Re: [DDN] Re: Fwd: About Unesco seminar in Bamako
Subbiah Arunachalam wrote: >I think Prof. Adama Samasekou of Mali will be playing a key role in this >conference on multilinguism at Bamaco. One of the things the conference >should promote is setting up open access interoperable institutional >archives in all higher education and research institutions all over >Africa. >That is the only way to make access to research information affordable and >on a level playing field. Africa now has the technology (and it is >improving all the time). All it needs is the political will. > >Arun > > I had the pleasure of meeting Prof. Adama Samassekou (2 's') at the first CARDICIS event in St. Lucia last year, which has had this as a focus within the Caribbean and Latin America. It's a big issue. Hopefully he will be available for the meeting this year. Africa is a large piece of the puzzle, but it is only a piece of the puzzle. Interestingly, it's becoming more of an issue within the United States itself - my last visit to Miami has had so much in common with my visits to other Spanish speaking regions that it's worth noting. In fact, when I was in Boston for LinuxWorld, I was amazed at how many people from the Caribbean and Latin America region were there, braving the cold and planning vacations to where they were from. This is one of the biggest issues, too, with Open content, and something which we discussed at CARDICIS, and will quite likely discuss again. Open Content allows for translations into native languages - and is one of the largest unspoken qualities of licenses such as the Creative Commons licenses. -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: Panama City, Panama [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxgazette.com http://www.a42.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Re: Fwd: About Unesco seminar in Bamako
I think Prof. Adama Samasekou of Mali will be playing a key role in this conference on multilinguism at Bamaco. One of the things the conference should promote is setting up open access interoperable institutional archives in all higher education and research institutions all over Africa. That is the only way to make access to research information affordable and on a level playing field. Africa now has the technology (and it is improving all the time). All it needs is the political will. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] > Thanks for bringing this up. This event addresses a vital topic that > deserves > more attention (which it is gradually getting, as attested to by UNESCO > and > ACALAN's initiative in setting this up). > > Will others on these groups be attending - and out of those any blogging? > If so, > it would be great to have an aggregation (multilingual, of course). I > could > offer a page on the Bisharat site if someone could help set it up - though > perhaps this could also be put on the DDN site or an aggregation site > (??). > > A few of the members of Unicode-Afrique > (http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/Unicode-Afrique/ ) will also be in > Bamako and > a couple of them have promised summaries of the 2-day conference for that > list > (but not blogs). These could also be incorporated somehow. > > All the best and k'an b'u fo! > > Don > > Don Osborn, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Bisharat! A language, technology & development initiative > *Bisharat! Initiative langues - technologie - développement > http://www.bisharat.net > > > > Quoting Marouen MRAIHI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> BTW >> the agenda is here (it seems really interesting) >> > http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=18391&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html >> >> Marouen MRAIHI >> WSIS Youth Caucus >> http://www.wsisyouth.org >> http://www.mraihi.com >> >> -- Forwarded message -- >> From: Marouen MRAIHI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 29 avr. 2005 15:09 >> Subject: About Unesco seminar in Bamako >> >> Concerning Unesco seminar of Bamako " >> Multilingualism for Cultural Diversity and Participation of All in >> Cyberspace" >> > http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=17688&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html >> , since I am already in Bamako, if anyone needs a help for hosting >> (hotel >> booking or free hosting :) let me know. >> >> I'll be blogging what will be happening there >> >> Marouen MRAIHI >> WSIS Youth Caucus >> http://www.wsisyouth.org >> http://www.mraihi.com >> ___ >> DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list >> DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org >> http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide >> To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with >> the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. >> > > > ___ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Re: Fwd: About Unesco seminar in Bamako
Thanks for bringing this up. This event addresses a vital topic that deserves more attention (which it is gradually getting, as attested to by UNESCO and ACALAN's initiative in setting this up). Will others on these groups be attending - and out of those any blogging? If so, it would be great to have an aggregation (multilingual, of course). I could offer a page on the Bisharat site if someone could help set it up - though perhaps this could also be put on the DDN site or an aggregation site (??). A few of the members of Unicode-Afrique (http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/Unicode-Afrique/ ) will also be in Bamako and a couple of them have promised summaries of the 2-day conference for that list (but not blogs). These could also be incorporated somehow. All the best and k'an b'u fo! Don Don Osborn, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Bisharat! A language, technology & development initiative *Bisharat! Initiative langues - technologie - développement http://www.bisharat.net Quoting Marouen MRAIHI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > BTW > the agenda is here (it seems really interesting) > http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=18391&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html > > Marouen MRAIHI > WSIS Youth Caucus > http://www.wsisyouth.org > http://www.mraihi.com > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Marouen MRAIHI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 29 avr. 2005 15:09 > Subject: About Unesco seminar in Bamako > > Concerning Unesco seminar of Bamako " > Multilingualism for Cultural Diversity and Participation of All in > Cyberspace" > http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=17688&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html > , since I am already in Bamako, if anyone needs a help for hosting (hotel > booking or free hosting :) let me know. > > I'll be blogging what will be happening there > > Marouen MRAIHI > WSIS Youth Caucus > http://www.wsisyouth.org > http://www.mraihi.com > ___ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
