Re: [DDN] DDN-related activities at CTCNet

[Phil Shapiro]

> If anyone is interested, I was also thinking of hosting an informal happy
> hour at the hotel bar on Thursday night, around 8:30pm. Please let me know
> if you might be interested and we can make plans to meet there.

thanks, andy, that would be lovely. count me in.  i'm driving to cleveland
and expect to be there by then.

>
> Lastly, if you're planning to present at CTCNet, please feel free to post
> a note to the list and let us know about your session.
>

i'll be showing and explaining the sokomind logic puzzles (free software
for windows 95/98/xp) at the Share Fare on friday afternoon.

   http://www.digitaldivide.net/blog/pshapiro/view?PostID=4186

  - phil

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RE: [DDN] DDN-related activities at CTCNet

[Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan]

First - I'd love to attend an informal get together Thursday evening,
count me in!

I will be exhibiting at the National Library of Medicine booth, so
please stop by and say hello to Roy Sahali and myself. 

And we will both be teaching a class on Saturday morning - 11-12:30
http://www.ctcnet.org/conf/2005/at_conference/program_detail.asp?Session
ID=35  Health Information as a Tool for Community Technology Centers.
We'll be presenting interesting ways to incorporate online health
resources into the programs you offer- after school classes, back to
work, senior citizens. Also, we will be showcasing a new online learning
module that I will have a URL for on Saturday, but we are still putting
finishing touches on it right now. 

I hope to see you all in Cleveland!!

Siobhan

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[DDN] Dubai Creek: Day & Night

[Andy Carvin]

Hi everyone,

This weekend, I edited a Web documentary on Dubai Creek, the waterway that 
passes through the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Many of Dubai's 
residents still utilize an old system of water taxis, or abras, to cross the 
creek.

The video, Dubai Creek: Day & Night, is four and a half minutes long, about the 
length of a crossing on a water taxi. The video offers a peek at life along the 
Creek during a daytime crossing from Bur Dubai to Deira, as well as a nighttime 
one in the opposite direction. Rather than narrating the video, I added 
occasional subtitles to supply additional information about the Creek and the 
abra water taxis. All visuals and audio were captured by me on location. (Look 
out for a cameo by me and Ivar Tallo of the Estonian E-Governance Academy near 
the end of the video.)

Download the video:

high res (broadband)
http://www.andycarvin.com/video/dubaicreek.mov

low res (dial-up)
http://www.andycarvin.com/video/dubaicreek-low.mov
Please feel free to share this video; I'm releasing it on a Creative Commons 
Noncommercial, Attribution, Share-Alike license.

Production Notes:

The clips shown in this video were recorded in May 2005 during my second trip 
to Dubai. All clips were shot on a Konica Minolta A-200 8.0 megapixel digital 
camera. They were edited on a Mac G4 Powerbook laptop running Final Cut Pro HD, 
then exported to two Quicktime files, one for broadband viewing and one for 
low-speed Internet connections. Total editing time, including exporting, took 
approximately three hours.

thanks,
ac


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[DDN] Re: Rural Development

[Subbiah Arunachalam]

Mr Malpati (Raja) says: "Motivation is the major thing rural people lack but 
if we can rightly motivate and show them the path to acieve success then 
they are ready to follow." Sounds a bit condescending. The motivation levels 
are no different in rural areas. Our own experience has shown that if 
anything levels of cynicism are much lower among rural communities than what 
we see in cities and big towns. Please read what Prof. Bruce Alberts has 
written about his three visits to Pondicherry and please meet the volunteers 
and the local communities in Embalam and Veerampattinam and other 
Information Villages in Pondicherry to see the high levels of motivation 
among the rural communities. You will realise Mr Malpati's perception is 
unfounded.  What rural people lack is not motivation but opportunities. 
Three different groups we work with in Dindigul district of Tamil nadu --  
all of them dalit women self-help groups -- are producing and marketing high 
quality biopesticides (normally done by graduates and postgraduates) and 
making substantial profits which they plough back into their business to 
make it bigger. If that is not motivation what else is? Look at the 
different communities Development Alternatives and Tarahaat work with. Look 
at the poor Datamation works with in Seelampur. I can give you many more 
examples not only from India but from Africa and Latin America as well. Talk 
to members of C3Net from the dfferent countries.


There is also an attitudinal problem about we (urbanites, educated elite, 
project implementers) showing them the right path and they (the rural poor) 
following. That is not the way development works. Look at the Open nowledge 
Network and you will see how much We can learn from THEM. Both the rural 
poor and those who work with them are PARTNERS IN PROGRESS.


Best wishes.

