[DDN] Yahoo chat from Nigeria brings news of DIY/pocket solar

Some time back during a discussion about the Solo computer Taran mentioned another solar related site that caught his attention - http://www.biodesign.org.uk/ The project described there is about a DIY approach to using solar energy - by assembling small solar powered devices to charge phones,

[DDN] T.A.P. co-produced Internet Radio Discussion of Telecommunications and Development in Africa

The Technology Assessment Project of the University of Ghana and the Technical University of Denmark is happy to inform you of its co-production of a radio discussion on Telecommunications and Development in Africa. There would be a tri-continental panel including: Dr. Joseph Okpaku, Presiden

[DDN] Returned mail I didn't send - advice needed

Hi listers, I've noticed a very recent exponential increase in the amount of returned mail I've been receiving...mail that I personally have not sent. Every day I receive 20 or more messages about returned or undeliverable mail, indicating recipients who seem pretty clearly to have been genera

Re: [DDN] Digital Divide academic journals

Consider also journals dealing with multilingual computing and localization. Generally these are or began as trade journals and not academic ones, but they do sometimes treat issues relevant to digital divide work in international development contexts. For example: Localisation Focus (quarterly of

[DDN] Two Telecom Mergers, One Digital Divide

/For Immediate Release/ /October 20, 2005/// Contact: Angela Stuber OCCN Executive Director 614-644-6932 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ohioccn.org *Two Telecom Mergers, One Digital Divide* Do you have access to broadband? The chances are more likely if you live in a middle o

[DDN] article - microsoft says africa doesn't need free software

Microsoft: Africa doesn't need free software Ingrid Marson ZDNet UK October 17, 2005, 16:30 BST You can give people free software, but they won't have the expertise to use it, says Microsoft Nigeria's manager. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39231004,00.htm oh, really? -- Phil Shapiro

RE: [DDN] Copyright Awareness Campaign & Intellectual Property?!?

Michael Maranda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: To clarify, I do not argue for the elimination or reduction of copyright law and patents, but rather for a return to sensible limits on duration of a copyright and patent. I do not view this as weakening of copyright. I view this as essential to the public

[DDN] Re: What one thing would you do now if you were starting a new

Actually, I've got a couple of ideas. One thing, for sure, is that I would try to make subscription money instead of (only) advertising money from the site. We know that most news web sites make very little profit, and subscription prices for news sites are often rather high. I would be two system

Re: [DDN] Community Blog Experience Question In Search of An Answer, , ,

Thursday Morning ~ Hola Hermana Karen ~ Just create your own blog, invite others and see what happens. Keep it simple for starters. If you are talking about a forum for local input and discussion you can create a Blog or a Yahoo Group. Your writing to the Blog Group perpetuates it, esp. if you

RE: [DDN] open source article by DDN member christian einfeldt

hi alfred i think we need both these are both part of the process and supply chains regards, rene abad e-d, y3k foundation > I predict that Open Source is another of the false views of the future > mentioned at the beginning of his article. We need content, not tools. > > > Alfred Bork > > [E

[DDN] Being Prepared in the face of Hurricane Wilma as far as communications.

While Wilma is headed somewhere to in the Gulf region, and has already caused deaths in Haiti, it might be a good idea to get the community involved before disaster strikes, and set up alternative means of communication at the community level - and let people know *before* disaster strikes. Projec

RE: [DDN] Digital Divide academic journals

Audrey, Not sure whether this is exactly what you're looking for, but you might also find it useful: http://www.upavim.org/foundation/ICTsinguatemalagnorman.pdf Audrey Borus Research Librarian - EDC [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On