Re: [DDN] Nationwide implementation of ICT in mass Education....
Dear Alan/Others Here in Sri Lanka (South Asia) we have a project called Digital Bridge, in which we connect thousand rural schools with the satellite technology. We are working with the Ministry of Education (MoE) of Sri Lanka and there is a dedicated educational channel which telecast programmes on local school syllabus. We have developed contents in local languages (Sinhalese and Tamil) and schools can select the language according to their preference. The high quality, educational contents developed by the Ministry of Education, are telecasted by Dialog TV (a company of Dialog Telekom) to the rural schools. Sri Lanka, being a developing country has some infrastructure issues in the rural schools. In some schools we do not have qualified teachers to teach subjects such as Mathematics, Science, English, etc. Also those schools are lacking with library facilities, science lab facilities, computer lab, etc. So in our Digital Bridge project we have selected those rural schools and trying to deliver quality education using the technology as an attempt the bridge the rural digital divide. Best regards, Sameera Wijerathna Co-ordinator CSR (ICT) Dialog Telekom PLC 3rd Floor, DTV Building, 275, Nawala Road, Nawala. Sri Lanka. Mob: +94 - 777 - 334199 Tel: +94 - 777 - 088491 Fax: +94 - 117 - 694343 Web: http://www.dialog.lk/ Blog: http://ict4d-in-srilanka.blogspot.comhttp://ict4d-in-srilanka.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: digitaldivide-boun...@digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-boun...@digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Paperless Homework Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:43 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: [DDN] Nationwide implementation of ICT in mass Education Hello all DDN members, We wish to find out if there is any member in DDN that is involved in using ICT in mass Education that covers entire country (not those which cover a few schools or only those helping only a small section of the country) to close the digital divides of rural and urban schools. This is what digital divides Network should be looking for. If so, we would love to learn more what system or technology you are using. Is there any technology available able to solve any country/s digital divides problems faced by practically most developing countries? In developed countries... is there any country able to provide uniform system for an entire country? If so, hope you can share with us all. If not , why is that so? What are the main challenges preventing such? Regards Alan www.paperlesshomework.com Solutions you never thought possible to close the digital divides. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] in search of volunteer moderators (was The future of DDN)
Hi All I also can contribute the DDN as a volunteer moderator. Best regards, Sameera http://ict4d-in-srilanka.blogspot.com -Original Message- From: digitaldivide-boun...@digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-boun...@digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Molly E. Uzoh Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 11:53 PM To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: Re: [DDN] in search of volunteer moderators (was The future of DDN) Hi Andy, Happy New Year! I'm volunteering to be one of the moderators. Thanks for all your sustained effort all these years. Mary (Molly) Uzoh, CEO Learning Right Technologies, LLC P. O. Box 51616 San Jose, CA 95151 Phone: 408-649-5872, Cell: 408-826-2167 http://www.learningright.com -Original Message- From: digitaldivide-boun...@digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-boun...@digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Andy Carvin Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 9:34 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: [DDN] in search of volunteer moderators (was The future of DDN) Hi Tom, The problem is that there isn't an official moderator at the moment. Technically I'm not supposed to be moderating the list anymore because I work for NPR News and I can't be involved directly in policy discussions, but the moderating from TakingITGlobal sometimes runs behind. I would suggest that DDN members try to find three or four people who could share the moderating duties, and I'm sure the TIG folks would be happy to get them set up. Either way, I really shouldn't be doing it as long as I work for NPR. ac Andy Carvin andycarvin at yahoo com www.andycarvin.com www.pbs.org/learningnow - Original Message From: tom abeles tabe...@hotmail.com To: digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 12:20:20 PM Subject: Re: [DDN] The future of DDN hmm, how long between submission and approval as in this just released batch of postings. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ** This e-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient or have received it in error, please delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender immediately by return e-mail. Any unauthorized reading, reproducing, printing or further dissemination of this e-mail or its contents is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be timely, secure, error or virus-free. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions. ** ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] e-waste in Ghana
