Re: [DDN] The future of DDN

2008-10-28 Thread Barbara COMBES
Rather than use a wiki which can be clumsy, why not ry a ning - separate communities and multiple duscussions can occur - can also be invite only. www.ning.com :) BC Vice President, Advocacy Promotion, IASL: www.iasl-online.org [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

Re: [DDN] PhD research on OLPC

2008-10-28 Thread Barbara COMBES
Hi All, A major aspect missing in the elearning environment that cannot be simulated is the teacher-learner dynamic. For some subjects especially highly technical ones such as computer programming - this is a real issue - Yuwanuch Gulatee's DIT research is on this topic. What needs to be a major

Re: [DDN] The future of DDN

2008-10-28 Thread George Roberts
Sadly the wiki has been hacked by porn purveyors. It must be addressed immediately. Who to contact? I cannot see the reason for a wiki as a focus for DDN discussion. Maybe that was not the intention. Wikis are for collaborative development of documents. Email is a much more accessible

[DDN] MobileActive08 Summit Starts in Johannesburg

2008-10-28 Thread David Barnard
The MobileActive08 Summit started in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday, 13 October 2008. The theme of the event is Unlocking the Potential of Mobile Technology for Social Impact. More than 350 participants from over 40 countries attended the first day of the event. To follow the

Re: [DDN] Digital divide in emergent countries

2008-10-28 Thread Fouad Bajwa
You should consult http://www.globaliswatch.org/ that can give you a very good feedback and statistics on many countries. On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:48 PM, wright sade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am doing a research on the above named topic and I am required to do a case study between

Re: [DDN] PhD research on OLPC

2008-10-28 Thread Satish Jha
Its a very interesting discussion that may find a definitive answer rather elusive.. Going by some more recent experience, at least having forgotten the warts of my own schooling the way they may have seemed then, I am glad to share the experience of my more recent encounters with early schooling,

Re: [DDN] WSA: ICT DIGITAL CONTENT FOR DEVELOPMENT, MANTHAN AWARDS IN INDIA

2008-10-28 Thread Karin Gilberd
My sincere apologies to the organisers of the Manthan Awards. Please find below the correct Background Information on the Manthan Award as well as the Digital Empowerment Foundation: Manthan Award (http://www.manthanaward.org)is a first of its kind initiative in India to recognize the best

Re: [DDN] Digital divide in emergent countries

2008-10-28 Thread Ana Maria Moraes
Dear Wrigth Sade,   I am brazilian researcher in the field of digital inclusion and I work for the National Reference Center of Digital Inclusion (CENRID -  Ibict - Ministry of Science and Technology in Brazil) . You can find information in our website http://inclusao.ibict.br   I also have a

Re: [DDN] The future of DDN

2008-10-28 Thread Cindy Lemcke-Hoong
Wiki is a good idea ... but I still think mailing list is a lot more VISIBLE. I have clean forgotten about THE Future of DDN until this mail. Yes. I agree DDN should look into methods of payment. Perhaps some thoughts on the following two items? 1) there should be perhaps free memberships for

[DDN] Digital Divide

2008-10-28 Thread namali suraweera
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[DDN] Fwd: [pakistanictpolicy] IPs being blocked again!

2008-10-28 Thread Fouad Bajwa
The following message is a recent pledge from the Pakistani IT Industry and ICT for Development Communities about a recent step by the national telecom regulatory authority - Pakistan Telecommunications Authority PTA that bans use of VoIP and basic services such as Skype etc. This is a blow to an

[DDN] The New Wave of Non-Western ICT4D Aid Donors - My Comments

2008-10-28 Thread Fouad Bajwa
I wanted to share my detailed comments with the community members made in response to a blog posting by Dr. Richard Heeks blog titled The New Wave of Non-Western ICT4D Aid Donors posted at http://ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/the-new-wave-of-non-western-ict4d-aid-donors. It can also serve as

Re: [DDN] The future of DDN

2008-10-28 Thread adamclare
Thanks for the responses to our idea of what to do with DDN :) To clear somethings up: -Tobias asked if the donation for membership is voluntary or not. We have no intention of charging people to access DDN. What we do want to do is identify people who are financial supporters of DDN. We don't

[DDN] Tickets on Sale for the next DrupalCon in Washington, DC!

2008-10-28 Thread Ian Ward
Hi all, I just wanted to let everyone interested in Drupal - the web 2.0 community platform (and much more) - know that the annual North America conference is scheduled and tickets are now on sale. It's a great place to meet developers, web project managers and other enthusiasts, as well as learn