[GKD] L.Am/Caribbean Technology Foresight Newsletter
ICS-UNIDO TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT NEWSLETTER _ Newsletter - No 9 - 25 March 2002 _ Dear Readers, The following news is currently published on the Latin America and Caribbean Technology Foresight web site. http://www.foresight.ics.trieste.it/ *** TF Library *** Foresight Methodologies. Manuales sobre Metodologias Prospectivas. We are pleased to offer you a series of documents about Foresight Methodologies. http://www.foresight.ics.trieste.it/ *** Databases *** Argentina TF experts/organizations Uruguay Biotechnology Forum Peru Experts Database *** News *** Foresight: A course for Sponsors, Organisers and Practitioners Manchester, United Kingdom, 26th to 31st May 2002. Intensive five day Short Course at PREST,The University of Manchester. Further information can be obtained from: Lisa Moore, Foresight Course Administrator, PREST, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Details can be found on PREST's web page at: http://les1.man.ac.uk/PREST/ ICT Update Bulletin for ACP agriculture of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) is a free bimonthly publication on new information and communication technologies (ICT) and their relevant applications for the agricultural and rural development in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. UNIDO-ICS TF LAC was featured in the ICT Update. For more information, go to: http://www.agricta.org/ictupdate/ Creating and Applying Vision in the Regions - Towards Agile and Networked Regions through Foresight - Dublin, 13 December 2001. All presentations and papers from the conference are now available on the FOREN website: http://foren.jrc.es An electronic version of the Practical Guide to regional foresight can also be found on this site. ** Events ** 1. Johannesburg Summit 2002 - the World Summit on Sustainable Development Johannesburg, South Africa from 26 August to 4 September 2002 Johannesburg Summit 2002 - the World Summit on Sustainable Development - will bring together tens of thousands of participants, including heads of State and Government, national delegates and leaders from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses and other major groups to focus the world's attention and direct action toward meeting difficult challenges, including improving people's lives and conserving our natural resources in a world that is growing in population, with ever-increasing demands for food, water, shelter, sanitation, energy, health services and economic security. 2. V Latin American Congress of Biotechnology (BioLatina 2002) Montevideo, Uruguay from September 4-7, 2002 The Uruguayan Association of Biotechnology Companies (AUDEBIO) and the Latin-American Federation of Associations of Biotechnology Companies (FELAEB) have compromised to organize the V Latin American Congress of Biotechnology (BioLatina 2002), to analyze initiatives, projects the actions that would enhance biotechnology development in the region. Pza. Independencia 759 - Business Center, Montevideo, Uruguay, Tel: (598-2) 902-14-13 - tel/fax: 901-52-85, E - Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Visit our Technology Foresight Online Training wh@t is -- is a web-based project training and can be accessed through the UNIDO-ICS TF web site at http://www.foresight.ics.trieste.it/icswbt/ *** For further information, please visit our website at: http://www.foresight.ics.trieste.it/ *** To unsubscribe, go to http://www.foresight.ics.trieste.it/ and select the 'unsubscribe' option. _ ICS-UNIDO 2002 --- Paulo S. C. Siqueira Technology Foresight Site Manager www.foresight.ics.trieste.it ICS - UNIDO International Centre for Science and High Technology United Nations Industrial Development Organization Area Science Park, Building L2 Padriciano 99 - 34012 Trieste ITALY Tel. +39 040 9228127 Fax. +39 040 9220068 ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, an NGO that is a GKP member*** To post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/
[GKD] BYTESFORALL: South Asian ICT Newsletter
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ B y t e s F o r A l l --- http://www.bytesforall.org _/ Making Computing Relevant to the People of South Asia _/ MAR 2002 * MAR 2002 * MAR 2002 * MAR 2002 * MAR 2002 * _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ SPECIAL FOCUS: SOUTH ASIA - HEALTHINFO INITIATIVE FROM BANGLADESH: BDHealthInfo is a private initiative in Bangladesh. Says CEO Shahid Uddin Akbar [EMAIL PROTECTED]: We are also planning to launch a Eastern Consortium with health education institutes / universities / medical colleges for promotion of our Continued Medical Education (CME) program. DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM... IN CYBERSPACE: Democracy and Freedom Must Be An Integral Part of Cyberspace Asia Internet Rights Conference