Re: [DDN] Multilingualism in Cyberspace

2006-02-07 Thread Cindy Lemcke-Hoong
Hello Nazrul, Language is a real issue especially since WSIS the promotion of the 100USD lap-top. I have always questioned the notion of English as the defacto internet language. For countries/people who are not knowledgeable in this langauge, with the digital content mostly in English, that

[DDN] Workshop on FLOSS Software Engineering (February 10th 2006) - Live Streaming Videos will be Available

2006-02-07 Thread Fouad Riaz Bajwa
[Broadcasted life as video streaming] [Videos will be offered for downloading a week after the workshop] Workshop: Software Engineering from a libre software perspective (Madrid, February 10th 2006) http://libresoft.urjc.es On Friday, February 10th, the GSyC/LibreSoft at the

[DDN] Securing Public Access PCs Without Shutting Out Users

2006-02-07 Thread J Cravens
The latest newsletter from TechSoup (www.techsoup.org) features this: Securing Public Access PCs Without Shutting Out Users Librarian Jessamyn West explains how libraries, CTCs, and other organizations can keep their public access computers running smoothly, without sacrificing safety, privacy,

[DDN] FY 2007 federal budget's impact on education technology and the digital divide

2006-02-07 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi everyone, I've just spent a few hours going through the FY 2007 federal budget (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2007) looking for line-items on various programs involving education technology, the digital divide, literacy and other areas of personal interest. A few programs went up