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| Education Camp at Nilphamari |
Pallitathya Kendra Babrijharh, Nilphamari organized an education camp on August 18, 2006 . Like other education camp, aim of this camp was also to increase accessibility of educational information for rural students and promote educational information service through the Pallitathya Kendra and Help Line. A three member s team Ms. Shayla Perveen, Md. Forhad Uddin and Md. Masum Billah from D.Net among with members of Nilphamari Pallitathya Kendra were present t o answer the queries of about 60 students of surrounding areas of Babrijharh. Teachers from adjacent schools were also present who appreciated the initiative of D.Net and requested to carry on such program to help rural students with updated information to build their future.
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| BORN seminar held at KU on June 28 |
The widely accepted web portal www.bdresearch.org has been significantly applauded by the audience in a seminar at Khulna University, jointly organized by Khulna University Research Cell and D.Net. Mr. Mahmud Hassan, Program Director along with a team from D.Net was presented at the seminar.
The acting VC, Professor Dr. Abdul Hasib was chaired the event as chief guest. Substantial number of Dean, department chairs and students were participated in the event.
The audience has highly praised about the bdresearch website and its different features. They also showed their inspiring interests to share their publications through this web portal.
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| Seminar on BORN held at Chittagong on June 28 |
A seminar on BORN was successfully held at the conference room of Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) Chittagong campus on 28th June 2006, which was organized by D.Net in collaboration with IUB.
Dr. Ananya Raihan, Executive Director of D.Net in his keynote speech said about this website and demonstrated how it works. This seminar has produced huge enthusiasm among the audience. A good number of teachers and students from universities of the locality were join in this seminar.
On the same day, a series of meeting was held with the Dean of different faculties of the Chittagong University. They have expressed their willingness to collaborate with the BORN website by sharing their publications, specifically the different journals of the faculties.
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Education Camp at Bagerhat |
D.Net organized an Education Camp at Chadpai Union Parishad, Mongla, adjacent to Bagerhat Pallitathya Kendra on June 27, 2006. Aim of this camp was to increase accessibility of educational information for rural students and promote educational information service provided through the Pallitathya Kendra and Help Line. About 115 students register to attend the camp paying Tk. 25 each. Total participants of the camp were about 150 including students, school teachers, college teachers and development workers. The event created huge enthusiasm among students in accessing education information. Students and teachers was interested to know the requirements for college admission, university admission, national and international scholarship and opportunities for higher education in foreign countries.
Education Camp at Bagerhat
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| Telecentre Times Launched with D.Net in the editorial Board |
On May 09, 2006 at the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) International Forum held in Colombo, Sri Lanka the Telecentre Times, the news paper of and for telecentres across the globe launched. Three organisations initiated the Times: Development Research Network (D.Net), Bangladesh, Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka, and UgaBYTES (Uganda). Telecentre.org hosted this initiative with financial support for printing of English, Spanish and French version of the newspaper. The launching ceremony was attended by Dr. Richard Fuchs (IDRC), Professor Subbiah Arunachalam (MSSRF), and many other leaders of global ICT4D movement. Dr. Ananya Raihan is the member of the editorial board of the newspaper on behalf of D.Net.
The newspaper will be published quarterly across the globe. D.Net is going to publish Bangle version of the newspaper in July, 2006.
Launching Ceremony of Telecentre Times: From left Mark (telecentre.org), Sulah (UgaBYTES), Hassan (D.Net) and Harsha(Sarvodaya)
Visit http://www.telecentre.org/en-tc/user/335/track for more stories on Telecentre Times and http://www.telecentre.org/en-tc/blog/335 for blog on Telecentre Times.
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| D.Net and Bank asia signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish three Computer Learning Centres (CLC) |
D.Net and Bank asia signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish three Computer Learning Centres in three different locations at the grassroots of Bangladesh. The MoU signing ceremony was held at the Conference Room of Bank Asia Corporate Office in Tejgaon Dhaka on April 18, 2006.
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Mr Sayd Anisul Haque, the Managing Director of Bank Asia has signed the MOU on behalf of the Bank Asia and Dr Ananya Raihan, the Executive Director has signed on behalf of D.Net, Bangladesh.
