haven't;
even those poor who can afford the handsets frequently opt for the very
low rates that allow them to receive calls, but not make them.)
(Just curious though if you are talking about "desktop factories" or
"fab labs" to manufacture such phones at such costs. Who is doing
tional.)
Gary Garriott
Innovation Program Officer, ICT for Rural Development
Winrock International
Voice: +703 525 9430, ext. 614
www.winrock.org
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of Rostow's "stages" keeps us from
recognizing the value of these experiences and expanding them to all the
hinterlands, even if "take off" to high mass consumption will never be
the end result.
Gary Garriott (former ICTD LAC SURF Adviser)
On Tuesday, January 4, 2005, Jeff B
m> illustrating that "living
systems thrive in a narrow band between chaos and order." I think that
development also happens in this "narrow band." Unless we are willing to
spend the energy and take the risk of using technology to find this
region wherever we are working (and d
tm> and continue
to be leveraged in a virtuous circle.
But does anybody care? Why aren't such "local solutions" being clustered
instead of stove-piped by development agencies and governments so as
create a "basic supporting infrastructure"? If they don't do it, who
w
tions, please write me offline (and I will be happy to
collate/share responses with the network).
Gary
Gary Garriott
ICT for Development Advisor
Panama SURF - UNDP
PO Box 6314, Zone 5
Panama City, Panama
Tel. 507 265 8168/8153
Fax 507 265 8445
Aaron Sundsmo wrote:
> I completely agre
organizations/donors might be interested in developing a regional or
even a global program to comprehensively address rural connectivity and
access issues.
(More information on PFNet mentioned in the position note is available
at http://www.peoplefirst.net.sb/General/PFnet.htm).
Gary Garriott
ICT
#x27;s time to
forget lists and concentrate on a few, maybe one, 'critical needs' in
every place to get things moving. If we can't come up with one, then
move on till you find one.
Isn't it time to take a few risks?
(I am employed by VITA but this is definitely just a pers