Statement http://www.base21.org/base21hot/airc.html Further details from: PatchA [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Korean Progressive Network (Jinbonet) http://www.jinbo.net INTERNET... AND DEMOCRACY ACROSS ASIA: The Internet and Democracy Across Asia: Online Trends in Governance, Civil Society and Media. http://www.e-democracy.org/do To SUBSCRIBE, send e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] INDIAN POETRY ON UNESCO SITE: Chan, Siew Leng [EMAIL PROTECTED] informs that the Indian web site http://www.aaina-e-ghazal.com/ designed by Dr Tarique Sani and team of Nagpur on a book of 'ghazals' is available in the UNESCO World Poetry Directory web site. The URL address is http://www.unesco.org/poetry and the links can be found under the categories websites and links, the country is India. With this publication in the UNESCO web site, we wish to contribute to the promotion of Dr. Sani's remarkable works and not forgetting the two-lined poems Sher. We are impressed by the features that are available in your web site especially the translation / dictionary and wish Dr. Sani continuous success..., Chan commented. http://www.unesco.org/poetry OLD RECORDS, NEW (DIGITAL) USES: Irfan Khan [EMAIL PROTECTED] quotes the UNESCO WebWorld Newsletter on the district in Nepal which put old records to new digital uses. In Nepal, a remote district is are joining the information revolution. Kanchanpur, in western Nepal is using information technology to modernize its public administration and has recently transferred to electronic format some of the records previously preserved by being wrapped in pieces of cloth. Through a joint government/UNDP programme, Kanchanpur is fast becoming a model of an information technology-friendly district, says the report. http://www.unesco.org/webworld/news/2001/011017_nepal_district.shtml SPREADING WEB-DESIGN SKILLS IN SOUTH ASIA: One World South Asia is looking for ways of building up partnerships with voluntary and non-profit groups to spread web-design skills that would enable more of the alternative sector to have their own web-presence. The idea is to make them see that ICTs are something they can use easily in daily life and the tools for tapping into their potential are available and simple to use.Contact Nitya Jacob [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR http://www.oneworld.net/southasia/ FROM BRIDGES.ORG: ... we applaud the work of the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras (IITM) to provide access to telephones and the Internet for people in rural areas The IITM's efforts represent one of the few attempts made to find innovative and cheap solutions to connect people with ICT n-Logue http://www.tenet.res.in/nlogue.html Indian Institute of Technology http://www.iitm.ac.in/first.shtml CorDECT http://www.midascomm.com/products.htm AGRI GATEWAY TO INDIA: Please check this agri gateway to India http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/aim/diglib/india/ AFGHANISTAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP: Vaus D. Aslaun [EMAIL PROTECTED] has announced the launch of VirtualNation, Inc. a not-for-profit organization founded two years ago to unite Afghan expatriates. Aslaun says: (I)n light of the current situation in Afghanistan, it is taking off at an extremely fast pace now due to the urgency and necessity of the services offered by us to the public. The plan is to shortly revamp the site to introduce a database for volunteers and organizations that are interested in the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan. Three's a mailing-list that can be joined by sending an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] VirtualNation hopes to serve as a unifying force to Afghan expatriates worldwide and is committed to promoting and preserving community, culture and compassion amongst the Afghan community-at-large. http://www.virtualnation.org FREE SOFTWARE MAILING LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a young mailing list. This is yet another venture to promote free software in India. General information about the mailing list is at: http://cc4.tifr.res.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-india DIGITAL DIVIDE IN THE FIELDS: Sunil Khairnar [EMAIL PROTECTED] announces work to address issues of digital divide at Indian Agribusiness
[GKD] RFI: ICT Resources for Pastoral and Nomad Education
Dear GKD Members, Warm greetings. Can anyone forward me resources using ICT to support pastoral and nomad education. I would appreciate any resources that support non-formal education as well as educating pastoral women. Thank you. Mrs. Lulu Todd http://www.somalilandforum.com http://www.tawakal.co.uk ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, an NGO that is a GKP member*** To post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/
