RE: [DDN] Podcast and Photos from M. S. Swaminathan's Speech at the Baramati Conference
Andy and all For those interested in ICT4Poverty Reduction and Empowerment, there is more from Prof. Swaminathan at http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2119/fl211900.htm , see the articles under Mission 2007, including an interesting interview with Prof. Swaminathan. These articles appeared in Frontline, the Indian bi-weekly magazine. Best Charles Geiger Executive Director WSIS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andy Carvin Sent: mercredi, 9. mars 2005 21:10 To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DDN] Podcast and Photos from M. S. Swaminathan's Speech at the Baramati Conference Hi everyone, I've just posted a podcast of Professor M. S. Swaminathan's speech this past weekend at the Baramati conference in India: http://www.andycarvin.com/podcasts/swaminathan.wav Prof. Swaminathan is one of the world's leading thinkers on the role of ICTs in global development, particularly in terms of poverty alleviation in rural, agricultural communities. The speech he gave this weekend is one of the best arguments I've heard to date on the importance of bridging the digital divide in the developing world. The file is rather large, just over 60 megs in size. I still hope to transcribe the speech, but I am not sure when I will have an opportunity to do this, so if anyone would like to volunteer, please email me. I would then post the transcript on the Digital Divide Network website. Meanwhile, I've also posted some pictures from the presentation on my blog. http://www.andycarvin.com permalink: http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2005/03/podcast_m_s_swa.html thanks, andy -- --- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.tsunami-info.org Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com --- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/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@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] One extra reason to blog on the DDN site
Hi DDN community - One extra reason you might choose to blog (or write articles) on the DDN site is to create an archive of blog postings that are supportive of grant applications. To my mind, there could be no more powerful material in the appendix of a grant proposal than a collection of blog postings and articles with direct relevance to the grant being requested. Doing so is the best evidence of your prior, public work on this issue. Grantmakers naturally favor any individual or organization that is sharing all their ideas and progress in a public setting. Blogging helps you establish a track record. If I were a grantmaking entity, I would require blog postings in the appendix of grant applications. The most forward thinking of grantmakers might someday choose to say: The only thing we want to see in your application is a series of blog postings explaining the work you're doing. On a similar line of thinking, if you post articles you write to the web in your own web server space, it might be helpful to include the date of the article near the top. In a grant proposal I'm working on, I'll be citing an article I wrote back in May, 1997, Putting the Power of the Human Voice on the Web. (See http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/realaudio.html) Unless I had added a date to that article when I wrote it, I would not have remembered when I wrote it today. Adding a date to your articles also opens up the opportunity of connecting with others of like-mind at some future date. If you and a colleague find out you were writing about similar things at similar times, that helps establish a scholarly bond. You become a Newton to their Leibnitz -- and vice-versa. - Phil For those on the DDN list who have not yet registered on the DDN site, you may choose to do so at http://www.digitaldivide.net The DDN email list is only a part of the DDN community and experience. -- Phil Shapiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.his.com/pshapiro/ (personal) http://teachme.blogspot.com (weblog) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/pshapiro (technology access work) http://mytvstation.blogspot.com/ (video and rich media) There's just so much more creativity and genius out there than our media currently reflect. FCC Commissioner Michael Copps ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Typing software for Windows
Hi all, I'm looking for some *free* WINDOWS software to help teach BASIC typing skills on a laptop. This is for a adult student learning to read who is an absolute beginner with computers. His job requires him to use a computer occasionally. Any suggestions? Thank you! -Brian ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] FW: Webcasts: Media in the Lives of Youth; Women and AIDS Tour
KAISER HEALTHCAST .. Wednesday, March 9, 2005 Webcasts Now Available on kaisernetwork.org Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-Olds Kaiser Family Foundation This event featured a keynote address by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and a panel discussion and the release of a national survey that measured use of television, video, music, video games, computers, movies and print. The study and forum explored the following questions and others: How much time do youths spend with media compared to other activities? What rules, if any, do parents impose on their children regarding media use? Has the use of new media such the Internet and video games affected time spent on old media such as television, music and reading? http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detailhc=1377 Empower Women, Save Lives - Women and AIDS Tour The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS This tour highlights the impact of AIDS on women and girls and aims to increase support for programs that respond to their needs. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detailhc=1369 __ kaisernetwork.org is a service of the Kaiser Family Foundation. Please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with questions or comments. Visit www.kaisernetwork.org/email to subscribe, unsubscribe, or manage your email subscription options, including your preference for Text or HTML formatted emails. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 854-9400 Washington DC Office 1330 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-5270 Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
RE: [DDN] Podcast and Photos from M. S. Swaminathan's Speech attheBaramati Conference
