Dear Chris, Very interesting article on the woes of working in the field when I visited your blog http://tinderblog.wordpress.com/2008/ I am particularly interested in your observations of the problems of getting data through expensive connections to the tune of US60 for a mere anti virus updates on 30kbits/sec Satellite line. While there is not much I can do about most of your problems, I would like to recommend you try to use our AGE tools and contents for education in rural areas. Our speciality is being able to send animated contents through slow dialups in seconds for hours/days of usage. So there is no need for CDs to update your remote computers for schools. You are not alone, practically every field worker is facing the same problems. Currently no alternative techology is available to overcome most of your woes on current available budget. AGE tries to overcome that. If used widely is good for the environment too as it dispenses with the use of paper for homework thus saving the poor students lots of money in the long term. More information is available at www.paperlesshomework.com which would explain why and how AGE would be able to close the digital divides by making contents VERY EASILY available anytime and anywhere with a simple slow dial ups. Further there are tools for school teachers to create their own contents. We are currently offering this globally free of charge to schools who want it. Check out these links http://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/270167 On how AGE is used to reach out to the poor underserved 5 billion
and on how AGE using legacy OS is able to overcome most problems you face now. www.paperlesshomework.com/surf And the benefits of using AGE www.paperlesshomework.com/Ybenefits.htm Here is a link what is AGE all about http://www.paperlesshomework.com/Ywhatisage.htm We hope your project would benefit from our efforts. Our project was funded by the Malaysian government and was one of the finalists in the Stockholm Challenge 2008. Go ahead, try it, we can give them to you for free. Just mention the magic word "digital divide" who recommended you. Just remember, for 20kbytes of downloads for days of usage , dont expect walt disney cartoons types (that my take 20 megabytes). We are in the business of education not beauty pageants of contents. LOL Regards Alan www.paperlesshomework.com An elearning solution for rural areas where online/CDs cannot reach. Get the latest happenings through paperlesshomework tool bar www.paperlesshomework.communitytoolbars.com --- On Wed, 9/10/08, Chris Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Chris Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [DDN] Google Broadband in developing countries To: "Digital Divide Network" <digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net> Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 5:24 AM Hi all, According to FT and other sources, Google has announced their support for a new initiative called O3B to "bring internet access to 3bn people in Africa and other emerging markets by launching at least 16 satellites to bring its services to the unconnected" in 2010. "They will... order 16 low-earth orbit satellites... as the first stage in a $750m project to connect mobile masts in a swath of countries within 45 degrees of the equator to fast broadband networks... the project could bring the cost of bandwidth in such markets down by 95 per cent." Please read more and comment on our new (personal) blog at http://tinderblog.wordpress.com/ Thanks, Chris. -- Aptivate | http://www.aptivate.org | Phone: +44 1223 760887 The Humanitarian Centre, Fenner's, Gresham Road, Cambridge CB1 2ES Aptivate is a not-for-profit company registered in England and Wales with company number 04980791. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