Hi Bajwa We are at Dialog Telekom, Sri Lanka too have an initiative to handle M-Waste (Mobile Waste). Please refer the following article for more info. Dialog Telekom launches M-Waste take back programme. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 03rd December 2007. Leading the way in Corporate Environment Consciousness Dialog Telekom today launched Sri Lanka's first mobile phone battery and handset take back initiative aimed at reducing electronic (mobile) waste (M-waste). In an unique linkage with the company's ongoing Joy-Toy programme, Dialog Telekom has pledged to match M-Waste items returned by consumers with monetary contributions towards the gifting of Toys for Needy Children over the Christmas Season. Dialog Telekom has taken the lead in recognizing that going forward M-waste could take the form of a significant environmental concern if forward thinking steps were not taken at an early stage to develop social and institutional consciousness on the subject. With over 7 Million Mobile users as of date and rapid growth expected in the sector in coming years, discarded mobile phones, batteries and accessories could contribute to a growing stream of waste in Sri Lanka, if steps towards safe disposal practices were not established in a timely manner. M-Waste if not disposed of safely would have a harmful impact on the environment, adding to pollution and other ill effects of hazardous waste. For more details visit; http://www.dialog.lk/en/corporate/press/releases/pressRelease.jsp?id=168 Best regards, Sameera. Team Lead ICT4D Dialog Telekom http://ict4d-in-srilanka.blogspot.com http://ict4d-in-srilanka.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fouad Bajwa Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:03 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] e-waste in Ghana Would you be kind to share that what are your suggestions for running a e-waste programme? Do you have any references to such programs being run in Africa and what are the results and how can be the data on such be verified? Best On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 7:46 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi Kwame on the upside, it can be an opportunity for ghana a lot of organizations have already written how to recycle pc's and other ict equipment the hardest part is to find buyers for the segregated pc parts china and india are prospects with their new appetites for metals surplus ict equipment (and other surplus materials) from the developed countries are really opportunities for developing countries in this case for school children just the right mindset and procedures need to be implemented reduce-reuse-repair-recycle regards rene y3k foundation Denizens: I brought this issue up several years ago (about 10yrs). I was berated by another person who accused me of crying wolf and rather preventing some poor school children in Africa from receiving free computers donated by philanthropist. I tried to go to the archives to retrieve that thread but I can only go to 2001. This is a growing menace to African society where under the guise of donating computers, Africans rather end up being a dump site. we are still watching, stay strong, KDD http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7544003.stm Greenpeace says it is concerned about the electronic waste trade in Ghana which it claims is putting the health of workers at risk. The campaign group says the dismantling of discarded computers on rubbish tips exposes people to smoke and chemicals. Will Ross reports from Accra in Ghana. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. -- Regards. -- Fouad Riaz Bajwa ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ** This e-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient or have received it in error, please delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender
Re: [DDN] Spam: Re: Introductions what we do and how we contribute to closedigital divide
Dear Nasira Please keep us updated about your Classmate initiative. The competition between OLPC and Classmate will lead to more and more new innovations/efficiencies in the low cost computing. That will be good for the computer industry as well as the developing countries who otherwise can not afford high cost computers. Best regards, Sameera Team Lead ICT4D Dialog Telekom Sri Lanka. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of nash gardezi Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 3:18 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Spam: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to closedigital divide Hello HK It was good to hear from you, but the 1:1class mate PC labs are coming up and at the moment we have three such labs, with 75 PC , other wise we are still on p4 and the processor is also not very good ,but with all that we are working and an awerness has been created what is computer and how to use it by teachers effectively. Intel has really filled in the big gap there. but lot is needed to be done. I wil definately visit the website and find more about it and give you the feed back. regards Nasira Gardezi Senior Trainer Pre Service Manager Intel Teach Program --- On Tue, 8/7/08, Foo HK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Foo HK [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net Date: Tuesday, 8 July, 2008, 8:42 PM Hello Nasira Gardezi , I can offer your rural teachers the tool to create their own simple contents as well as ready made contents. Talking about rural areas and you are working for Intel can I assume you may be using th ULPC like Classmate? If you do, that it would even more useful because of the limited storage space left of Classmate if it is using only SD drive plus would last longer because of less read/write operations compared to CD rom sized modules (Classmate PC doesn't have any CD ROM drive I think). If you are to depend on Internet source to be used for classrooms daily work, it would be a very big challenge to be effectiveand before long these would be like white elephants. Do contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we can work out something to help in your work for the rural community. Regards Alan www.paperlesshomework.com --- On Sat, 7/5/08, nash gardezi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: nash gardezi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net Date: Saturday, July 5, 2008, 12:01 AM Hello i am really amazed at the work done by several group memebrs here. I myself is a teacher trainer and train teachers with support from Intel(R) education programes, to develop lesson plans for their students and teach