Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Bringing Connectivity to Under-Served Communities

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

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] Improving Access Via Mobile Telephony

William Lester wrote: > Congratulations! Fola Odufuwa has got it exactly right, IMHO. As we look > for what was referred to in some previous posts as 'narrowband' > solutions, the evolution of the mobile phone from a simple audio > communication device to an internet gateway may prove to be the an

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] What Can and Should be Brought to Scale?

Dear Stella, May I start with a critical remark to your remark: > We discussed the issue of whether local communities should determine > what pilots go to scale at the Dakar symposium. The general conclusion > was that you don't need baseline studies or focus groups to know there > is a huge defi

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] What Can and Should be Brought to Scale?

One of our USAID-funded activities that turned out to be an excellent example of scaling up was the US/Brazil Learning Technologies Network (LTNet). Former country project manager Eric Rusten, whose contact information is on the contractor's web site ,

Re: [GKD-DOTCOM] What Can and Should be Brought to Scale?

I agree strongly with much of what Stella Hughes says, and am especially supportive of the idea that local ownership and capacity-building has to be a cornerstone of any development initiative that does not perpetuate dependency. In response to the question on what specific critical factors lead t