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[4-5 February 2008] The Regional Dialogue on the Information Society for Latin America and the Caribbean (DIRSI) is organising a session entitled “Regional Issues relating to National ICT Policies and Strategies for Achieving the MDGs” for the Launch Seminar of the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Network of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID).

The seminar will take place on 4-5 February 2008 at the Radisson Hotel in San Salvador, El Salvador, in the two days preceeding the II Ministerial Conference on the Information Society eLAC2007 in San Salvador.

Click here to go to the GAID seminar website.

Click here to see DIRSi participation in II Ministerial Conference on the Information Society eLAC2007.

Click here to go to the DIRSI website.
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[6-8 February 2008] The Regional Dialogue on the Information Society for Latin America and the Caribbean (DIRSI) is organising a session for the Second Ministerial Conference on the Information Society, which is meeting El Salvador. DIRSI member, Roxana Barrantes, of the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP) is the contact person for this activity.

Click here to go to the conference website.

Click here to go to the DIRSI website.
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LIRNEasia will launch a new volume of research, ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia: Policy and Regulatory Roadblocks, at the CPRsouth conference. Edited by Professor Rohan Samarajiva (Executive Director of LIRNEasia) and Ayesha Zainudeen (researcher at LIRNEasia), and published by Sage Publications, this well-structured volume will be of great value to those seeking to implement policy and regulatory reforms and improve ongoing reforms.

The book launch will take place during the CPRsouth Conference, on 16 December 2007, 12:45-14:45, Hall 3, IC&SR, IIT-Madras Campus, Chennai, India.

For more information on this event, contact LIRNEaisa.

For more about this book, click here.
To order a copy of this book from the publisher, click here to go to the Sage page for this publication.

[19 Nov 07] During the second workshop on “Sharing Knowledge on Disaster Warning: Community-based Last-Mile Warning Systems,” LIRNEasia members will present and analyze the latest outcomes of the HazInfo Project. The event takes place at the Willow Room, India Habitat Centre (IHC), New Delhi; and is jointly organized by LIRNEasia and the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) .

Professor Rohan Samarajiva, Executive Director of LIRNEasia, will present “Elements of a Community-Based Warning System” and “Roles of Policymakers, Regulators, Private Sector, and Civil Society.”

Nuwan Waidyanatha, HazInfo Project Manager, will present “Determination of Hazard at National Level: Sri Lanka Experience.”

Natasha Udu-gama, HazInfo Project Dissemination Manager, will present “First Responder Action: HazInfo Experience” and “Transmission of Warning to Local Levels: HazInfo Experience.”

[19 Nov 07] During the second workshop on “Sharing Knowledge on Disaster Warning: Community-based Last-Mile Warning Systems,” LIRNEasia members will present and analyze the latest outcomes of the HazInfo Project. The event takes place at the Willow Room, India Habitat Centre (IHC), New Delhi; and is jointly organized by LIRNEasia and the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) .

Professor Rohan Samarajiva, Executive Director of LIRNEasia, will present “Elements of a Community-Based Warning System” and “Roles of Policymakers, Regulators, Private Sector, and Civil Society.”

Nuwan Waidyanatha, HazInfo Project Manager, will present “Determination of Hazard at National Level: Sri Lanka Experience.”

Natasha Udu-gama, HazInfo Project Dissemination Manager, will present “First Responder Action: HazInfo Experience” and “Transmission of Warning to Local Levels: HazInfo Experience.”

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