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Some recent videos, not directly related to Goa (except one): CRULP and others... finding language solutions A Pakistani expert on localisation of software, check out an interview... See also http://www.crulp.org/ Why mobile makes sense Dr Rohan Samarajiva of LIRNE-Asia, explains why their research network finds mobiles inspiring in a South Asian context Wokbolik, what's that? "What's that for?" I asked. "To cook.... yes, it's to cook," laughed Onno Widodo Purbo, who calls himself "an independent ICT writer who dreams to see a knowledge-based society in Indonesia." Dr. Purbo showed every sign of enjoying his joke tremendously. But in a little while, things were up and running. It was about information, not steamed rice or sambal. Onno Purbo's wokbolic solution to boosting low-cost internet access In short, what he was doing was to take a wok -- the versatile round-bottomed cooking vessel originating in China -- added on a wifi pen drive, and manage to create rough-and-ready and cheap tool to extend the wireless capacity of your computer. In this way, one could link up dozens of others while sharing a single fat pipe to the Net. This makes Net access a whole new ball game, specially in resource-poor, talent-rich countries where most can't afford the luxury of the internet. Purbo, a PhD, counts among his current priorities "spreading knowledge -- through many workshops, demos, seminars in Indonesia -- on low cost Internet access using wokbolic, neighbourhood network, open source software, internet telephony etc." Shahid Akhtar, editor of the dirAP, 2009-10... Looking at ICTforD (information and communication technologies for development) in the Asia-Pacific. Konkani... the challenges before promoting books of a small language N Shivdas, head of the Goa Konkani Akademi, talks about the challenges before promoting books in the Konkani language (from Goa). VISIT VIA: http://www.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org