Subbiah Arunachalam

- Original Message - 
From: "Raja Sekhar Malapati" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: Rural Development



It is heartening to see many many comments to my previous mail
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eGovINDIA/message/1081.
The following are my reply to each of those mails.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eGovINDIA/message/1105
As Mr.UmaShankar expressed : today  there are many IT professionals
who would like to their bit to society. I have  seen at least hundred
of messages where they were expressing "we dont  know what to do but
we would like to do something". Catching their eagerness  has resulted
my plan. One more thing: My research topic is: Cryptography and
digital signatures. Any technical help in this regard, you are always
welcome.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eGovINDIA/message/1108
As Mr. Subbaiah has mentioned: Yes ..  skillsets are different for
"Rural developemnt" and software development. But I am expecting
proficiency in any one of the  things mentioned in:
http://www.isical.ac.in/~malapati_r/ruraldev/program.html. I hope that
should not be a problem  for any highly educated.

and regarding full-time devotion is required for Rural development,
this is what I am also thinking. NGO does full-time devotion for
execution of things
came during programs in the week-end. One thing I assumed here is:
Motivation is the major thing rural people lack but if we can rightly
motivate and show them the path to acieve success then they are ready
to follow.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eGovINDIA/message/1110
As Gaurab pointed out that NGO would collaborate with the companies to
impart the training to the knowledge needy (in this case it is Rural).
However this cannot be a national movement but it should be better
than NGO alone  working in the field without external co-operation
(except for money). And I would prefer any person whoever is highly
educated or professional should be helpful to rural.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eGovINDIA/message/1120
It is very good to see the support of Ms.Sucheta. I am currently a
research student in Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and Rural
development is my passion to proceed for my lifetime. I am currently
studying the ways to get into. I had been aware of Kambalwadi wonders
and I requested Mr.Rajiv for several times for the CD of it.
Fortunately I could watch the program because he informed me prior.
This is the reason why I am assuming that some external co-operation
is required. Although it took several decades to change a village
without external co-operation but it took just 3 years for kambalwadi
to be changed (unimaginable change). However I want to keep our NGO
should also focus on number of places taking the note of success of
kambalwadi.

I hope you can send me the CD.
My address:
Malapati Raja Sekhar
Applied Statistics Unit
Indian Statistical Institute
#203, BT Road, Kolkata
Pin: 700108
Mobile: 09433 230761

Although I am a student I have already started a project on
"Self-employment generation for Youth" whi

RE: [DDN] DDN-related activities at CTCNet

[Rawlins, Belinda]

NMMLP will be there, too!  We'll be set up with our exhibit (stop by for
free buttons!) and doing 2 sessions:

Pre-conference - Youth Visions: Media Literacy & Media Production for
Youth Programs 
The workshop aims to highlight the value of media literacy and
production skills for today's youth, as well as the potential for using
multimedia to engage youth and adults in positive community action.
Andrea Quijada from the New Mexico Media Literacy Project will lead an
interactive discussion on media literacy as a critical tool for youth
navigating a society filled with multiple and powerful media influences.


Friday 1:30pm - Media Literacy for Healthy and Just Communities 
What is the connection between media literacy and healthy communities?
NMMLP has been using media literacy education to alleviate
health-related disparities since 1993. Media literacy--the ability to
interpret, analyze, and create media--is a necessary skill to maintain a
thoughtful, conscious relationship with the media we use, create, and
produce. We will model an interactive multi-media presentation covering
a range of health and community issues followed with a facilitated
discussion on how to implement media literacy into your existing
programs. The first 20 attendees will receive a copy of our latest
CD-ROM, "Media and the Medium."

And I'm hopefully down for happy hour...especially if Phil promises to
sing!

Belinda Rawlins
Managing Director
New Mexico Media Literacy Project
6400 Wyoming Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM  87109
505-828-3388
505-828-3149 fax
http://nmmlp.org 


-Original Message-
From:  Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan

I will be exhibiting at the National Library of Medicine booth, so
please stop by and say hello to Roy Sahali and myself. 

And we will both be teaching a class on Saturday morning - 11-12:30
http://www.ctcnet.org/conf/2005/at_conference/program_detail.asp?Session
ID=35  Health Information as a Tool for Community Technology Centers.
We'll be presenting interesting ways to incorporate online health
resources into the programs you offer- after school classes, back to
work, senior citizens. Also, we will be showcasing a new online learning
module that I will have a URL for on Saturday, but we are still putting
finishing touches on it right now. 


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[DDN] New ComTechReview -- "Ohio and the World of Community Technology" -- Available Now

[Peter Miller]

Published to coincide with the 13th Annual CTCNet Conference in 
Cleveland, the current issue has 15 Ohio contributions:  on the Ohio 
Community Computing Network and its affiliates, Ohio activist influence 
in Guatemala and in defining community-based research, and the role of 
the Ohio Free-Nets in founding community networking.  The 38 articles, 
profiles, reviews, and perspectives also include an update on the 
expanding CTC VISTA Project, more on Community Networking including Open 
Space Austin and Houston Wireless, an overview of the growth and impact 
of the Digital Divide Network, pieces on VoIP and Universal Service, 
expanded research/resource and international sections, more. Available 
online at www.comtechreview.org and in hard copy with discounts for 
CTCNet, AFCN, and NTEN members.


