With the support of UNESCO, and organized by the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) and the National Forum on Information Literacy, participants wrestled with the fundamental challenge of how to empower people to benefit from existing information and communication resources and technologies in an Internet Age.
The long term objective of this project is to develop and apply innovative information and communication technologies for image and signal processing in order to better safeguard, diffuse and promote oral and intangible forms of cultural expressions proclaimed by UNESCO as masterpieces of the heritage of humanity.
ICT4ID is a UNESCO project that encourages the use of information and communication technologies for intercultural dialogue and to contribute to the development of communication capacities of indigenous people.
"We hope that this training initiative will be the start of an ongoing partnership between the University of Pretoria and the community of Zithobeni, where information and communication technologies could be more and more used for sustainable development, " says Kirstin Krauss, a PhD student from the Department of Informatics, who has piloted the previous UNESCO-funded ICT training project in deep rural Kwa Zulu Natal.
Furthermore, the participants of seminar gave practical suggestions for improvement of scientific-research and educational potential of investigation and usage of underground water with an adoption of information and communication technologies, including geographical information system and present-day simulation methods and forecasting approach.
The Conference also recommended a number of strategies to encourage citizens to use the opportunities created by new and emerging information and communication technologies to participate more effectively in governance and for the media to use these technologies more in their day-to-day reporting.
UoSat 12, an experimental micro-satellite that observes the Earth and demonstrates advanced communication and position finding technologies, was launched last year by a Russian rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakstan.
Drivers needed to be educated and modern communication, GPS and other technologies needed to be employed to help address the traffic problem.
Nanotechnology, biotechnology, information and communication technologies (ICTs) and cognitive science are all converging technologies.
They show that by being available outside of normal work hours through communication and information technologies.
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We can do much more with new information and communication technologies to widen learning opportunities for all.
Information and communication technologies (ICT) are making a large impact in the move towards e-learning in recent years.
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This figure is now around 60%, said Mike Getz, Director of Learning and Communication Technologies for the school.
The final parallel is that information and communication technologies (ICTs) have radically changed how groups can be recruited and mobilized.
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To date, advancements in information and communication technologies have only increased the divide between the information rich and the information poor.
Information and communication technologies are opening new worlds for expression and action.
The module looks at the changes resulting from the new information environment and describes how information and communication technologies affect information operations within organizations.
The links and resources provided are mainly training and "how-to" guides on development and the use of the Internet and information and communication technologies.
Kofi Annan was speaking at the a meeting of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force in New York on 30 September.
The idea is to come up with ways to put networking and communication technologies, including the use of Internet, into running a battery system.
It is prompted, in part, by a host of information and communication technologies that should make health care much more portable, precise and personal.
While our commitment to freedom of expression remains unchanged, the context of this right, particularly through advances in media and communication technologies, has changed drastically over the past six decades.
The new biostamp won't be in your doctor's tool box any time soon, however, as Rogers and his team are still refining the wireless power and communication technologies it leverages.
According to a report issued today by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the United States ranks fifth in information and communication technologies among the 138 nations with the largest economies.
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Of course we still need manufacture: the creative industries themselves depend on the linked nexus of broadcast, recording and communication technologies not to mention the modern city which are indispensable to their growth.
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It also taught the participants how to use information and communication technologies (ICT) as instruments for searching and producing new content that would transmit messages on preventing violence in their communities.
My task was to help think about what was going to be the role of information and communication and entertainment technologies in the future of South Australia and, indeed, Australia more broadly.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become one of the most crucial factors governing education, science, culture, welfare and the sustainable development of civilizations based upon mutual respect and the observance of human rights.
However, we cannot deny the fact that the freedom to harness the power of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and especially those of new media played a significant role, even while often being in conjunction with satellite television.
Comparing the development of broadband to the development of other essential infrastructures such as roads and electricity, the report argues for the involvement of both government and business in enabling societies to benefit from the potential of information and communication technologies.
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