Re: [GKD] Why aren't more people online?

2001-07-27 Thread Martha Davies
If at the begining (1995), Quipunet found apathy and indiference from the people we wanted to help the most to use ICT -- that is not the case anymore! During the years we have been on GKD we have learned so many things: from our own experiences, from seeing other experiences, from friends'

Re: [GKD] GKD seeks your input

2001-07-27 Thread tom abeles
Here is an excellent opportunity for those in the development and informatics community to step forward and integrate the listserv into the NGO arena to make it independent of the whimsy of World Bank funding. At one end is the alternative of putting it on one of the free listserv services; at

[GKD] RFI: Best Practices on Indigenous Knowledge

2001-07-27 Thread Bakhuisen, Karen
Dear GKD members, We would like to draw your attention on the second series of Best Practices related to Indigenous Knowledge (IK). Indigenous knowledge, also referred to as traditional or local knowledge, refers to the large body of knowledge and skills that has been developed outside the