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Global Voices and Google announce freedom of expression award jury

Posted on Friday, February 5th, 2010

The Breaking Borders Award is a new prize created by Google and Global
Voices and supported by Thomson Reuters to honor outstanding web
projects initiated by individuals or groups that demonstrate courage,
energy and resourcefulness in using the Internet to promote freedom of
expression.
We are proud to announce our jury members for the award. The jury is
drawn from experts [...]

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International Essay Competition: Youth-led solutions to unemployment

Posted on Friday, February 5th, 2010

The World Bank and its partners invite youth to participate in the 2010 International Essay Competition. The theme is youth unemployment. Deadline for sending entries is March 16, 2010.
The Essay Competition 2010 is organised by the World Bank and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in association with other partners to highlight the worldwide youth [...]

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Book on 1000 Ideas to make telecentres work

Posted on Friday, February 5th, 2010

telecentre.org and Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) have conceptualised a book on ‘1000 ideas to make telecentres work’ to highlight the innovations and success stories in the telecentre domain. The Editorial Team of this book is led by Dr. Basheerhamad Shadrach, Executive Director, telecentre.org Foundation with support from telecentre magazine team.
This publication [...]

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International Conference on Children’s Libraries 2010

Posted on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

The Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children (AWIC), the Indian Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), is holding a three-day International Conference on Children’s Libraries – Building A Book Culture, on February 4th—6th, 2010 at New Delhi, India. The aim of the Conference is to discuss the potentials and [...]

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YOUTUBE AND THE PULITZER CENTER ANNOUNCE PROJECT: REPORT 2010

Posted on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

SEEKING UNTOLD STORIES FROM ASPIRING JOURNALISTS,
MADE POSSIBLE BY SONY AND INTEL
Enter for a chance to win one out of five $10,000 reporting grants!
Project: Report 2010 kicked off today, a partnership between YouTube and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, made possible by Sony and Intel. The contest invites non-professional, aspiring reporters to share their stories [...]

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3rd Nazariya Women Flim Festival


3rd Nazariya Women Flim Festival
March, 2010
Ahmedabad,INDIA
 
Nazariya is an initiative of DRISHTI (www.drishtimedia.org) to introduce alternative perception in our society by screening documentaries and short films that reflect a broader reality of the people in our society. Nazariya acknowledges the possibility of another point of view, another version of truth, another way of viewing. Nazariya is [...]

Knowledge Globalization Conference 2010-Dhaka


11 to 13 May 2010
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Theme: Empowerment through knowledge transfer and
progress through knowledge sharing.
The objective of the conference is to include
research and academic scholars and practitioners
from all over the world to share knowledge.
Enquiries: info@kglobal.org
Web address:
http://ocs.sfu.ca/kglobal/index.php/conf2010/2010dhaka
Sponsored by: Knowledge Globalization Institute,
Suffolk University, North South University
Call for Papers

Papers are invited in all areas of management, business, economics, and [...]

ADB - Japan Scholarship


The Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Japan Scholarship Program (JSP) wasestablished in April 1988 with financing from the Government of Japan.
It aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB’s developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian [...]

Global Voices and Google announce freedom of expression award jury


The Breaking Borders Award is a new prize created by Google and Global
Voices and supported by Thomson Reuters to honor outstanding web
projects initiated by individuals or groups that demonstrate courage,
energy and resourcefulness in using the Internet to promote freedom of
expression.
We are proud to announce our jury members for the award. The jury is
drawn from experts [...]

International Development Correspondent Fellowship


Devex is seeking talented journalists interested in covering the multi-faceted field of international development. Reporting fellowships are available immediately in Tokyo, Barcelona and Washington, D.C.

 
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