For someone who has never been to the Women’s Forum, the first impression is a kind of serenity, a calm and friendly atmosphere. Guests are immediately impressed by all these different women who come from all over the world and from all social classes; in a word, an amazing but real melting-pot of different women’s looks, and a few men - interested and interesting men of course! International politicians, managers ...

  A natural part of people’s everyday lives In Belgium, the development of new technologies in the last five years has been impressive. Women as well as men now use the Internet not only at work or university, but also at home. It has become an essential tool in everyone’s private life. Cellular phones and other wireless devices are becoming more and more sophisticated, and Smartphones are now part of many a ...

      Growth of new communication tools, mobile phones and Internet   The last five years from 2003 to 2008 witnessed the strong growth of communication technologies in China, especially mobile phones and Internet which have the most influence in people’s daily life. With the rapid economic development of the last 10 years, an increasing number of new communication technologies such as 3G, broadband, optical transmission system, wireless communication, and instant messenger technology have ...

New communications development   Many new communication tools appeared in France during the last five years: broadband (in 2008, ARCEP announced that 16,225 million homes and small businesses are equipped with broadband), Wi-Fi (users of devices like laptops and mobiles now have access to the Internet in Paris buses or in Mac Donald’s), access to multimedia content on mobile phones, Smartphones which are such a success that more and more operating ...

  Growth of new communication tools Over the last few years, the Indian economy has progressed exponentially - strong GDP growth, rising incomes and greater internationalisation means that India has been in the forefront of adopting new communication technologies and has emerged as one of the fastest growing telecommunications markets in the world. Today India has access to all the latest communication tools including mobile phones, blackberry and PC/laptops. Looking at some statistics, ...

Development of new communication technologies   Moldova is a small country about the size of Belgium, situated between Romania and Ukraine and still largely unknown in Western Europe. Unlike its neighbours Moldova is landlocked and has no natural resources to speak of, which explains its dependency on Russia for energy and gas. Similarly to other ex-Soviet republics Moldova is characterized by a low GDP per capita of only $2,900 at PPP ...

  In the last ten years Spain has gone through great changes in the usage of new communication technologies, both for personal/social and working purposes. Nevertheless, it is still below most European countries. Not only the incorporation of new technologies in the Spanish people’s daily routine has to be improved, but organizations, especially companies, and the educational system have to be changed to adapt to new technologies. In Spain, mostly used communication ...

    Technology   The US reached 63% broadband penetration in 2008 (eMarketer, March 2008) with most consumer digital devices designed to be easily connected to the home network, and by extension, to the Internet. Many of these devices are wirelessly enabled by default.   Among recent technology introductions the Apple iPhone and blackberry stand out. Initially provided by corporations, these devices have been increasingly adopted by individual consumers. Women use these devices interchangeably for ...

Question: Do you use communications tools? Which ones? Answer: Yes, Kristin uses all of the basics: laptop, cell phone and land lines.   Q: What application do you make of them? A: Kristin uses her laptop to access the internet, to use email, to view various news sites and to utilize LinkedIn and other Alumni Networking Sites. She uses her cell phone increasingly for professional purposes, as well as for personal phone calls, and ...

Question: Do you use communications tools? Which ones? Answer: Sara uses a wide range of technological communications tools – mobile and land phones, desktop and laptop computers as well as a Sony Trio.   Q: What application do you make of them? A: Sara uses the computers for multiple internet purposes – email, blogging, messenger, social networking, search, online shopping, RSS feeds and VOIP. She uses her cell phone for calling and SMS, and ...