Piggybacking connectivity.
Scott Robinson's posting on piggybacking donor connectivity in
developing countries in order to ensure rural access to the digital
world hits the spot. There is a developing donor awareness of the need
for rural connectivity but it remains largely a blind spot with
Richard Labelle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I guess that this all depends on what is meant by literacy. Not being
able to read and write does not preclude being able to develop, test and
use technology and reading and writing may not be necessary to use some
of the newer ICTs. People can
This seems a good candidate for a thoughtful case study, especially
appropriate during the International Year of the Mountains. I am amazed
that mountains symbolize essential communications sites for cell towers
and other hardware, yet the people dwelling in those same mountains
seldom seem able
Dear GKD Participants,
To follow on Peter Burgess's comments re the lack of value of the World
Bank's website.
It seems to me that many of the comments reflect an unhappiness with the
World Bank itself rather than with the website. Stated issues included
unhappiness with the perceived: a)
The discussion on literacy is interesting and could probably be as wide
ranging as the discussion on ICT.
I agree with the suggestion that literacy is a fundamental skill
required for participation in a Knowledge Society.
On the other hand, if the objective is merely to communicate information
Dear Ms. Lim and other GKD members,
I would like to introduce the Digital Dividend Project Clearinghouse
http://wriws1.digitaldividend.org/wri/app/index.jsp, which is a
fully-searchable repository for ideas and shared experience on
digitally-enabled projects providing services to underserved
