On Monday, December 1, 2003, Robert Miller wrote:
Simon Woodside wrote:
WorldSpace is a broadcast system. With a WorldSpace system you are
only capable of receiving data, not sending it.
I wish to disagree in that we are currently using WorldSpace very
effectively as a global multicast
After lurking on the list for more than a week, allow me to introduce
myself. I am director for the Uconnect Schools Project. Our NGO is
providing computers to mostly rural primary and secondary schools in
Uganda. Schools pay something less than $200 for each computer, which is
enough for us to
My main concern about WorldSpace is that it is billed as a
communication system. Most electronic communication systems are
two-way, they allow conversations. But WorldSpace is one-way. It is, in
fact, a broadcasting system, not a communications system. Just as you
would call TV a broadcast system.
Simon Woodside wrote:
WorldSpace is a broadcast system. With a WorldSpace system you are only
capable of receiving data, not sending it.
I wish to disagree in that we are currently using WorldSpace very
effectively as a global multicast solution to refresh all of the Axxess
servers that
Indeed, WorldSpace is not a total solution in itself, but only part of a
solution in an imperfect situation. I don't see that anybody has yet
promoted it as 'a substitute for the real thing'. Thus the risk of
that misperception should not cause us to ignore its existence and its
potential uses.
WorldSpace is a broadcast system. With a WorldSpace system you are only
capable of receiving data, not sending it. While I think WorldSpace is a
great and wonderful thing, it's very dangerous if people thinking it's a
substitute for the real thing which is an internet connection that
allows
Aaron Sundsmo's call for low-cost, low-bandwidth email technology is
exactly what VITA pushed for many years through the low orbiting
satellite store-and-forward email system designed for remote areas. We
had wonderful demos using this technology, but, sadly, the technology
could not be
On November 14th, Thaths (Sudhakar Chandra) wrote:
This brings to mind something that the satellite radio outfit WorldSpace
is doing. The idea is brilliant, in my opinion. You basically buy this
satellite radio (approx. $70-100 depending on model). You also buy a
computer card to interface
Sudhakar Chandra wrote:
This brings to mind something that the satellite radio outfit WorldSpace
is doing. The idea is brilliant, in my opinion. You basically buy this
satellite radio (approx. $70-100 depending on model). You also buy a
computer card to interface with the radio. For a fee
On 11/10/03 18:43, Guido Sohne wrote:
This is very interesting to me but raises some questions related to
practical use and implementation. It basically seems that 'offline'
content is being maintained in a somewhat current state by periodically
syncing with upstream information. You mention
On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 17:14, Robert Miller wrote:
And, what if all the content on this server were remotely refreshed
nightly via satellite broadcast with any updates so that those content
resources were always current as of 2:00 AM that day and were available
to students, faculty, and
Hello Thaths and Others:
Thaths wrote regarding the issue of viruses becoming bandwidth consumers
and ultimately undermining the user experience for students, faculty,
and others. While I had discussed the technology behind the solution I
wrote about, it provides a remotely managed server that is
On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 17:26, Ahmed Isah wrote:
In my opinion, Cornelio Hopmann got it all wrong. The issue is not to do
with selling a useless product that has no demand. Rather, it has to do
with whether the target market is really aware of the benefits of the
product to them. This then
Hello Robert and others,
On 11/05/03 09:14, Robert Miller wrote:
With regard to Ahmed's note and the great work he is doing by bringing
Internet literacy to the students in his university in Nigeria, what if
you could connect one Campus Content server to that Internet connection
and locally
Hello All,
With regard to Ahmed's note and the great work he is doing by bringing
Internet literacy to the students in his university in Nigeria, what if
you could connect one Campus Content server to that Internet connection
and locally store many times the content in the US Library of Congress?
Sorry for the late post...hope it's not too late for this subject.
I'm Jim Forster, an engineer with cisco Systems. I thought I'd describe
a small effort in Nepal that I'm helping.
-- Jim
1. What activities are endeavoring to bring connectivity to under-served
communities?
Dave Hughes, a
Hello all,
In my opinion, Cornelio Hopmann got it all wrong. The issue is not to do
with selling a useless product that has no demand. Rather, it has to do
with whether the target market is really aware of the benefits of the
product to them. This then boils down to illiteracy of the benefits
Colleagues:
I have great hopes for this discussion as the topic is as relevant today
as ever and perhaps more so, given the recent backsliding in rural
infrastructure as a direct result of truncated privatization processes.
Here in Panama we have an interesting situation. I undertook a mission
Dear GKD Members,
I got back from Kenya after serving there as a VSO [1] volunteer for a
year. I was teaching IT in a womens college in a rural place called
Tala. I also trained the staff on the more advanced subjects of the
curriculum.
First, let me talk about the state of connectivity in the
Dear GKD Colleagues,
Jean-Marie Blanchard wrote:
Main barriers to Internet penetration are identified as: lack of Telecom
infrastructure, limitation of population income, not adequate enough
content and applications, lack of local expertise and population
awarenessAlcatel is
My name is Leo Waters, from Nigeria. I recently included myself in the
GKD subscription list. I would just like to say 'welcome' to all, and
that I am very humbled by the level of information I have just began to
read about your involvement in overall IT use-growth in under-served
communities of
Dear GKD Members,
Pertinent to our current discussion is the following article, forwarded
from the Togo-L list, which delineates the problems as seen from an
African perspective.
Don Osborn
**
Africa Takes On the Digital Divide
Africa Recovery (New York)
Universal Access to Internet: Dream or Reality?
Connectivity is a key challenge for developing countries. Until
recently, the only question was how to provide quality phone services at
affordable costs throughout the entire country. In the coming years, we
will have to address in addition, the
Peter Burgess wrote:
There can be activities to bring connectivity to the underserved, but it
will never be done with the organizational and funding framework that
dominates development space today. The technology is available. The
people are available. But the business model and value chain
Dear GKD Colleagues:
I am following up on the series of emails that have gone back and forth
on this topic. I am a consultant who spent 19 years with HP prior to
taking early retirement last year. My last role was National Business
Development Manager for Education and Healthcare and I was
The E-Commerce for Non-Traditional Exports Project being implemented by
the Ministry of Food Agriculture, Ghana, and supported by the
International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) seeks
to:
provide efficient promotion and increased market transparency to
improve the
A resource that describes briefly many such efforts can be found on line
at www.digitaldividend.org--our Clearinghouse, with over 900 ICT for
development projects. Quite a few are basic connectivity efforts--both
networks, like n-Logue, EID Parry's Corners, ITC echoupal, etc., as well
as access
The Moderator has asked:
* Week 1: What activities are bringing connectivity to under-served
communities? (10/27 - 10/31)
NetHope www.nethope.org has a slightly different model. NetHope is a
consortium of non-profits who work with under-served communities around
the world. NetHope attempts
We have been asked to answer five questions, which are repeated below
with replies on behalf of OOCD 2000+
1. What activities are endeavoring to bring connectivity to
under-served communities?
Oke-Ogun Community Development Agenda 2000 Plus (OOCD 2000+) is
endeavouring to bring connectivity to
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