Re: [DDN] [pakistanictpolicy] RE: Estimating the number of internet users in a country - amoving target

2006-09-12 Thread Salman Ansari
Dear Fouad I have most of these sites but when one tries to get to the basis of each statistic and one becomes uneasy since these refer to sources which (at least for Pakistan) are in many cases, invalid. Also the data e.g. in the UN reports are off by several years and are also incorrectly source

Re: [DDN] Contacts and projects for Rural ICT/SMEs Business models

2006-09-12 Thread Kris White
Dear Kimasha, I recently heard a talk by a Senator Leornard Tsosie, from the state of New Mexico in the U.S. On a project he is doing taking Internet to remote areas of his state. The name of his project is "Internet to the Hogan." Good luck- Kris White http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2006/prod_

Re: [DDN] Estimating the number of internet users in a country - a moving target

2006-09-12 Thread Mark Warschauer
I don't have a response to your question, but a good place to discuss these kinds of methodological issues is the Association of Internet Researchers List. Subscriptions at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Mark Warschauer UC Irvine >In the mail on Tele-medicine, what struc

Re: [DDN] Estimating the number of internet users in a country - amoving target

2006-09-12 Thread Fouad Riaz Bajwa
Dear Salman, I have used and referenced stats from the following websites frequently and most of these are updated on a regular basis and are widely referenced by many sources. Best website for identifying Website and Domain Hosting Info with detailed analysis of companies and stakeholders, I par

[DDN] Estimating the number of internet users in a country - a moving target

2006-09-12 Thread Salman Ansari
In the mail on Tele-medicine, what struck me was the figure of 50 M Internet users in India. I feel the same way when I read statistics of other countries as well. I have always wondered how the number of Internet users in a country is estimated. Over the last 10 years I have been struggling to

Re: [DDN] Digital Divide( too many blogs, too little time)

2006-09-12 Thread gerfalcon7
Hello BBracey et. al, It's no surprise to me that many who discuss the digital divide don't have much of a clue as to life in the trenches. I work with a large population in the U.S. near the geographical area you indicate. It is composed of non-English speakers who are not even literate

[DDN] Digital divide.. the access that is possible- can you connect? Depends

2006-09-12 Thread BBracey
"There are parts of the U.S. that do not have broadband service at all... I think we have a clear role for government to play in terms of filling that gap."     -- Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va) The above quote from Benton Headlines. Those of us who travel widely in the rural parts of the country may

Re: [DDN] Contacts and projects for Rural ICT/SMEs Business models

2006-09-12 Thread Eric Kimasha
Dear members, I am working in the ICT4RD project in Tanzania. I am in the preparation to conduct a stud on the appropriate Business model to diffuse broadband services in the rural. My vision is that the model integrate ICT and SMEs activities. It should also accomodate other e-services su

[DDN] Ethics in Telecommunications Lecture and Awards Presented by Astroturf Group, TRAC.

2006-09-12 Thread Bruce Kushnick
Post Everywhere. Teletruth News Alert - September 12th, 2006 http://www.newnetworks.com/ethicsaward.htm Ethics in Telecommunications Awards Presented by Astroturf Group. "United Church of Christ a Stooge for the Baby Bells?" Only in Washington DC would no one bat an eyelash when an astrot

[DDN] Invitation to NCTET's Critical Issue Forum

2006-09-12 Thread BBracey
> > > The National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) > invites you to the second in a series of education forums focusing on the > critical role technology plays in meeting our nation’s most challenging > education > and workforce development issues >   > > Space