Ericsson has launched a pilot project in Bangladesh to exhibit how use of high speed internet services trough 3G/HSPA technology can improve productivity and quality of life. The launch of the project titled ‘Alokito Bangladesh’ was held Sunday at the city’s Westin Hotel. 3G is the third generation of mobile phone standards and technology, […]
Bloggers React to ‘A Better Fiji’
Posted by John Liebhardt to Global Voices Online A government-appointed committee in Fiji introduced an 11-point framework to augment the Pacific island nation’s constitution and “rebuild Fiji into a nonracial, culturally vibrant and united, well-governed, truly democratic nation.” The 75-page report, called the “Fiji Draft People’s Charter for Change, Peace & Progress” (.pdf available here) […]
EU Chastises Bulgaria, Romania on Corruption
Posted by Veronica Khokhlova to Global Voices Online Every six months, the European Commission issues reports “on progress with judicial reform, the fight against corruption and, concerning Bulgaria, the fight against organised crime.” According to the latest progress reports, Bulgaria and Romania “have made genuine efforts, particularly in judicial reform, and […] progress has been […]
Bangladesh started tallying vote
Election Officials of Bangladesh have started tallying vote of 4 City Corporations and 9 municipalities. Earlier, despite a bomb threat by an unknown telephone caller to the Control Room set up in Home Office, voting came to a peaceful formal end at 4pm in Bangladesh, but people was queuing up in the polling centers for […]
Violence in the Hazarajat, Protests in Kabul
Posted by Joshua Foust to Global Voices Online Afghanistan is one of those countries where minority issues drive nearly everything. They form the basis for why President Hamid Karzai is “the best game in town,” but also why he should resign. They form the fundamental structure of the national government, with ethnic set-asides (Kuchis […]
Protecting Data
The personal data of every citizen of a small country consisting of SSN or ID number as well as passport reference, name, address, date of birth, phone, email, credit card and bank account numbers, utility and driving license details and a dozen other items of information require less than the storage capacity available on […]
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