On 6/24/05, Gena Fleming wrote:
Currently, people in need of funding need to do quite a bit of sleuthing
to find funding sources. Can we create an alternative? I am imagining a
website which showcases a diversity of projects through photos and brief
descriptions (women's rights, sustainable
On 5/20/05, Femi Oyesanya [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked:
What ICT training curriculum do you then introduce to the leadership of,
take for example, a tribe of nomads, so that he/she can begin to think
of policies that will use IT to improve rural livelihood ?
I have been thinking about the
On 3/2/05, Sam Lanfranco wrote:
There is no need to detail all these options here except to note that a
significant, necessary, and important component to in-vehicle telematics
is the need for voice-to-voice interaction between the driver and
onboard systems. This is necessary for safe
On 2/22/05, Edward Cherlin wrote:
On Thursday, 10 February 2005, Sam Lanfranco wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
The $100 computer for those on the other side of the digital divide has
once again surfaced in what are mainly self-promoting (occasionally well
intended) pronouncements from various
On 1/11/05, Medard Gabel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A Thought experiment / Cost/benefit question:
What would it cost (ball park estimate) to provide everyone in the world
with broad band Internet access?
..snip...
Building the high-speed wireless connection devices (or wired ones where
On 12/22/04, Sam Lanfranco wrote:
Many of these take place in areas where markets fail to work properly,
in any event.
And where on this planet exactly do markets work 'properly', without
hedging them with consumer-protecting regulatory provisions?
--
Vickram
***GKD is solely
On 12/1/04, Peter Burgess wrote:
My current view is that we need to start looking very hard at how human
resources in communities can be used best to produce the most ... and
then market to get the most cash revenue and at the end have the
most value for the community as a whole.
I have
On Friday, October 15, 2004, Jim Burnham wrote:
While the Macintosh OS is not exactly a new technology (more a niche
technology unfamiliar to the majority of computer users), I feel that
the Mac OS is a valuable 'tool' for helping protect both businesses and
individuals from the flood of
On 5/26/04, John Hibbs wrote:
What would happen if micro radio would be so ubiquitous (and affordable)
that children everywhere would have a frequent opportunity to be their
own content developers? broadcasters? Wouldn't this activity compare to
the piano recital? Christmas play? soccer
On 11/25/2003, Global Knowledge Dev. Moderator wrote:
Many GKD members have argued that the for-profit private sector must
play a key role in expanding access to underserved communities. The
notion is appealing.
At the outset, let me state that I operate as an entrepreneur, mainly
because
My two bits...
1. What new high impact technologies are on the 3-year horizon? Who
(exactly) needs to do what (concretely) to make those technologies
widely available?
Optical frequencies communication for exceptionally low power, very high
bandwidth, short distance communications
Al Hammond wrote:
WiFi networks already cover ranges of 100 miles or more,
with repeaters and tuned anntennae--in Laos, in California, in India,
and in many other places.
If it is happening in India, sadly, it is illegal. We are only permitted
to operate WiFi indoors. However, the definition
At 3:31 PM +0530 13/10/2003, Venkatesh (Venky) Hariharan wrote:
Has anyone on this list come across a deployment of ICT specifically
meant for powering computers in rural areas? I would be interested in
hearing about this.
Venky - you have separately been in direct contact with Udit about
At 9:46 PM +0100 25/06/2003, Tony Roberts wrote:
What we need to do is make an appropriate distinction between dumping
and providing quality, fully refurbished, Pentium PCs into contexts
where the appropriate capacity is already in place to make productive
use of them. This means that secure
This is just one more example of how things are structured AGAINST
development (by which I mean equitable distribution of wealth and
opportunity)... and anyone who raises a voice is labelled anarchic or
some other convenient socio-eco-political pejorative.
This graph refers to status quo in
At 1:11 PM + 13/02/2003, Pamela McLean wrote:
We are exploring possibilities for equipping a community centre, such as
getting computers through World Computer Exchange (WCE). Any advice or
comments would be welcome.
In the long term we recognise that there are good reasons for using
.
--
Vickram Crishna
ceo
Net Radiophony India Pvt Ltd
Wireless Freedom!
www.radiophony.com
how can I be of service to you without diminishing your degrees of
freedom? -- R. Buckminster Fuller
***GKD is solely supported by EDC, an NGO that is a GKP member***
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Richard Labelle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I guess that this all depends on what is meant by literacy. Not being
able to read and write does not preclude being able to develop, test and
use technology and reading and writing may not be necessary to use some
of the newer ICTs. People can
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