On the occasion of the MoU signing ceremony Director Operation of D.Net Mr Ajoy Kumar Bose, the Computer Literacy Program (CLP) team Md. Anwarul Kabir Bhuiya,
A.K.M Ganiul Zadid, Md. Abdul Hannan, Md. Abul Kalam Azad of D.Net and Deputy Managing Director Md. Irfan Uddin, Senior Executive Vice President S.M. Shamsul Alam and Md. Yusuf of Bank Asia were present.
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Abolombon: An online resource pool on Legal, Human Right & Governance information |
The Abolombon website under the Pallitathya program has been hosted with new features and appearance of legal &human rights issues. The Abolombon contains information on relevant laws, legal redress, legal advice &legal aid. We are expecting this website will play a multidimensional role to buildup the awareness of knowledge on rights & justice as well as provide information on legal aid and advice to the victims of human rights violations particularly women, children and religious & ethnic minorities. Users can access to the well structured legal contents for raising awareness in different areas, such as Local Government, Land laws, Succession Laws, Children and Women Rights, Labour Laws, Minority Rights, Fundamental Rights under the Constitution and International Laws & Charters relating to these rights. The potential user of this resource website will be primarily grass-root people. But it will accelerate the knowledge of existing activists & Practitioners like local lawyers, human rights organizations and other legal aid and human rights activists.
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Workshop on ICT and Access to Justice |
A workshop on “ Information and Communication Technology & Access to Justice " was organized by D.Net on September 08, 2005 in W. V. A. Auditorium, Dhaka . Participants of the workshop mainly discussed about the factors behind the poor access to justice and how ICT can play a vital role to improve this access to justice.
The workshop was chaired by Sultana Kamal, Executive Director, Ain O Shalish Kendra. Dr. Ananya Raihan, Executive Director of D.Net was presented the key theme; and Mahmud Hasan and Ferdousi Akhter of D.Net presented the ‘ Abolombon ' programme. This Abolombon website of D.Net under the Abolombon programme is dedicated to improve the overall scenario of access to justice by the poor in Bangladesh . |
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| D.Net has received an award from Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) |
D.Net has received an award from Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) on implementing a pilot project titled "Pallitathya Help Line". This award is given by GKP under its Small and Seed Grant Program after a global competition. D.Net is the only organization in South Asia who got this grant in 2004.
Mr. Mahamud Hasan Program Director, D.Net on behalf of D.Net, Bangladesh received the award from Ms Thelma Kay, Director, Emerging Social Issues Division United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
Mr. Mahamud Hasan Program Director, D.Net on behalf of D.Net, Bangladesh received the award from Ms Thelma Kay, Director, Emerging Social Issues Division United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
To see the announcement please visit GKP website (Click Here).
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| ‘Computer Literacy Program’ (CLP) sponsored by VAB |
D.Net has undertaken a long-cherished promising initiative - ‘Computer Literacy Program’ (CLP) sponsored by Volunteers Association for Bangladesh (VAB) - to facilitate access to ICT knowledge by the rural disadvantaged people, particularly youths, with the prime objective to make ICT work for the poor. Under this initiative, 20 computer literacy centers (CLC) in different regions of Bangladesh will be established for the first year of its operation starting from January 2005. D.Net will set up computers in the CLCs and will train the local teachers on basic computing, and then they will train the young learners at the centers. To learn more about the project concept.
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| Dr. Ananya Raihan recently participated at PAN Prospectus Consultation organized by IDRC. |
Dr. Ananya Raihan recently participated at PAN Prospectus Consultation organized by PAN Asia Networking of International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The Program was organized for developing for 5 years plan of PAN. The Consultation was held during June 23-27, 2005 at Siem Reap , Cambodia . |
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D.Net has undertaken a long-cherished promising initiative - ‘Computer Literacy Program' (CLP) |
D.Net has undertaken a long-cherished promising initiative - ‘Computer Literacy Program' (CLP) sponsored by Volunteers Association for Bangladesh (VAB) - to facilitate access to ICT knowledge by the rural disadvantaged people, particularly youths, with the prime objective to make ICT work for the poor. Under this initiative, 20 computer literacy centers (CLC) in different regions of Bangladesh will be established for the first year of its operation starting from January 2005. D.Net will set up computers in the CLCs and will train the local teachers on basic computing, and then they will train the young learners at the centers.
