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    <description>The latest Access to ICT news from infoDev</description>
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      <title>infoDev announces awards for projects that advance the use of ICT for Development</title>
      <description>Proposals were submitted in response to the Call for Proposals under the Korean Turst Fund for ICT for Development. The Korean Trust Fund finances projects chosen followig a competitive selection process of proposals received from operational units for the World Bank. 
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      <link>http://infodev.org/en/Article.277.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ITU report "Measuring ICT Availability in Villages and Rural Areas" gathers research on measuring WSIS targets</title>
      <description>The first World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Geneva, Switzerland in December 2003, brought together leaders from governments around the world to discuss and adopt strategies for creating an inclusive Information Society. One outcome of the
Summit was a Plan of Action enunciating ten targets to be achieved by 2015 of which the first is: “...to connect villages with ICTs and establish community access points...”. This report describes research to measure that target. </description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>infoDev participates in Global Symposium for Regulators 2008 in Thailand</title>
      <description>The eighth annual Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR), is organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and the National Telecommunications Commission of Thailand. The conference will be held in Pattaya, Thailand on 11-13 March, 2008.</description>
      <link>http://infodev.org/en/Article.195.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Korea provides the World Bank US$15 million for ICT4D</title>
      <description>The Trust Fund will help foster the information and communications technology agenda in developing countries.</description>
      <link>http://infodev.org/en/Article.152.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>infoDev and ITU announce beginning of work on Universal Access Module of ICT Regulation Toolkit</title>
      <description>Regulators look forward to up-to-the-minute advice on how to maximize access to broadband, Internet, and next-generation networks.</description>
      <link>http://infodev.org/en/Article.106.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:27:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A Global Capacity Building Initiative for Regulators</title>
      <description>On the occasion of the World Information Society and Telecommunications Day, infoDev, the World Bank and ITU announce a collaborative initiative to expand training opportunities for ICT policy makers and regulators in developing countries.</description>
      <link>http://infodev.org/en/Article.111.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 17:22:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>infoDev moderates panel at the Seventh Annual Global Symposium for Regulators</title>
      <description>During the Seventh Annual Global Symposium for Regulators, Valerie D'Costa moderated a session on "Consumer Protection, Quality of Service and Cybersecurity issues. What can be done?" The ICT Regulation Toolkit was also prominently featured. </description>
      <link>http://infodev.org/en/Article.100.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:14:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>infoDev strengthens ties with ITU and the global ICT regulator community at GSR 2007 in Dubai</title>
      <description>Ms. Valerie D’Costa, newly-appointed infoDev Program Manager, will make her first public appearance in that role at the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Dubai from February 5-7, 2007.  </description>
      <link>http://infodev.org/en/Article.96.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:05:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>infoDev and ITU Launch New Module of Online ICT Regulation Toolkit</title>
      <description>Policymakers and regulators get instant access to best enabling environment practices</description>
      <link>http://infodev.org/en/Article.7.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ICT Regulation Toolkit Authorization and Licensing Module Launched</title>
      <description>In partnership with ITU, infoDev is pleased to announce the launch of the "Authorization and Licensing module," the first of seven modules which will constitute the ICT Regulation Toolkit.</description>
      <link>http://infodev.org/en/Article.14.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>infoDev Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India Workshop</title>
      <description>The Workshop on Convergence, Internet Telephony and Regulatory Issues on March 10, 2005, in New Delhi, India brought together more than 75 policy-makers, key stakeholders, and international experts.</description>
      <link>http://infodev.org/en/Article.23.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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