Re: [DDN] BBC story about the Divide -- in India

2005-05-03 Thread Adite Chatterjee
Interesting story and not very new.. There are a few issues though: one's not disputing that computers are if not as necessary as clean drinking water and health centres, important as wellbut what after the novelty factor of the computer has gone down. What happens after power outages,

Re: [DDN] BBC story about the Divide -- in India

2005-05-03 Thread Taran Rampersad
The BBC is really running some wonderful stories about things related to the Digital Divide of late. I wish that the wireless in my room were working right now so I could continue writing stuff about it... I'd have to suggest checking out the BBC. I'm not one to endorse, but the BBC has been

Solar Energy (was: Re: [DDN] BBC story about the Divide -- in India)

2005-05-03 Thread Taran Rampersad
Cindy Lemcke-Hoong wrote: /Taran, / // You touched on something that I have been asking myself for more than 10 years. Perhaps we should start something to correct the problems. Starting from Solar energy. Most of the developing countries are in the sun-belt. What better energy than the

RE: [DDN] BBC story about the Divide -- in India

2005-05-03 Thread Alfred Bork
of California, Irvine. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adite Chatterjee Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 8:35 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] BBC story about the Divide -- in India Interesting story and not very

[DDN] BBC story about the Divide -- in India

2005-05-02 Thread Steven Wagenseil
Another very useful and interesting story reported by the BBC (One of heir editors must have awakened to the issue recently.) Check it out http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4498511.stm Steve ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list