them how to prepare effective lessons with Power point and any other technical way, i.e. using videos, or inserting a movie clip as inset in a presentation. As i mainly work in the rural areas or less developed areas with females i feel that they need a lot of support from us in the form of confidence building teaching them new techiques and all. I would like to have new idaes from members how to involve the teachers more, with technology . regards Nasira Gardezi Senior Trainer Pre Service Manager Intel Teach Program --- On Fri, 4/7/08, Richwell Phinias [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Richwell Phinias [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net Date: Friday, 4 July, 2008, 2:34 PM Hi I have seen interesting articles within this list in years. Seeing the progress that has been made by others in this group, i would also want to let open my future plans and hopefully u will consider partnering with me. Currently am based in Zimbabwe and has been consulting with NGOs on their Internet Information/Content Development strategies with the highlight of my work being the INternet Strategy of Zimbabwe's Coalition for all NGOs www.nango.org.zw I have also worked with rural schools and groups on ICT related projects. BUt i am moving to Zambia where field operations can be done. If u have any projects and products related to bridging the digital divide that you feel i can assist setting up and maintaining while in Zambia please do get in touch. I have also done workshops and seminars on the subject on various platforms in Zimbabwe. u can check my profile through Google. My first paper was Building an Informed Africa: A time to act, delivered in 2003. Hope to hear from you guys Richwell Phinias e-Marketing Consultant Dariro Business
Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers?
Hi Alan/Marlene/Others It is a project done by Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka and funded by the World Bank. I am not directly involved, but I keep a close eye on it. They are going to use XO. XOs will be powered by Linux Contents - A University in Sri Lanka will be developing some contents, and there will be some local language contents as well. They are also trying to upload e-versions of the conventional text books in to the laptop. Best regards, Sameera Wijerathna Team Lead ICT4D Dialog Telekom http://ict4d-in-srilanka.blogspot.com http://ict4d-in-srilanka.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Foo HK Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 5:35 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hello Sameera, I am very interested in your Sri Lanka OLPC project and perhaps you can let us have their site link? Which of the models are you using? Classmate PC , EEE Asus or XO? What OS are you using ? Linux or Win XP? Where do you get the contents available for the OLPC? Are the school level contents available freely for these OLPC? Thanks Alan --- On Mon, 6/30/08, Sameera Wijerathna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Sameera Wijerathna [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 8:44 PM Hi Marlene I am Sameera Wijerathna from Sri Lanka (in South Asia). I like to hear from you about the OPLC initiatives in South Africa. Here in Sri Lanka OLPC has created a local foundation called OLPC Sri Lanka Foundation and going ahead with Ministry of Education with a pilot project. What is the OLPC status in South Africa? Best regards, Sameera. Sameera Wijerathna Team lead - ICT4D Dialog Telekom www.dialog.lk http://www.dialog.lk/ www.ict4d-in-srilanka.blogspot.com http://www.ict4d-in-srilanka.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlene Bramley Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 1:03 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hi there I find this conversation very interesting, I live and work in South Africa and am involved in a website (under construction as we speak) that aims to promote the use of ICT in non government organizations. As you know Africa has huge challenges when it comes to the digital divide, although our mobile usage (in South Africa) and uptake was one of the fastest in the world, resulting in one of the biggest GSM markets in the world, much of the population is illiterate, don't have access to technology and are unemployed. So very similar to India in a lot of ways. And Ilan on another note, we will be trying to stimulate conversation in much the same way as you mention for the digital divide site (once we are up and running) Experts commenting on issues and researchers using the site to post and learn - so exciting times ahead. More importantly, NGO's using the site to download curriculum and improve their usage of technology - not only in South Africa but in Kenya, Senegal, Ghana as well. If anybody would like to know more in these areas please ask, and conversely please send information you might think is relevant to our side of the world. Thanks Marlene Bramley NGOConnect Africa -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Janet Salmons Sent: 26 June 2008 06:22 PM To: digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Thanks Ismael! I am interested in the whole wide world! One of the main reasons people choose online research is to reach participants across the globe. Ismael should know-- he participated in my study about collaborative e-learning and made an extremely valuable contribution by telling me about the Campus for Peace. With no travel funds, I would not have been able to include his exemplary work in my study Janet -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ismael Peña-López Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:26 AM To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hi Janet, Don't know whether you want your data for the US or for the whole World. The main sources about access to ICTs are the following: ITU: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_Eye http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_Statistics The World
