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  • Delhi: A Green View

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    An ancient city, Delhi is one of the largest metropolises in the world. It’s home to over 15 million people, a refuge for people from Tibet and Myanmar, an economic opportunity for those from Nepal and Bangladesh and the biggest magnet for migrants from across the whole country. India’s capital city […]

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    Irrepressiblevoices.org and Freedom on the Internet

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    Over the past few months a worldwide protest movement has arisen with the aim of stopping various planned legislative moves for tighter regulation and control of the internet. Opponents of these proposed laws believe they endanger freedom on the internet. Yet the debates waged on this matter have also made […]

  • Exportar microfinanzas

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    [jwplayer mediaid=”16971″]   Abstract: In the 1980’s a couple of NGO’s started working on the possibilities of introducing micro-finance in Bolivia. These NGO’s suceeded in their task mainly because they received international cooperation and because state politics allowed them to introduce this new finantial system designed to grant credit to […]

  • The Internet – A Tool of Power and Control

    The world has discovered much over the course of time and people have evolved much more sophisticated social organs. However, the tendency for people never to fully trust each other has also increased over the course of history. Look at history and we are sure to notice a pattern of conspiracies and biased […]

  • Young ICT Revolution on Larry King´s sofa!

    One of the highlights of the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) Winner´s Event  hosted by World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2012) will be a panel moderated by an Emmy-award winner and author of 12 books – famous Larry King! High level celebrities, experts of various backgrounds and WSYA 2012 […]