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travelogue   Visiting the Post-recession USA Faizul Khan Tanim visited five states of the post-recession United States nearing the general election this year. He writes the first of a five-part series on the current socio-political atmosphere of the great country Part 1 – Georgia A pack of Camel Crush cigarettes in Atlanta, Georgia costs 5.5 US $, much cheaper than any other state, said my friends and it was true. Landing at one of the busiest and biggest airports in the world – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, I felt it is literally a small town by itself – sprawling over a total area of 4,700 acres (1,902 Hectares), the Plane Train, the airport’s underground automated people mover connecting all six concourses with the terminal, its glitz and glamour makes it a long walk from one part to the other. As you step out of the airport, the city is very emotional hosting memories of the Atlanta Olympics and the revolutionary Dr Martin Lu...

ICTD 2012 - Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Develop Faizul Khan Tanim , back from Atlanta, United States, highlights a few of the achievements of this conference The ICTD 2012 which ended recently in Atlanta, Georgia of the United States (March 12-15) was significant for a number of reasons. Interestingly this conference saw an equal mix of ICT academicians armed with theories and frameworks, and ICT practitioners straight from the grass roots, all under the same umbrella and on a single platform, breaking barriers in field of ICT on a global scale. This year, the conference focused on very interesting papers, projects and presentations based on the development of ICT in Africa; mobiles, social media and democracy; sustainable ICTD; role of ICTs in post-conflict situations, ICTs as an enabler for private sector development (PSD) and more. ICTD is the world's premier conference examining the role of computer an...