At 5:48 AM -0500 24/01/2002, Margaret Grieco wrote:
> Views reflect experiences: knowledge is developed and retained on the
> basis of its relevance to our condition.
>
> Perry Morrison's view on the patterning of flows along the
> information... flows. I myself am very concerned to ensure that
At 2:21 PM + 28/01/2002, Daniel Taghioff wrote:
> Has anyone looked into what types of projects the Simputer might be
> compatible with? Has anyone investigated the outreach dimensions of
> Simputer adoption, and who would be willing to back this? Does anyone
> have any information about simp
At 9:38 AM -0400 22/04/2002, Otto Ruskulis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Policy implications for development agencies to make their knowledge and
> information more accessible to the urban poor, and to strengthen the
> latter's knowledge and information base include:
We are getting a very encoura
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 a
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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 u
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 interc
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 secu
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 u
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 definitio
At 10:27 + on 11/12/2003, Peter Burgess wrote:
> Whatever happened to the idea of pen and paper, and typewriter
> (manual)?
Sometimes one gets that aha! experience, given an unexpected piece of
information, or a new look at something that was there all along.
At the AMARC conference in Kathm
On 11/12/2003, Cliff Missen wrote:
> You can still go into markets in much of the developing world and find
> someone whose business it is to write letters for others. (I like to
> harken back to old American Western movies where the farmer strides into
> the Western Union Telegraph station, hooks
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 (line-o
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
Fascinating.
At 12:26 PM + 12/02/2004, Pamela McLean wrote:
> - Early 2002 CAWD UK (me - Pamela McLean) came across Biodesign (Graham
> Knight) on the internet. http://www.biodesign.org.uk
We (The microPower Initiative, in India) are also in touch with Graham
(through the Net) and have adopt
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 g
On 6/22/04, Gary Garriott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was happy to see this post advocating a return to the concept of
> "development of basic supporting infrastructure.". My personal
> experience in rural development for more than a quarter century is that
> if people have the basic infras
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
Not denying the examples Al Hammond has quoted, but just giving my own
(perhaps imperfect) viewpoint on how they work (comments interleaved
below):
On 10/27/04, Al Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But for example, ITC, an Indian company that has put Internet-connected
> computers in farmers'
On 10/28/04, Ed Deak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> While you are talking about the wonderful effects of hi tech etc. on
> farming communities, what will happen to these millions who still had
> something while they were on their lands, but now have nothing in city
> slums ?
And that's only farming
On 11/12/04, Kris Dev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For any project or venture to be successful, there has to be a return on
> investment, tangible or intangible. Without this, the initiative is
> deemed unproductive and hence a waste.
>
> Preferably, for sustainability, at least the variable cost
On 11/19/04, Lee Thorn wrote:
> The hard work of the people in Phon Kham and elsewhere in Lao PDR cannot
> be over-emphasized. They defined the problems to be addressed, they
> searched for solutions that fit their situation, they helped us define
> and test their solution and worked hard to achie
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 h
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 solel
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 1/21/05, "Scott Kleinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If there are no sources of used machinery, perhaps he could lease
> something -- using the funds he has to pay the lease for a specified
> time -- with an option to buy later at a specified price. Often you may
> be able to apply some of
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
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 dri
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 esse
On 6/7/05, Edward Cherlin wrote:
> Spot on. We install a national wireless network reaching to the
> villages, and one computer per village to get things moving. This allows
> local farmers to access world prices and increase their revenues, as in
> the ICT e-choupal project. Then, again as with I
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, sustainabl
On 28/7/05, Mark Summer wrote:
> It's already pretty easy to build computers from off-the-shelf
> components that consume less then 20 Watts, and at prices below $400,
> including keyboard, mouse and display.
Well, of course at Inveneo, Mark is very familiar with low power
computing, and the List
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