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MEDIA: Midwife for an Inclusive Society - (Found June 29, 2008 )

HAVANA, May 30 (IPS) - Changing society to bring about greater respect for diversity requires the participation of the mainstream press, despite the combination of alternative media and the various forums, blogs and networks on the Internet that promote a more democratic flow of information.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42606

TECHNOLOGY-SRI LANKA: Leapfrogging Out of Poverty on IT - (Found June 29, 2008 )

MAHAVILACHCHIYA, Oct 26 (IPS) - In a north-central village, deep inside Sri Lankas backwoods, a young man is glued to a computer screen, pushing a mouse and filling in figures.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=39814

LATIN AMERICA: Journey to Bring Big Screen to Small Towns - (Found June 29, 2008 )

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 12 (IPS) - A young Argentine couple will set out from this capital city in December on an overland journey through 12 Latin American countries, as far as Mexico, taking their countrys films to small towns in rural areas, with backing from the state and civil society organisations.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40020

COMMUNICATIONS: Internet - Ruled by the Many, or by Special Interests - (Found June 29, 2008 )

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 12 (IPS) - The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) being held in Rio de Janeiro Monday through Thursday, with more than 1,500 people attending, is discussing issues that are not yet a concern for the majority of users, but are already having a major impact on their lives.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40024

LATIN AMERICA: New Cyber Paradise for Paedophiles and Racists - (Found June 29, 2008 )

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 15 (IPS) - The crackdown in eastern Europe and the United States on websites posting racist content or child pornography could expose Latin America to the risk of becoming a new "cyber paradise" for on-line paedophilia and racism, experts say.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40072

ECUADOR: No Dial Tone, No Contract - (Found June 29, 2008 )

QUITO, Nov 21 (IPS) - The possible cancellation of the mobile telephone operating licence granted by Ecuador to Porta Celular, a company indirectly owned by Mexican multi-millionaire Carlos Slim, could set a precedent in Latin America.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40160

DEVELOPMENT: Faced with Clashes, It&39s Good to Talk - (Found June 29, 2008 )

VENICE, Nov 29 (IPS) - With clashing civilisations, as with clashing people, there&39s one strategy that works: talk your way out of it. Just how is, of course, the more difficult question.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40281

FILM-ARGENTINA: Local Characters Get All the Parts - (Found June 29, 2008 )

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 3 (IPS) - "Id like to be offered the role of a madwoman some day, or of a vicious person, just out of curiosity, because Im really not like that at all," says Carmen Drive, a 56-year-old Argentine homemaker who has already acted in 18 movies without ever having set foot outside her home town, population 30,000.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40331

ARGENTINA: Public Employees Go for IT - (Found June 29, 2008 )

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 12 (IPS) - In keeping with its aim to shore up the strong role played by the state, which was badly weakened during the years when free-market economic policies were predominant, the Argentine government is implementing a successful programme of electronic learning for its employees that is already being requested by a dozen Latin American countries interested in replicating the experience.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=41167

CUBA: Cultural Policy Debate Keeps Growing - (Found June 29, 2008 )

HAVANA, Feb 14 (IPS) - More than a year after the outbreak of the so-called "e-mail war", the debate on cultural policy has not died down in Cuba. And although the issue is not addressed in the national media, the discussion continues, and is spreading to embrace other aspects of life in this socialist island nation.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=41201