In a message dated 7/17/06 2:39:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > The report argues that PCR policy has reached the point of diminishing > returns and, if we are to close the digital divide, we should consider the > construction of national and regional IP backbones (not access networks, > just the backbone up to a point of presense in a village). This is similar > to the strategy the US National Science Foundation used in connecting US > universities -- they provided a backbone, router and link to the backbone to > each campus. > > I would appreciate comments and criticism for the proposal outlined in that > report. (It can be downloaded from: > http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/iteipc20065_en.pdf). > > Larry , your report comes at a great time. The congress needs this information badly, and the public probably needs it in small doses because they have been led to believe that there is no digital divide. I work with the groups in the NSF network. One magic place is at the Access Center, and another is at the NCSA meetings with their groupings of educators and projects. I don't formally work for them, I learn from them. I just quoted some of their resources to the groups. Here is a better way of learning about these resources A contact person for the teragrid is Scott Lathrop TeraGrid Director of Education, Outreach and Training SC07 Education Program Chair 217-714-2517 (Cell) 773-702-1866 (University of Chicago) 630-252-6257 (Argonne National Laboratory) www.teragrid.org www.eotepic.org The Grid is amazing and wonderful. There are great projects going on and Teragrid is new. Teachers , educators were eligible for the Supercomputing Conference in Tampa on their own merit. The information you have given us I would like to share with a AAAS conference symposium that will be held in San Francisco, California and will share electronically, but also do powerpoints and discussion in the symposium. How wonderful it was to have this information at ISTE NECC. Thank you for all of this wonderful work. My international friends are also pleased to have this information. Bonnie Bracey Sutton _______________________________________________ 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.
