i think this is very intersting and helpfull :) for all of us
infoDev is pleased to announce a series of studies that will examine
current important topics in ICT for Development.
The studies are slated to be finished and available on the infoDev website
by the end of November, 2003.

E-security Network Study
The rapid spread of the personal computer and the Internet to developing
countries has brought many benefits to all sectors in those countries. In
particular, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) now have the possibility
to compete on a global basis through their web site and their ability to
communicate through the Internet and engage in e-commerce transactions.
However, the Internet by itself is not necessarily a medium secure from
malicious behavior.
The opportunity cost of not paying adequate attention to security can be
destruction of valuable data needed to run an enterprise or a government
department. Among other things it can include destruction of essential
records, identity theft, impersonation, and theft of financial resources,
outcomes that can not only ruin a company but that can contribute to a
reputation of unreliability for an entire industry in a country.
This project will produce a handbook that will assist users, technical
managers, and policy makers in avoiding such outcomes, and it will
increase the sophistication of understanding of individuals and
organizations in developing countries regarding how to ensure that they
maximize the benefits of ICTs while minimizing the risks of employing this
technology. The handbook will also be available on the web, and will have
the possibility of being a dynamic document, updated by both new
technological developments and user feedback.
Expected Completion: November, 2003
Task Manager: Mr. Michel H. Maechler, mmaechler@worldbank.org

Open-source Software Toolkit
This toolkit will help information technology decision-makers in
developing countries understand the dynamics associated with implementing
open source software solutions. The toolkit intends to present information
on the forces shaping the open source market, case studies illustrating
the benefits and challenges of its use, and a framework of best practices
to encourage the exchange of information and promote discussion of this
important topic. The primary focus of this effort is to address the
potential use of open source software in developing countries. Where
appropriate, reference to open source software use and legislation in G8
countries will be presented to support the discussion.
Expected Completion: November, 2003
Task Manager: Ms. Jacqueline Dubow, jdubow@worldbank.org

Lessons learned from infoDev Projects
The infoDev Program is in the process of completing its multi-year Core
Grants Program and evaluating the impact and lessons of that program. As
part of that evaluation, and as a contribution to the upcoming World
Summit on the Information Society, infoDev has decided to commission a
study of the lessons learned both from infoDev's own programs and from
similar efforts to foster greater access to, and use of, ICTs as tools of
poverty reduction and sustainable development.
In particular, the study will seek to elucidate the key conditions and
critical success factors for the effective use of ICTs for development and
poverty reduction. Its purpose will not be to offer a detailed evaluation
of individual infoDev grants or programs, but to draw lessons from infoDev
experience and other ICT-for-development efforts in order to propose a set
of general principles for effective ICT-for-development interventions. In
short, it will seek, on the basis of detailed analysis of the experience
of recent years, to answer the question: "What do we know about what works
and what doesn't work in promoting ICT for development, and why".
Expected Completion: November, 2003
Task Manager: Ms. Jacqueline Dubow, jdubow@worldbank.org

15 infoDev Case Studies
This infoDev series of case studies is intended as a resource to provide
briefings, detailed descriptions of infoDev funded projects and their
impact on poverty reduction. The case studies will analyze projects using
a consistent framework, detailing how key elements such as policy
environment, role of ICT, financing, partnership, sustainability and
scaling-up play a role in outcomes and empowered disadvantaged
populations. The case studies will be undertaken with a constant reference
to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as ICT should be seen as a
means to help meet the MDGs for poverty reduction, education, health and
the environment and not as a separate sector or end to itself.
Expected Completion: November, 2003
Task Manager: Ms. Jacqueline Dubow, jdubow@worldbank.org

Dear All,
I have come across this piece of information and I think that it is relevent to WSIS Youth Caucus :

"Regional Civil Society Forum on the Information Society for the Middle East, West and Central Asia.
The objectives of the forum, which will be held from August 26 through 28, 2003, will be to inform all civil society stockholders on the process and outcomes of previous conferences, to harmonize and collect all views and concerns of these stockholders regarding the plan of action and draft declaration of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), and to evaluate and review the ICT status of WA region and to prepare a civil society regional action plan and a declaration on WSIS objectives and ICT in the region. All the civil society organizations (community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, intellectuals and academicians, trade unions, media,?) from the below-mentioned countries are invited to attend: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Yemen. The forum will be held by the Iranian Civil Society Organizations Resource Center with the participation of the civil society organizations in Iran at Kish Island. For more details on the forum, please, visit http://wsis.irancsos.net

All the UN Bigconferences put a priority on education. Every young person has the right to an education that can help them develop their full physical and mental capacity, according to the convention on the rights of the chiled ( Article 28 and 29). in the long run, education is essential for geting a job, for promoting understanding and tolerence between different groups, and for being able to understand and protect the environment we live in. Government Commitements on education from the conferences focus on making sure all children can attend schools ( enrolment targets), improving the quality and content of education, making sure schools care for people with special needs, and involving the community as a whole in education. Governments are not able to fix everything by themselves, but they have to set the right examples and priorities. Improving education requires partnership between govrnments, schools, community groups and non-governmental organizations, and students and their families.
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Check this picture, look carefully is this cage big enough , for such an animal , do u think that if u go to the zoo and see this, and see him lonly is such a very small cage, would u be happy, would u be educated, and u will know a lot about this animal's life.