DOT-COMments eNewsletter - Fall 2004 (Issue 8) Welcome to the DOT-COMments eNewsletter, the quarterly newsletter of the DOT-COM Alliance. The fall 2004 issue of the DOT-COMments newsletter is now up on the DOT-COM Alliance web site. The full newsletter can be accessed online at: http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/index.php
Here is a preview of its content: 01. Editorial 02. DOT-COM Events 03. Reducing Cyber Crime within the APEC Region through Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building 04. Supporting Regional Telecommunication Associations: Interview with Brian Goulden 05. Volunteers Advance Management Skills of Vietnamese Software Companies 06. Project Results and Lessons Learned - ICT Employability Training for Poor Brazilian Youth 07. Technology is Making Life a Little Easier for Low-Income Residents of Romania's Sibiu County 08. Testing Hand-held Computers for Voter Registration in Rwanda 09. Macedonia Takes Initiative with New e-Government Strategy 10. Helping Small Thai Businesses Make the Most of the Internet for e-Commerce 11. Mali - CLIC Regional Training to Build on Sustainability Efforts 12. Women's Literacy and Technology in Vanga - A New World of Opportunities (DRC) 13. Pre-School Education Prevails in Honduras 14. Using ICTs to Develop Educational Materials for Rural Tribal Classrooms in India 15. Launching into Action - Interactive Radio Instruction in India + 01. Editorial + This and future editorials will highlight common threads across projects being discussed in each issue of the newsletter. This issue's short editorial focuses on the need to strengthen our efforts to capture lessons learned and document results and impact. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=26 + 02. DOT-COM Events + Speaker Series on Cyber-Security Issues in International Development Environments: On September 16, the DOT-COM Alliance and InterAction co-hosted the fourth Speaker Series on ICTs and Development. The topic was Cyber-Security Issues in International Development Environments. A panel of four cyber-security experts provided a rich learning experience and opportunities for discussions. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=11 More Events..... http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/events/News&Events.htm + 03. Reducing Cyber Crime within the APEC Region through Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building + Since 2002, dot-GOV, with funding from USAID, has provided field support to a number of events to promote cyber security. The latest of a series of seminars and conferences on cyber security supported by dot-GOV was the "Second Conference of Experts and Training Seminar", organized by the APEC e-Security Task Force and US Department of justice. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=10 + 04. Supporting Regional Telecommunication Associations: Interview with Brian Goulden + The SIPRS project provided technical assistance and capacity building to the Telecommunications Regulators Association of Southern Africa (TRASA). Brian Goulden, former SIPRS project director, spoke with DOT-COM about the role of TRASA as a regional regulatory association... http://www.dot-com-alliance.com/newsletter/article.php?article_id=14 + 05. Volunteers Advance Management Skills of Vietnamese Software Companies + Thirteen Vietnamese software companies located in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi benefited from intensive, hands-on training provided by four Geek Corps volunteers (http://www.geekcorps.org) over the period of April-September 2004. This focused technical assistance has been extended to the wider ICT sector in Vietnam. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=15 + 06. Project Results and Lessons Learned - ICT Employability Training for Poor Brazilian Youth + Programa para o Futuro's innovative curriculum, integrating information and communication technology (ICT) and employability training has taught 50 disadvantaged Brazilian youths the workplace readiness and Computer skills they needed to succeed in the technologically driven workplace of the 21st century. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=21 + 07. Technology is Making Life a Little Easier for Low-Income Residents of Romania's Sibiu County + The Social Services Assistance Integrated System (SSAIS)Project, implemented within the broader context of dot-ORG's Romania Information Technology Initiative (RITI) Access project. In Sibiu County, the SSAIS project is facilitating increase efficiency and speed in the processing of financial assistance requests from citizens. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=12 + 08. Testing Hand-held Computers for Voter Registration in Rwanda + dot-ORG has been working with the Rwandan National Electoral Commission (NEC) to strengthen the capacity of the NEC via information and communication technologies (ICTs). This support has included working with the NEC to create and maintain a national voter database, print fraud- resistant voter registration cards, network regional Commission offices, and pilot hand-held computers to collect and validate voter registration information. This article focuses on the field testing of the hand-held computers for voter registration. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=13 + 09. Macedonia Takes Initiative with New e-Government Strategy + A workshop to refine the e-government strategy of the Government of Macedonia was convened in March 2004. The workshop, sponsored by the USAID/Macedonia in cooperation with the Macedonian Commission for Information Technology (CIT) and the Ministry of Innovation and Technology of the Government of Italy (I-MIT), took place on 15-16 March 2004 in Skopje, Macedonia. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=20 + 10. Helping Small Thai Businesses Make the Most of the Internet for e-Commerce + A seminar on "e-Commerce solutions for Thai SMEs was convened in Bangkok, Thailand in June 2004. The objective of the seminar was to impart practical skills and to share lessons learned from successful companies that faced challenges similar to those faced by Thai SMEs. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=16 + 11. Mali - CLIC Regional Training to Build on Sustainability Efforts + In order to strengthen the network of Community Learning and Information Centers (CLICs), regional training has taken place to ensure that the CLIC managers and staff have the necessary tools to collect and analyze data that will enhance sustainability. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=19 + 12. Women's Literacy and Technology in Vanga - A New World of Opportunities + Women in the community of Vanga, in the Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo are coming to the Community Resource Learning Center to enhance their literacy skills and learn how to use the Internet with the help of a local trainer and ICT champion, Marie-Jeanne wa Musiti. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=17 + 13. Pre-School Education Prevails in Honduras + Preschool age children have the chance to learn in their communities through Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=18 + 14. Using ICTs to Develop Educational Materials for Rural Tribal Classrooms in India + In selected areas of India's Jharkhand state, dot-ORG has begun implementing a pilot project to explore the use of digital ICTs, such as computers and digital cameras to promote culturally relevant educational content in the local language. Project Manager, Kelly Morphy headed to Jharkhand in August along with local consultant Aich Paramita Choudhury to meet with prospective project partners, visit schools and meet with teachers and other education leaders to begin project implementation plan. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=22 + 15. Launching into Action - Interactive Radio Instruction in India + The dot-EDU T4 India project and the State government of Karnataka added to India's Independence Day celebrations with the launch of the Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) series Chukke Chinna (choo-kee chin-na), on August 16, 2004 in Bangalore. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/article.php?article_id=23 In addition, I would like to encourage you to explore our remodeled web site and try out our new search tools. Start at <http://www.dot-com-alliance.org> and search by region, sector, or by type of intervention. The DOT-COM Alliance is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID): (GDG-A-00-01-00009-00, dot-GOV; GDG-A-00-01-00014-00, dot-ORG; GDG-A-00-01-00011-00, dot-EDU). 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