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Turkish moviemaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan personally makes and produces his
films together with family and friends. His movie UZAK (VER)
won the Grand Prix du Jury in Cannes, with the prize for best actor
going collectively to the two main characters, portrayed by Muzaffer
Ozdemir and Mehmet Emin Toprak. UZAK will
be shown at the film festival in Rotterdam and will be released in
the Netherlands on 26 February. >>>
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Research to VOC archives in The Nederlands, Sri Lanka,
India, Indonesia and South Africa makes these archives
accessible in an uniform manner. >>> |
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Hivos and the European Cultural Foundation (ECF)
have joined forces. Early in November these two
organisations signed a contract by means of which
HIVOS will financially support the ECF activities
in the south-eastern part of Eastern Europe. >>>
According to the United Nations, access to
internet and telecommunication in developing
countries can help to combat poverty. A large-scale
summit was organised in Geneva from 10 to 12
December 2003 to bring together numerous parties
to discuss the infrastructure necessary for this
purpose. >>>
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To be continued. That seems to be the most important
outcome of the World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS) held in Geneva from 10 to 12 December
2003. >>> |
Not the local development authorities but the local
inhabitants themselves are often the ones to present
the most effective solution to a development problem.
With this idea in mind, the World Bank organises the
Global Development Marketplace once every 12 to 18 months.
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