Does anyone have the URL of this report? I can't find it anywhere on the
World Bank website. But from reading the article, they seem to equate
bridging the digital divide with the spread of mobile telephony, which
strikes me as very misguided. Unless all of those mobiles are offering
Internet
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LINUXCHIX AFRICA LAUNCHES AN ORGANIZATION THAT WILL POSITION AFRICAN WOMEN
WITHIN THE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE (FOSS) MOVEMENT.
Linuxchix Africa was formed in 2004 by African women and for African women. It
is a chapter in Africa affiliated to Linuxchix worldwide. The aim of the
African chapter
http://www.linuxgazette.com/node/9976
This uses the trackback functionality in a way that it was not
originally designed for. I've been writing/speaking of it for a while,
but finally got a chance to use it.
--
Taran Rampersad
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First, there is an enormous amount of technical skills on this list,
http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org;
not to mention serious intellectual depth that comes with almost every post.
Second, while there has been a lot of talk about podcasting, and
other audio deliveries, and some talk about
And you are invited to a session on Issues Forums on March 11 in DC:
http://dowire.org/dc
Steve
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Join DoWire: http://dowire.org
E-Democracy: http://e-democracy.org
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Am I the only one who is confused in this discussion by the use of the
word broadcast? There was no mention in the original post of
broadcasting these presentations. The use described may still require
a license, but broadcasting is an entirely different use and requires
different licenses.
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
Here's a snippet:
Telecentre Caucus Sees True Potential
A meeting of the Telecentres Caucus was held in order to further
Second, while there has been a lot of talk about podcasting, and
other audio deliveries, and some talk about internet (streaming)
radio, there hasn't been much talk about reducing the divide by
combining the power of the Net with the reach of conventional radio.
The One to Watch: Radio, New
You may be interested in a project I work on called RANET
(http://www.ranetproject.net). We work with First Voice International
(http://www.firstvoiceint.org/) who provide us with a small amount of
bandwidth on the Worldspace satellite (http://www.worldspace.com/). If
you are in the states,
(forgive cross posting)
For those who want a great peak under this brand new tent we call the
Internet, I consider Stephen Downes to be one of the most profound
thinkers on the planet.
Trust me on that.
For those who would like a mental challenge, this piece from him is
as good as it gets.
Taran Rampersad wrote:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/node/9976
This uses the trackback functionality in a way that it was not
originally designed for. I've been writing/speaking of it for a while,
but finally got a chance to use it.
Hi Taran,
I think I did something similar, but using comments in a
Good luck for the hunt for the report and if you find it and it is online,
please give us the URL.
Gaston Zongo
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To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group
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Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:26 AM
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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 communities from virtually every African
More on Geneva and the World Bank report from Forbes:
NEW YORK - Sometimes all good intentions get you are good intentions and a
lot of talk.
That's my general impression of the meeting in Geneva this week of the
United Nations World Summit on the Information Society. The group consists
of
More on Geneva and the World Bank report from Forbes:
NEW YORK - Sometimes all good intentions get you are good intentions and a
lot of talk.
That's my general impression of the meeting in Geneva this week of the
United Nations World Summit on the Information Society. The group consists
of
It's 7pm here in Geneva and civil society is wrapping up its final official
meeting. We've been working on a press release summarizing the delegation's
thoughts on the Prepcom. There seems to be a general feeling that WSIS
needs to get back to basics, focusing on what we can do to bridge the
hi DDN people -
list members in the united states might want to tune in this
evening to the television show NOW to see some coverage of the
philly muni wifi experiment.
- phil
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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.
ac: Amazingly, no one
http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3fec.htm
FEC May Tighten Restrictions On Internet Political Activity
Mon Feb 14 2005 10:38:41 ET
The Federal Election Commission next month will begin looking at
tightening
restrictions on political activities on the Internet, ROLL CALL reports
Monday.
The FEC
Your best option is to do as some have suggested, use some music that is
under a permissive license (like creative commons) or contact the
copyright holders and ask permission to use it (contact the record label).
Ross
IANAL (as we librarians say) but I agree with that statement. I've done
Thanks for the email. I am an extension worker in Tanzania in asemi arid area
and interested in receiving ICT information from your institution.
Thanks a lot
Mrs Swai, I. F.
Subbiah Arunachalam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Friends:
A friend of ours is trying to compile a list of projects in the
Dave,
A presentation is a broadcast, for the most part. I'm no lawyer, but
there is probably a legal definition of 'broadcast' which causes the
problem.
In Trinidad and Tobago, I believe the copyright act allows up to 5
people - close family and friends - to listen to a song or watch a
video.
Sabi ni Phil noong Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:22:03 -0500 (EST):
this new version of a linux-based portable media player has features
that we might see coming from other companies working in the portable
media player space.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8811342597.html
Here is the text of the disability caucus statement presented at the WSIS
Prepcom today by Hiroshi Kawamura of the Daisy Consortium. -ac
Thank you Madam Chairperson,
People with disabilities are poorest among the poors in particular in
developing countries. Affordable ICTs need to be accessible
fyi... Apparently the NYC city council hasn't read that new World Bank
report. ;-)
New York City Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution to Provide High-Speed
Internet Access to Affordable Housing Residents
- America's Largest City Supports One Economy's Efforts to Bridge the
Digital Divide -
The date on these documents is 2003; plus there is no mention of this
report on the world bank homepage, news release page or new publications
page. I've talked with countless people here in Geneva and _no one_ knows
what they're talking about.
ac
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Subject: [IFLA-L] Promoting the global information commons: A statement
by IFLA to WSIS Tunis PrepCom2
Promoting the global information commons:
A
here's that press release I mentioned in my previous email.
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Andy Carvin
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EDC Center for Media Community
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http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org
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