Wanda, You may want to speak with Karen Buller with the National Indian Telecommunications Institute www.niti.org I just spoke with Karen yesterday about our efforts to bridge the divide on Native American Indian Reservations. I'm in discussions with a few Tribes at the moment regarding our Learning Center model on the reservations. I hope this helps. Chris R. Houska Instructional Systems Inc. Director, Business Partnerships Office: (614) 873-8571 Cell: (614) 218-5377 Fax: (866) 243-5743 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.isinj.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wanda Jean Lord Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:27 AM To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: RE: [DDN] Podcast and Photos from M. S. Swaminathan's Speech attheBaramati Conference Hi All, I am new to this list and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Wanda and I found the article at the Frontline site very interesting. Do any of you all have knowledge of similar models being incorporated here in the US to address the Digital Divide that now exists for Native American people? I know of some existing work being done both nationally and by individual Tribal Nations - and am trying to gather as much relevant info as possible. Thanks for any insights you can give! Wanda Jean Lord, ThreeHoops.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [DDN] Podcast and Photos from M. S. Swaminathan's Speech at theBaramati Conference Andy and all For those interested in ICT4Poverty Reduction and Empowerment, there is more from Prof. Swaminathan at http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2119/fl211900.htm , see the articles under Mission 2007, including an interesting interview with Prof. Swaminathan. These articles appeared in Frontline, the Indian bi-weekly magazine. Best Charles Geiger Executive Director WSIS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andy Carvin Sent: mercredi, 9. mars 2005 21:10 To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DDN] Podcast and Photos from M. S. Swaminathan's Speech at the Baramati Conference Hi everyone, I've just posted a podcast of Professor M. S. Swaminathan's speech this past weekend at the Baramati conference in India: http://www.andycarvin.com/podcasts/swaminathan.wav Prof. Swaminathan is one of the world's leading thinkers on the role of ICTs in global development, particularly in terms of poverty alleviation in rural, agricultural communities. The speech he gave this weekend is one of the best arguments I've heard to date on the importance of bridging the digital divide in the developing world. The file is rather large, just over 60 megs in size. I still hope to transcribe the speech, but I am not sure when I will have an opportunity to do this, so if anyone would like to volunteer, please email me. I would then post the transcript on the Digital Divide Network website. Meanwhile, I've also posted some pictures from the presentation on my blog. http://www.andycarvin.com permalink: http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2005/03/podcast_m_s_swa.html thanks, andy -- --- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.tsunami-info.org Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com --- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/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@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/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@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/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@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Why Women Leave IT (fwd)
From Newsfactor.com... -ac Why Women Leave IT Women represent nearly half the workers in the U.S. -- 46.6 percent. However, they always have been underrepresented in I.T. Even more discouraging is the fact that the percentage of women working in I.T. jobs is not growing but dropping. That is bad news indeed for employers seeking hard-to-find technical candidates and the women who might otherwise fill those well-paying jobs. Skill obsolescence is the number one issue for I.T. workers, Professor Deb Armstrong of the University of Arkansas told NewsFactor. And it turns out, according to a study by Armstrong and her colleagues, that certain facts of women's lives make staying ahead of the game harder than it is for men. http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Why-Women-Leave-I-T-story_id=31000 -- --- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.tsunami-info.org Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com --- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] DD on cover of Economist
In case you haven't seen it yet, the cover of the latest issue of the Economist in on the digital divide: http://www.economist.com/printedition/displaystory.cfm?Story_ID=3742817 Encouraging the spread of mobile phones is the most sensible and effective response to the digital divide -- not PCs! Kenan Patrick Jarboe, Ph.D. Athena Alliance 911 East Capitol Street, SE Washington, DC 20003-3903 (202) 547-7064 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.AthenaAlliance.org http://www.IntangibleEconomy.org ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] admin: using appropriate subject titles
Hi everyone, When posting a new topic to the list, please remember to give it a unique subject title. Right now there's a thread of messages using a subject title about the MS Swaminathan speech that has nothing to do with that topic any more, so please adjust the title accordingly. thanks, ac -- --- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.tsunami-info.org Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com --- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
RE: [DDN] Typing software for Windows
Brian, if you aren't particular about it being Windows - and just want it to work - maybe one of these openware word processing programs might be useful? I can't vouche for any of them - but they are free! See: http://www.softwarevault.com/Word-Processing Wanda Jean ThreeHoops.com Visibility Resources for Tribal Nations, NA Businesses and Nonprofits 2011 Fall Hill Avenue - Fredericksburg VA 22041 - Tel: 540 371 4199 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Russell Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DDN] Typing software for Windows Hi all, I'm looking for some *free* WINDOWS software to help teach BASIC typing skills on a laptop. This is for a adult student learning to read who is an absolute beginner with computers. His job requires him to use a computer occasionally. Any suggestions? Thank you! -Brian ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/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@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] The real digital divide (fwd)
From the latest issue of The Economist -ac The real digital divide IT WAS an idea born in those far-off days of the internet bubble: the worry that as people in the rich world embraced new computing and communications technologies, people in the poor world would be left stranded on the wrong side of a digital divide. Five years after the technology bubble burst, many ideas from the timethat eyeballs matter more than profits or that internet traffic was doubling every 100 dayshave been sensibly shelved. But the idea of the digital divide persists. On March 14th, after years of debate, the United Nations will launch a Digital Solidarity Fund to finance projects that address the uneven distribution and use of new information and communication technologies and enable excluded people and countries to enter the new era of the information society. Yet the debate over the digital divide is founded on a myththat plugging poor countries into the internet will help them to become rich rapidly. snip Plenty of evidence suggests that the mobile phone is the technology with the greatest impact on development. A new paper finds that mobile phones raise long-term growth rates, that their impact is twice as big in developing nations as in developed ones, and that an extra ten phones per 100 people in a typical developing country increases GDP growth by 0.6 percentage points. And when it comes to mobile phones, there is no need for intervention or funding from the UN: even the world's poorest people are already rushing to embrace mobile phones, because their economic benefits are so apparent. Mobile phones do not rely on a permanent electricity supply and can be used by people who cannot read or write. -- http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3742817 --- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.tsunami-info.org Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com --- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
