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26.03.2008 On the occasion of Document Freedom day, apc.au (formally c2o / Toy Satellite) releases 10 years of essays, lectures, reports and articles dealing with information communication technologies for cultural development (ICT4CD).

03.12.2007 The internet is a global public space that must be open, affordable and accessible to all. As more and more people gain access to this space, many remain excluded. Like the process of globalisation with which it has been closely intertwined, the spread of internet access takes place with uneven results and often exacerbates social and economic inequalities.

09.07.2007 The Global Information Society Watch 2007 report - the first in a series of annual reports- looks at state of the field of information and communication technology (ICT) policy at local and global levels and particularly how policy impacts on the lives of people living in developing countries.

06.10.2006 On the occasion of Software Freedom Day (September 16) , Metamorphosis Foundation will publish “Get Your Job Done!” CD containing free source software. The CD contains free source software in Macedonian and English language for office work, web-surfing, image editing and processing, and 11 games.

03.10.2006 On the occasion of Software Freedom Day (September 16th) , Metamorphosis Foundation published and released the “Get Your Job Done!” CD containing free source software.

23.08.2006 The MOST Centre for Cultural Development and Information started its Odjek civic information portal, dedicated to the NGO sector in Montenegro.

15.11.2005 En route to the promised global village, the information superhighway is plagued by poor access and high fares that the bulk of this planet simply cannot afford. Reducing international internet costs is an important priority, underlined in a set of recommendations from the APC made to the WSIS stresses. APC's recommendations lay down a 11-step plan to making internet access both more "universal and affordable".

24.08.2005 Metamorphosis Foundation from Skopje published, on its web-site, the Toolkit on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), first in a series of documents dedicated to ICT.

22.08.2005 Resolution 73 of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) resolved to instruct the ITU Secretary-General to place the question of the holding of a World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) on the agenda of the United Nations Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC, now the United Nations System Chief Executive Board - CEB) and to report to the ITU governing body, the Council, on the results of that consultation.

12.07.2005 The Humanitarian Association of Single Mothers (HANSM) from Ohrid, Macedonia, recently released its Report on ICT in Macedonia, covering the period 2003-2004.

28.04.2005 The OpenOffice.org source code includes the technology which Sun Microsystems has been developing for the future versions of StarOffice(TM) software. This source technology introduces the next-stage architecture, allowing use of the suite as separate applications or as embedded components in other applications. Numerous other features are also present including XML-based file formats and other resources.

27.04.2005 Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. Developed under the GNU General Public License , the source code for Linux is freely available to everyone. Click on the linkbelow to find out more about the operating system that is causing a revolution in the world of computers.