Do we have enough for a Wikipedia entry yet? Is this more of a demeanor, a
leaning, or, is it a 'career,' or perhaps a bent.
On 3/30/06, Taran Rampersad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peter Jones just left a really great comment on this - it deserves
mention. The crux of his comment is below; you
I'd go along with Andy and perhaps further. Is anyone a technology activist,
in the sense of an activist for technology for its own worth?
I know for my colleague and I, it's meant some difficult situations. For him
these include stand-offs with corrupt government, arrest and detention at
Hello
I have been reading digital divide with interest. We are a community
enterprise innovation centre with both physical and virtual businesses.
We have developed a project which supports disadvantaged groups who
cannot follow traditional work patterns,such as carers, people with
This is a great thread and enough to bring another lurker to
the surface.
Thinking back to the people I have worked with over the
years on Telecentre, ISP and other ICT com-dev initiatives,
very few of those who truly made a difference had a
technical background nor could they be termed
Alex Rollin wrote:
Do we have enough for a Wikipedia entry yet? Is this more of a demeanor, a
leaning, or, is it a 'career,' or perhaps a bent.
I believe that we could say that it's a general descriptor, sort of like
'concerned citizen'. I think we can break technology activism away from
hi DDN community -
for those who might be interested, i've posted on the web a video of a
presentation i gave about telling your multimedia story on the web using free
software tools. i used the free web hosting at the internet archive to
distribute this video. (http://www.archive.org)
This is very true, several of my colleagues and our organization has been
using this term in programs and civic engagement. We have a program that we
call Techno Activism Project which we do in partnership with SALSA as an
ongoing training series www.hotsalsa.org. We've been doing programs like
Hello Everyone,
I am normally a lurker here on the list, mainly because of my lack of
knowledge. My father always told me it is better to be thought an idiot and
remain silent than to open your mouth and remove all doubt, so I try to live
by that rule (LOL).
We are beginning to work on
Hi everyone,
Today's New York Times has a feature story on the state of the digital
divide in relation to African Americans and Latinos, emphasizing the
progress that's been made in recent years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/us/31divide.html
The article notes recent data from the Pew
Hi everyone,
I've just started experimenting with a rather funky tool called Talkr
(http://www.talkr.com). Essentially, Talkr is a podcast generator for
text blogs, and it has enormous implications for people with visual
impairments and limited literacy.
When you look at a typical blog,
Take a look particularly at the Digital Tapestry...
MG
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Greetings everyone,
Thank you again for attending the 2006 Summit and making
hi DDN community members -
the new york times botched it on this article covering the digital divide.
although they include a quote from andy carvin, the whole tenor of the article
is off. they're asking the wrong question. they don't get it at all.
New Orleans Voices For Peace is looking for media teams to volunteer to create
Digital media for and about the grassroots efforts on The Gulf Coast. These
teams will be provided a list of organizations and subjects to cover. How they
cover those stories will be up to them and the gear they
Hi Phil,
My blog post earlier today is a response to some of the issues raised in
the article. I was surprised by the tone myself; when I talked to the
author about a month ago, I got the impression he'd be writing it
somewhat differently.
I saw that article and made similar comments to my colleagues this morning.
My point was that the digital divide community here in the US tends to move
the goalpost, so to speak, over time - from access to computers in general
to access in the home, then to Internet access, then home
Considering the Mobile Command Vehicle will be for long term use, and
we are using computers 1-2 years old (recycled) we are curious if;
1) It is true older computers will soon become totally obsolete
2) Will there be interoperability issues
3) What is the best avenue to take to ensure that the
Dear Charlie,( thank you)
I thought according to our government that there was no problem with the
digital divide.
Some gurus or policy wonks decided that because cable wired all schools,
that there was not a problem. I think many reporters have not been to rural,
urban, or distant areas. I
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