[DDN] Re: HELP: ICT Data and Indicators
Dear Ismael, See: Towards an African e-Index http://www.researchictafrica.net/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=504CAMSSID=e6501939a722422e76cfe7915ff21cdc Telecom Demand: Measures for Improving Affordability http://www.regulateonline.org/index.php?option=contenttask=viewid=619Itemid=31relaItemid=635 and generally the resources under Indicators at the World Dialogue on Regulation at: http://www.regulateonline.org/content/category/5/169/31/ regards, - Amy Mahan -- Amy Mahan www.lirne.net www.regulateonline.org ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Time magazine going more digital
hi DDN community - the wall street journal reports that Time magazine, which prides itself on telling people things they already know (honestly, the editor of Time was on television saying that a year or two ago), is going more digital. Time management has taken steps to dissolve the divisions between its Web and print operations. It has made selling ads online a priority and demanded that writers produce more copy for its Web sites. It is also expanding the sites to include more video, blogs and photographs. we can look forward to learning more about what we already know -- now in a more up-to-date way. - phil all kidding aside, this is a good development. any movement away from dead trees is a positive step. -- Phil Shapiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/pshapiro http://digg.com/users/pshapiro/submitted http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html Wisdom starts with wonder. - Socrates Learning happens through gentleness. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] What does it mean to be a technology activist?
Andy Carvin wrote: What link are you referring to? None of the links I'm aware of had small fonts. Sure it wasn't your browser? Peter S. Lopez de Aztlan wrote: Thanks for the Link Brother Andy ~ The font on that article was really small, especially for near sighted people like me and I am sure many of the elderly who do not usualy have young eagle eyes , so I will have to put it in a Document and will Blog it! In cases when text is too small to view on a website, try using CTRL-+ To decrease the size, 'CTRL' and '-'. I hope that helps. -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago [EMAIL PROTECTED] Looking for contracts/work! http://www.knowprose.com/node/9786 New!: http://www.OpenDepth.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ Criticize by creating. — Michelangelo ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] What does it mean to be a technology activist?
Pamela McLean wrote: Andy Carvin wrote: What Does it Mean to be a Technology Activist? Taran Rampersad has just authored an insightful essay...Some highlights...technology activism ... means trying to bring about change with technology. I think that hits the nail on the head. Being a technology activist and working to bridge the digital divide isn't about putting an Internet PC so we can grow the market for e-commerce, online gaming or entertainment Instead, being a technology activist is something more basic: fostering equitable access to tools that will improve people's quality of life - quality as they define it, on their own terms Many thanks to you Taran for the term technology activist Actually, a lot of people don't realize it... but I believe that it's actually Andy who coined the term, at least in describing me. - I anticipate that those words will save me - and many other technology activists - lots of long complicated descriptions. Now we can simply say what we *are* - instead of having to describe what we are trying to do. Brilliant. Andy deserves a bow on that one. -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago [EMAIL PROTECTED] Looking for contracts/work! http://www.knowprose.com/node/9786 New!: http://www.OpenDepth.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ Criticize by creating. — Michelangelo ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] What does it mean to be a technology activist?
Technology activist isn't really a new term; I've been hearing it for at least a decade. Do a Google search for it and you'll get at least 500 hits. I also searched google groups and found Phil Agre using it in a CPSR newsletter in August 1994. So it's more of an oldie-but-goodie than anything else... -andy Many thanks to you Taran for the term technology activist Actually, a lot of people don't realize it... but I believe that it's actually Andy who coined the term, at least in describing me. - I anticipate that those words will save me - and many other technology activists - lots of long complicated descriptions. Now we can simply say what we *are* - instead of having to describe what we are trying to do. Brilliant. Andy deserves a bow on that one. -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.andycarvin.com -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] What does it mean to be a technology activist?
Peter Jones just left a really great comment on this - it deserves mention. The crux of his comment is below; you can read the comment by following the link after it. Back in the 1980s management and IT lit. used to espouse the need for and existence of hybrid managers. Traditional management skills PLUS knowledge and skills in IT. These people were the champions within their organisations and sectors. Perhaps a tech activist CAN BE a 'hybrid citizen' a person who can use their ICT skills to initiate change at various levels and in various roles, for example: * formal community informatics projects * local youth club * older people's community project * and so on ... http://www.knowprose.com/node/11473#comment-6172 -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago [EMAIL PROTECTED] Looking for contracts/work! http://www.knowprose.com/node/9786 New!: http://www.OpenDepth.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/knowprose/ Criticize by creating. — Michelangelo ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
