 'lensless ultra-wide-field cell monitoring array,' platform based on shadow imaging, reports IANS.

Lucas technique demonstrated a method for quickly and accurately counting targeted cell types in a homogenous cell solution. Remov more...

This article by John Timmer describes cases in Singapore and Malaysia in which bloggers have been in trouble with the law, based on postings that would be acceptable and in fact non-controversial in many countries.

The European Commission has today presented at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) its proposal to update and expand the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), an existing trade deal between some of the world's biggest trade powers that lowers the cost of IT products. The proposal would take account of new products that have entered the market since the agreement was originally concluded in 1996, eliminating customs duties for these goods. Further points considered are tackling non-tariff barrie more...

This article estimates that as of March 2004 there were 4,285,199,774 distinct web pages. Assuming about 100 pages per website on the average, that would imply some 43 million websites.

'Countless federal records are being lost to posterity because federal employees, grappling with a staggering growth in electronic records, do not regularly preserve the documents they create on government computers, send by e-mail and post on the Web.

'Federal agencies have rushed to embrace the Internet and new information technology, but their record-keeping efforts lag far behind. Moreover, federal investigators have found widespread violations of federal record-keeping requirements.'

Microsoft may not be the first vendor to introduce Web 2.0 features to its CRM application, but the company maintains that the functionality in its latest update of Dynamics CRM Online exceeds the standards users have come to expect in this area.

Google is investing in a company that plans to launch 16 satellites whose purpose will be to bring high-speed Internet access to parts of the world that have none. The group, O3b, hopes to launch its service by the end of 2010.