[GKD] Corruption claim against GDG

2001-07-20 Thread Roberto Bissio
World Bank Fraud and Corruption Investigations Hotline P.O. Box. PMB 137 4736 Sharon Road, Suite W Charlotte, NC 28210 USA Montevideo, 18th July 2001 Dear Sirs, Please consider the following Appeal for investigation on Development Gateway for "misuse of Bank funds or positions" Summary We be

[GKD] Gateway independence: only skin deep?

2001-07-20 Thread Alex Wilks
Gateway independence: only skin deep? New documents and anti-corruption claim cast doubts on World Bank's new foundation. The World Bank has made much of the fact that its Development Gateway internet project will be 'independent'. Because of the sensitive nature of the issues it will cover, a

[GKD] Does the computer have a heart... (case studies from India)

2001-07-20 Thread Frederick Noronha
DOES THE COMPUTER HAVE A HEART? Programs that put people and development before profits... By Frederick Noronha Here comes the big surprise: IT and computers are showing their other face. No longer are these potent forces merely tools for profit, but in varying experiments across India they're p

[GKD] ECA Meeting of the Committee on Development Information

2001-07-20 Thread Assefa Bahta
Dear all, The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is preparing the Second Meeting of the Committee on Development Information (CODI) scheduled to take place from 4 to 7 September 2001 at its headquarters in Addis Ababa. Invitation letters have been dispatched to the African

Re: [GKD] Coalition for World Summit of Information Society in 2003

2001-07-20 Thread Michael Gurstein
Perhaps GKD might be reminded of the Global Community Networking Congress http://www.cnglobal2000.org/ which was held in Barcelona in October of 2000 with some 600 (mostly ICT practitioner) participants from 40 or so countries and with a significantly large developing country contingent. In the a