I received an email from a friend that HR 2726 is coming up for
review by Congress. I haven't been following this issue, but googled
it and found that it's the Preserving Innovation in
Telecommunications Act. The purpose is to prohibit municipal
governments from offering telecommunications,
Andy Carvin wrote:
Let's do it, then. I believe there's a bar at the Grill Room inside the hotel.
Does anyone know the hotel at all? -ac
The Grill Room looks like the best place -- see
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ic/1/en/hr/cleha
I can't tell how big it is.
Hopefully there will be a
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From: Khairil Yusof [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:05 PM
Subject: [UnnayanNews] Free/Open Source Software Localization
PrimerPublished
UNDP-APDIP's International Open Source Network has produced a primer on
Free/Open Source
I wanted to share EPIC creators Matt Thompson's and Robin Sloan's comments,
which appeared today on the morph blog:
Do Googlezon masterminds really think it'll happen?
We asked our friend Matt Thompson and his creative partner Robin Sloan to talk
to us about EPIC, their anxiety-inducing
I am appearing on the program twice. On Friday at 10:30 a.m., I'm doing a
workshop on Hands on Strategies for Creating Community Change and on Saturday
at 9 a.m., I am doing another interactive workshop called Sustainability and
Social Enterprise:Improving your Community and your Bottom Line.
As we cross the digital divide, what types on compelling online
experiences must we build in local communities to bring people and
communities together? Almost all digital divide projects have a local
foundation - that is where people are. Are we content with bringing
people online so they can
snip
Susan,
Thank you for pointing this latest attempt by telcoms
to preserve the duopoly they currently enjoy.
I believe this is very much DDN related, and an example
of how corporate greed, (i.e, no amount of profit is ever
enough), overides any thoughts of common access or public
interest.
Great idea, Dan... I've just set up a new feature story on DDN that is
automatically aggregating blog entries about CTCNet:
http://www.digitaldivide.net/articles/view.php?ArticleID=447
How I did it: I went to the blog search engine technorati.com and
searched for the term CTCNet. This
I'll be blogging podcasting the event on AudioActivism.org. If you'll be
blogging the event try putting the following code in your posts.
a href=http://technorati.com/tag/ctcnet2005; rel=tagctcnet2005/a
This will help us agregate all the blog posts about the CTCnet Conference.
A page on the DDN
Speaking of Africa, I was wondering if anyone might have more specific
information regarding the digital divide issues in Liberia? More about
educational initiatives and children. Any info regarding this would
immediately impact my efforts as a VISTA. Possibly some information on
resources
Brilliant Andy!
-Brian
Great idea, Dan... I've just set up a new feature story on DDN that is
automatically aggregating blog entries about CTCNet:
http://www.digitaldivide.net/articles/view.php?ArticleID=447
How I did it: I went to the blog search engine technorati.com and
searched for the
Invitation to participate in a six week online dialogue:
World Dialogue on Regulation:
Diversifying Participation in Network Development
new dialogue, 20 June 29 July 2005
http://regulateonline.org
You are invited to participate in the next online World Dialogue on
Regulation (WDR) session
List: We are evaluating types of GED software to supplement education
activities here at our 25-terminal public computer center. If you have some
insight to share about some of the commercial products or have some insight
to share based on use in your computer center, please contact me
David P. Dillard wrote:
China orders bloggers to register with government
Associated Press
Tuesday June 7, 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,7369,1501184,00.html
Actually, while we are concerned about Civil Liberties, it is only
because ICANN doesn't require valid information
Will there be one section of the DDN web site where people attending the
conference can blog and exchange ideas with people who will not be
attending, but who might connect on-line?
Dan Bassill
Tutor/Mentor Connection
http://tutormentor.blogspot.com
on 6/13/05 2:23 PM, Andy Carvin at [EMAIL
From the Chicago Tribune... -ac
Do you speak computer?
Hispanics get helpful boost into English-dominated digital world
In a darkened community room at the Des Plaines Public Library, Hector
Marino tells his students to fire up Microsoft Paint on their borrowed
laptop computers. It's the
Calvin,
try this link to Search For Common Grounds.
Chris
http://www.globalgiving.com/pfil/705/projdoc.pdf
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Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 10th floor
D-45770 Marl -
Much as I hate to agree with Sessions generally speaking, there are two
things I like about this bill:
1) There's no requirement that municipalities seek the permission of a
local telco prior to even deciding to build their own broadband network
(like so many of the state bills we've all
I absolutely can't understand how the US Congress can even think to
propose a law like this, preventing municipalities from serving their
taxpaying constituents! Is this the greatest democracy in the world in
action? Can a US citizen try to explain to those of us not from the
US?
Jacqueline
On
Jacqueline,
I'll take a stab at it from both sides, if you'll indulge me
The idea behind the bill, officially speaking, is that it's bad economic
policy to have government entities competing directly with private firms.
This is true in any market, particularly in ones where the government
Correction: http://www.knowprose.com/fosslocal
Mixing image names and links. My apologies.
Taran Rampersad wrote:
Yes, I should be done today with an HTML version done in Drupal book
form today - http://www.knowprose.com/flosslocal (it's still in
progress, I've been working on other things
At a meeting this afternoon I brought up HR 2726. A woman attending
from SD Public Library was unaware of it, and asked what it would
mean for libraries that offer WiFi. My understanding is that any
existing library would be grandfathered in, but no new services could
be initiated. Is that
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