Re: [DDN] Help for community radio stations

At 2:11 PM +0100 2/25/05, A. K. Mahan wrote: In this convergence, radio promises to take on even greater significance and value. For this reason, we believe that radio is the one to watch. Amy Mahan, I love you. I believe you are just exactly on target! Now. Perhaps I should be writing off l

[DDN] "awards and recognitions" community set up

hi everyone - i've set up a DDN community for awards and recognitions at http://www.digitaldivide.net/community/awardsandrecognitions here is the intro text to this community: Awards and Recognitions Awards and recogitions often spur people to higher levels of performance. This

[DDN] Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says

At 7:01 PM -0500 2/24/05, Jon maddog Hall wrote: WHY do they hold these meetings in Geneva? Why don't they hold them in the REAL world, sayNigeria or (dare I say it) Appalacia or Indian reservations in the South West of the United States? Or maybe inner-city Chicago...the Digital Divide is no

Re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says

Andy said: > WHY do they hold these meetings in Geneva? Why don't they hold them in the > REAL world, sayNigeria or (dare I say it) Appalacia or Indian > reservations > in the South West of the United States? Or maybe inner-city Chicago...the > Digital Divide is not an "African thing". good

Re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says

Now that this assertion has caused so much diverse reaction from the digital divide warriors, I think it is time to go back and to clarify what is the common understanding of ''Digital Divide''. Though I have not seen the WB-quoted report, I am inclined to concur with the report findings as long as

[DDN] LinuxWorld and the Nonprofit World (Redux)

Dear Colleagues, I recently posted to my blog - and to a few email distribution lists - about my experience at LinuxWorld under the subject heading, "Same planet, different worlds." Many thanks are due to all the folks from the various lists who responded with thoughtful and very useful commentar

Re: [DDN] The Sun Sets on the Prepcom

Andy, I'm really sorry to read this from you, since it seems you have joined a growing number of people who have become somewhat despondent when it comes to the WSIS process and the WSIS politics. Someone on one of the Civil Society lists told me, in person, that the WSIS was a string of parties

Re: [DDN] ITU plugs telecentre caucus

At 6:13 AM -0500 2/25/05, Andy Carvin wrote: It turns out the ITU has included a nice plug for the WSIS telecentres caucus in its latest Prepcom newsletter: http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/2/pc2/highlights/23feb.html There were few links in the laundry list of fine objectives; and in the telecen

RE: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says

This has been driving me crazy, so i used the "Contact Us" resource on Reuters and asked what report the author was referring to in the article. I will let you know if i get a response! Siobhan Siobhan Champ-Blackwell Community Outreach Liaison NN/LM-MCR Creighton University Health Sciences Lib

[DDN] DDN DC-area community set up

hi DDN community - inspired by bob babione of st. louis, who recently created a "st. louis bridging community" on DDN (http://www.digitaldivide.net/community/stlouisbridging), i've set up a DDN community for people in the washington dc-area to share ideas, work collaboratively, blog and o

[DDN] Interview with Marty Kearns about Network Centric Adcocacy

I did a podcast interview with Marty Kearns of Green Media Toolshed. We talked about GMT, what Network Centric Advocacy is, why non-profits should blog, examples of Network Centric Advocacy in action, etc. Read more about it here http://www.audioactivism.org/?p=107 Download the MP3 here http://ww

Re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says

Don, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > In a message dated 2/25/05 4:29:42 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > Or maybe inner-city Chicago...the > Digital Divide is not an "African thing". > >Andy: >Good point. Perhaps smaller gatherings around the world. Chicago has >meaningful

Re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says

Hello Folks, We may be preaching to the choir but those singing need inspiration as well. ;-) >they seem to equate bridging the digital divide with the spread of mobile >telephony, which strikes me as very misguidedSaying that the digital divide is being bridged rapidly makes no sense...b

Re: [DDN] philly muni wifi featured on NOW show on PBS tonite

Link for local listings of NOW on PBS: Dear Media Reformer: Community Internet may be the most important media policy fight of the decade. Local communities across the country -- looking to offer affordable, universal access to high-speed broadband services -- are squaring off against big cable

[DDN] =>SEEKING VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS for CyberFair & Doors to Diplomacy

[DEAR COLLEAGUES -- PLEASE HELP US GET THE WORD OUT] =>SEEKING VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS for CyberFair & Doors to Diplomacy: International Schools CyberFair 2005 - Prepare & Unite *an online project design competition that focuses on the future AND . . . Doors to Diplomacy 2005 *an online proj