From the UN... -ac
UN task force calls for more political will to bridge digital divide
Since the goal of integrating technology into society in effective and
sustainable ways remains a work in progress, strong political will is
necessary to ensure that people can use the information
The DDN home page is currently featuring a probing look at the challenges and
pitfalls of incorporating technology into classrooms in Uzbekistan. When School
Connectivity for Uzbekistan opened its first 30 Internet centers in schools in
late 2003, it was greeted with overwhelming enthusiasm by
Thost of you that have Windows-based networks in schools, libraries, community
centers, etc. may be interested in this:
Microsoft created the Shared Computer Toolkit to help make shared computers more
reliable and less time-consuming to maintain. Unlike personal computers, shared
computers are:
Hi Jorge,
As you can see, neither S. Africa, Rhodesia nor Zimbabwe are included in
the list (snipped)
I did not use these countries to illustrate they should or have receive debts
cancellations. I am only highlighting one of the 'why' of poverty CREATION.
Cindy
Joseph Beckmann wrote:
Micropayments cover microbills and micromeals and microcars. And all those
lovely payments add up to the oh so lovely standard of living in rural India
or, perhaps, a phonebased sweatshop in Shanghai. It's all the more
intriguing when places like the Berkman Center hesitate
A quick search for masschusetts library blog (without quotation marks) had
some interesting results. See:
http://tyngsboroughpubliclibrary.blogspot.com/
Are you including library in your definition of nonprofit? If so, you should
be able to talk to a couple or three who can enrich your
