Re: [GKD] RFI: How Can A Grassroots Project Obtain Financing From Private Donors In Rich Countries?

2005-07-05 Thread Sam Lanfranco
History a subtitle in a larger production called Give Africa A Voice - or more properly, Let Africa's Voice be Heard. Why is asking so little seen as asking too much? Sam Lanfranco York University ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send

Re: [GKD] Information Society for All: Devising National ICT Strategies

2005-03-29 Thread Sam Lanfranco
of this is new, it is significant that the ideas have progressed from the evidence-based margins of development debates to the policy papers of a significant player in global development efforts. http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/conditionality.pdf Again, the report is a good short 20 page read. Sam

[GKD] Sneaking Up on the $100 Computer

2005-03-03 Thread Sam Lanfranco
junked automobiles to serve as ICT technology platforms for any of a number of applications ranging from production to communications. In my assessment, in-vehicle telematics is a dark horse worth watching, and probably worth migrating to other uses, bridging the digital divide. Sam Lanfranco

Re: [GKD] A Nigerian Farmer Using ICTs to Seek Information

2005-01-25 Thread Sam Lanfranco
of advice would likely be an informative experience for many of us. Sam Lanfranco Distributed Knowledge Project York University ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message

Re: [GKD] A Nigerian Farmer Using ICTs to Seek Information

2005-01-18 Thread Sam Lanfranco
at the wrong time, and getting the cash flow at the appropriate time. Sam Lanfranco [EMAIL PROTECTED] SASIT, 2005 TEL Bldg York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3 Phone: York: 416-736-2100 x33235 cell: 416-816-2852 ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non

Re: [GKD] NGOs and Free Software

2004-12-22 Thread Sam Lanfranco
that, in the first instance, propel the development work of NGOs. Sam Lanfranco Distributed Knowledge Project York University, Canada ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Is Profitability Essential for Sustainability?

2004-11-04 Thread Sam Lanfranco
in strategic planning and in how projects are costed, funded, and how their goods and services are priced. Lastly, all of these require a level of management, administration and accountability that is seldom found in development projects. Sam Lanfranco Distributed Knowledge Project York University

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Blurring Corporate and NGO Lines

2004-11-01 Thread Sam Lanfranco
for the have nots of the world, and may be the response that NGOs should consider if they wish to remain true to their vision and their mission. Better to be small and part of the solution than to be large and part of the problem. Enter the dance with caution. Sam Lanfranco Distributed Knowledge Project

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Cyber-Security and E-commerce

2004-09-30 Thread Sam Lanfranco
positioned, e-commerce sector faster than trying to just go it alone and hope for governmental top down policy help. Sam Lanfranco Distributed Knowledge Project York University This DOT-COM Discussion is funded by the dot-ORG USAID Cooperative Agreement, and hosted by GKD. http://www.dot

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] What Are the 'Right' Resources to Foster Professional Development?

2004-06-16 Thread Sam Lanfranco
of this, one only has to look at how wireless telephony (cell phones) have raced ahead, and been widely deployed, in contrast to all other forms of ICT-supported applications. The challenge is to keep the skilled personnel in service for local society. Sam Lanfranco York University Distributed

Re: [GKD] RFI: Impact of ICT on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

2004-02-18 Thread Sam Lanfranco
to dance with each other. One solution would be to raise the stakes for the donors and the implementing agencies. Maybe their efforts should be funded through micro-credit loans to them, rather than funding them to administer micro-credit to others. Then they would face risks if they failed. Sam

Re: [GKD] RFI: Pico Hydro Power and ICT Deployments

2003-10-18 Thread Sam Lanfranco
See information at http://www.aztext.com and Private Power Magazine See information at http://www.privatepower.ca While the focus in on home systems, the design and evaluation information will serve any scheme for a sustainable energy ICT project. Sam Lanfranco York University

Re: [GKD] Using Instant Messaging with Volunteers

2002-11-21 Thread Sam Lanfranco
are we missing here?) Just doing this on SMS would provide a start to a systematic approach for gathering what we know, and who knows it, with regared to ICT. Sam Lanfranco *** School of Analytic Studies and Information Technology http

[GKD] Simple Computers and Software: For Complex Problems?

2002-07-31 Thread Sam Lanfranco
perspective that we can safely return to examining whether and where the technology has been, or can be, usefully deployed. The machine and its software are not the lead change agents, we are, but only in context. Sam Lanfranco, Chair School of Analytic Studies and Information Technology York University

Re: [GKD] Proposed Open Knowledge Network

2002-06-03 Thread Sam Lanfranco
a closed system attempts open consultation. Sam Lanfranco, Black Creek Research Foundation South Bay, Ontario, CANADA ***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

Re: [GKD] Acknowledging the Digital Divide

2002-01-07 Thread Sam Lanfranco
, it is really about the willful failure of international development efforts to learn, both from their mistakes and from their successes. I can think of no other 200 pages I would rather have my development colleagues reading at this time. Sam Lanfranco, Chair School of Analytic Studies and Information

Re: [GKD] RFI: Cost of Bridging Digital Divide?

2001-12-05 Thread Sam Lanfranco
. Sam Lanfranco Distributed Knowledge York University ***GKD is an initiative of the Global Knowledge Partnership*** 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

Re: [GKD] Revisiting National E-Readiness and E-Strategies

2001-11-28 Thread Sam Lanfranco
and tacit knowledge. It is imperative that consultations include explicit provision for the broader identification and greater inclusion of appropriate local expertise. This would result in both increases in consultant dollar efficiency and growth in the stock of developing country expertise. Sam

Re: [GKD] Information Revolution's Impact on Democracy

2001-06-25 Thread Sam Lanfranco
of the teleconference - to test the assertion of greater participation from the evidence of the conference? Sam Lanfranco Chair School of Analytic Studies and Information Technology York University, CANADA ***GKD is an initiative of the Global Knowledge Partnership*** To post a message