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D.Net wins global competition to receive GKP small and seed grant |
D.Net has received an award from Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) on implementing a pilot project titled "Pallitathya Help Line". This award is given by GKP under its Small and Seed Grant Program after a global competition. D.Net is the only organization in South Asia who got this grant in 2004. To see the announcement please visit GKP website ( Click here ). To learn more about the project concept please click here.
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All personnel of D.Net contributed their one day salary as a donation for the flood victims |
D.Net staffs extended their cooperative hands for flood victims. D.Net staffs have sacrificed their one-day salary. This amount of money has been handed over to "Anyshanthitshu Chakra"- a volunteer club.
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| D.Net Executive Director Dr. Ananya Raihan has got Ashoka Fellowship from India. |
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D.Net Executive Director Dr. Ananya Raihan has been awarded Ashoka Fellowship in 2004. For his outstanding performance in leading D.Net a pioneering ICT4D organization in Bangladesh Dr. Raihan received this fellowship. Dr. Raihan is also one of the founder members of D.Net. To read his fellowship letter from Ashoka Foundation please click here. |
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D.Net has published "Handbook on Implementing e-Government With Basic Introduction to e-Commerce" |
D.Net has published "Handbook on Implementing e-Government With Basic Introduction to e-Commerce". This handbook is an output derived from some of the most eminent experts and practitioners in the field of e-Government and e-Commerce in the country, who gave their inputs mostly through lectures and handouts at the training course on "Overview of e-Government and e-Commerce". This course was organized by Academy for Planning and Development (APD) – a prominent training institute for government officials – with technical collaboration from D.Net (Development through Access to Network Resources) – a leading non-profit organization dedicated to improving lives of citizens through the effective use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). This course has been the first of its kind organized in Bangladesh and is expected to pave the way for similar courses in APD and other training institutes. The role of ICTs in positive reform of governance is a topic much talked about but little understood. APD and D.Net are proud to provide the foundation for formal training on e-Government in Bangladesh. To read full version of the book please click here. |
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| Online Broadcasting of Bangladesh National Budget 2005-2004 at www.bdbudget.com : |
D.Net, BDJOBS.COM Limited and Business Automation Limited jointly broadcasted Bangladesh National Budget 2004-2005 online on 10th June 2004. The broadcasting was viewed in the website www.bdbudget.com. This initiative is undertaken for the second time in Bangladesh. |
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First ever training program in Bangladesh on “Overview of e-Government and e-Commerce Issues” for mid-level to high-level government officials: |
Academy for Planning and Development (APD) in collaboration with D.Net conducted a two-week training program on 'Overview of e-Government and e-Commerce' from June 1, 2004 to June 14, 2004. The course was attended by 21 class-I government officials. The aim of the program was to equip government officials with the ability to take effective policy-level and management-level decisions regarding the two increasingly important issues facing the future of Bangladesh - e-Government and e-Commerce. Details of the training program are in www.egovbangladesh.blogspot.com |
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First ever pre-paid card to purchase research paper online: |
Pre-paid card to purchase research papers online is introduced by D.Net. People around the world can now download his/her desired papers/articles from www.bdresearch.org with a prep-paid card. Pre-paid cards are available at D.Net office. |
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Participation and paper presentation at the International Workshop on Participatory Action Research: |
D.Net participate and present papers at the "International Workshop on Participatory Action Research" from March 27 to 31, 2004 organized by Research Initiatives Bangladesh. D.net Program Director Mahmud Hasan presented the paper on D.Net's experience in Participatory Action Research (PAR) at field level while D.net Director (Operation) Mr. Ajoy Kumar Bose and Program Associate Mr. naimul Haque presented on the occasion. Workshop papers and presentation are available here. |
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