The UK-born scientist was best known as a cornerstone of radio telescope development.
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World Radio day recognizes the critical role of radio in development, through its contribution to media pluralism and democratic governance.
NET, Radio for Development, and Search for Common Ground, has developed the Multimedia Training Kit (MMTK), which complements the ItrainOnline portal by providing resources which are intended to serve as building blocks for face-to-face training.
As a radio editor and media development specialist, he has experience in working with media, government and civil society organizations in 35 countries.
Dakar's mayor, Khalifa Sall, told RFM radio that the ramshackle development of densely-populated residential areas in the city made it impossible for the emergency services to operate effectively.
"Mr. Karzai not only gave his full support to the establishment of independent media" he said, "but also his commitment to the diversification of media outlets, including the development of community radio".
Development of unlicensed radio transmitting devices has already led to a wave of new consumer technologies, including Wi-Fi and other innovations like digital cordless phones and in-home video distribution systems that have generated billions of dollars of economic growth.
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Issues related to digital TV and radio broadcasting, and to the development of new technologies in this area, were also discussed at the conference.
In another development, an opposition radio station, Klub Radio, won the right to a permanent frequency after a two-year legal battle with the media regulator.
Its goals are to overcome the isolation of small islands by providing their citizens, particularly young people, with opportunities to voice their opinions on environmental and development issues in a variety of ways: radio, television, print and Internet-based debate.
"That part of the speech was closely negotiated with Number 10 and it was hailed as an important development in British policy, " he told the BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
For the Business Scotland radio programme, I visited the new office at Edinburgh's Quartermile development.
He underlined the importance of radio as a facilitator of intercultural dialogue and a vehicle for promoting sustainable development.
This development is made possible by a new wave of technology: radio-frequency ID chips the size of pepper grains, broadband wireless and Web-based "dashboards" enabling monitoring and management.
Its focus is on the development of new digital technologies including audio video, navigation and satellite radio, while maintaining its strong heritage in products for car audio enthusiasts and sound competitors.
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Community Radio Madanpokhara established in 2000 with support from UNESCO's International Programme for the Development of Communication.
Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster's Inside Politics, Mr Trimble was critical of the absence of regional development minister Gregory Campbell from Thursday's Executive meeting to discuss the crisis.
An investigation by BBC Radio Stoke has found that Mr Meredith, who is now the cabinet member for economic development, did have a series of private meetings with Mr Chaudry four years ago.
In another development, a young woman who has been the subject of Internet and talk show radio gossip about an alleged affair with Kerry came forward Monday to deny it.
The development of satellite-based mobile-telephony is creating demand for new bits of the radio spectrum.
In a separate development on Monday, the leading European satellite provider Eutelsat took 19 Iranian state-run television and radio channels off air on Monday, citing "reinforced EU Council sanctions".
The Hidden Treasures Radio Project series, funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Cultural Development Authority of King County, Wash.
This story is part of the Hidden Treasures Radio Project series, funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Cultural Development Authority of King County, Wash.
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