Dear GKD Members, Welcome back to the GKD discussion! We apologize for the longer than expected hiatus of the List, due to the Moderators' extended travel commitments. There have been several important recent developments in the ICT for Development arena -- including some new low-cost technologies -- which we will tackle in the coming weeks, and we look forward to our Members' continued contributions and expertise in assessing their relevance and value.
As you know, while GKD was on hiatus, two strong hurricanes devastated Southern US, particularly Louisiana and Mississippi. GKD moderators have been involved with a first-responder organization to help them improve the use of ICT in their efforts. A major lesson from this tragedy -- but not one that is new to GKD members! -- was that technology availability is not enough. Intercommunication among the various relief agencies must be well planned and effectively implemented on the ground. We will be sending a message regarding some initiatives related to disaster first-response that would greatly benefit from GKD members' expertise and experience. Meanwhile, we would like to get input from our Knowledge Management experts on GKD as to how fiascos like this can be avoided in the future, e.g., through better database structures and more innovative ways of networking under very trying conditions. In this case, lessons from developing countries can provide very valuable lessons for the US. The GKD Moderators ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
