[GKD] ICT for Education in Rural Areas

2001-03-24 Thread Paula Beltgens
Interesting article from WIRED magazine, online at http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/6.09/negroponte.html Nicolas Negroponte ONE-ROOM RURAL SCHOOLS Will the information-rich get richer and the information-poor get poorer? Will the divide shrink, or expand? The question might also be phrased in

[GKD] Powerline or power struggle?

2001-03-24 Thread Nabil El-Khodari
03/23/2001 Technology delivers Net access via power outlets HANOVER, Germany (AP) Imagine every electric socket in your home transformed into a phone jack that delivers phone calls, e-mails and video to your fax machine, computer and even television set. That's what a group of companies are

Re: [GKD] Re: ICT for jobs/wealth creation

2001-03-24 Thread Titus Syengo
It is really a sad situation here and as a fellow Kenyan, I can attest to that. The major problem here as you said is that there are more pressing problems and so the leaders care less about communication. In many ways, most of the Kenyans have no access to basic needs like food and shelter. Most

[GKD] ICT and Jobs in the Making (Peru)

2001-03-24 Thread Martha Davies
I have been away from the list for quite a while. It is time to tell what we have been doing: QUIPUNET: We received a donation of 600 brand new CPUs (with Pentium), which are already on their way to Peru. After a long negotiation successfully carried out by the new Board of Directors they made