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Peter Miller
Community Technology Review
http://www.comtechreview.org
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[DDN] BBC programme "Africa Calling"

[James Stewart]

DDN readers might be interested to listen to the BBC programme "Africa 
Calling" about the growth  in digital communications access and use in 
Africa.
Available as mp3 download from 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/inbusiness/index.shtml


regards

James Stewart



Dr James Stewart
Research centre for Social Sciences
Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation
University of Edinburgh
http://www.rcss.ed.ac.uk

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RE: [DDN] DDN-related activities at CTCNet

[Andy Carvin]

Let's do it, then. I believe there's a bar at the Grill Room inside the hotel. 
Does anyone know the hotel at all? -ac


--

thanks, andy, that would be lovely. count me in.  i'm driving to cleveland
and expect to be there by then.

>
> Lastly, if you're planning to present at CTCNet, please feel free to post
> a note to the list and let us know about your session.
>

i'll be showing and explaining the sokomind logic puzzles (free software
for windows 95/98/xp) at the Share Fare on friday afternoon.

   http://www.digitaldivide.net/blog/pshapiro/view?PostID=4186

  - phil

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RE: [DDN] "oh metadata" song

[K.G. Schneider]

I am laughing so hard I have tears running down my face... will blog by end
of work day. Librarians will groove on this. 

I have my own longstanding contribution to the Metadata Songbook, but it's
unrecorded ("Metadata, metadata, tiny little thing... metadata dance,
metadata sing..."). I need to find a bongo drum or kazoo and get to work! 

Karen G. Schneider
Free Range Librarian

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:digitaldivide-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brenda Trainor
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:20 AM
> To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [DDN] "oh metadata" song
> 
> Phil - this is inspired.  Everyone should add this to their hymnal of the
> church of hi-tech beliefs!
> 
> Brenda J. Trainor
> Frontier Trail, Inc.
> Box 935
> Monrovia, CA 91017
> 323.229.2397
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Shapiro
> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:49 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [DDN] "oh metadata" song
> 
> hi everyone -
> 
>  i was visiting a family i know this afternoon and asked, "hey, do you
> want to help me record a new song?"  they said, "sure, let's go for
> it."
> 
>the youth in this family wrote the lyrics of the song with me.
> then we all recorded this in apple's garageband software -- bundled
> for free with new macs.  the bongo drums were later added by a
> middle school student in this family.
> 
>  it was a fun constructivist learning project. i had no idea where
> this song was going when we started, but it seemed to be heading
> in a fun direction.
> 
>   i've posted the song temporarily on the web at
> http://www.writersforliteracy.org/ohmetadata.mp3
> 
>  this song is being distributed under a creative commons license -
> Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0.
> 
>   (i.e. use it for any nonprofit purposes you like.)
> 
>i'll be uploading it to the internet archive (archive.org) for
> its more permanent home. (and maybe submitting it to the itunes
> music store via cdbaby.com)
> 
>  - phil
> 
> lyrics and chords appended below for those who might be interested.
> 
> i can't wait until one of the youth in the family gets asked by a teacher,
> "does anyone know what metadata is?"
> 
> they could honestly answer:
>  "well, i'm one of the persons who composed and sang the song 'oh
> metadata.'"
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Oh, Metadata
> 
> 
> Oh metadata, oh metadata,
> Oh metadata, oh metadata,
> You helped me find, you helped me find,
> You helped me find, you helped me find,
> What I need to know.
> 
> When I had lost,
> My precious files,
> You gave then back to me.
> 
> Oh metadata, oh metadata,
> Oh metadata, oh metadata,
> You helped me find, you helped me find,
> You helped me find, you helped me find,
> What I need to know.
> 
> My files were lost,
> Oh they were lost,
> But now they're found,
> Now they're found.
> 
> Oh metadata, oh metadata,
> Oh metadata, oh metadata,
> You helped me find, you helped me find,
> You helped me find, you helped me find,
> What I need to know.
> 
> I don't know what,
> What I'd do,
> If I did not,
> Did not have you.
> 
> Oh metadata, oh metadata,
> Oh metadata, oh metadata,
> You helped me find, you helped me find,
> You helped me find, you helped me find,
> What I need to know.
> 
> Oh metadata, oh metadata,
> You helped me find,
> You helped me find,
> You helped me find,
> What I need to know.
> 
> By Phil Shapiro and The Front Porch Singers
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> 
> Capo 5 (i think)
> 
> Chords:
> 
> G C  G C
> Am D Am D
> G  C  G C
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Phil Shapiro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.his.com/pshapiro/ (personal)
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> 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
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Re: [DDN] DDN-related activities at CTCNet

[Brian Russell]

I'll be at the CTCNet Con as part of my VISTA service. Looking forward to
meeting you. I should be around of a Thursday evening happy hour. :)
Cheers!
-Brian

> Hi everyone,
>
> In just a few days it'll be the start of the 14th annual CTCNet
> conference, taking place this year in Cleveland. The Digital Divide
> Network will be hosting several activities during the event, so I wanted
> to share a list of these activities as well as invite DDN members to share
> CTCNet-related activities of their own.
>
> First, we'll be hosting two sessions during the conference. On Friday
> morning at 10:30am, I'll be speaking at a session on the World Summit on
> the Information Society (WSIS). John Zoltner of CTCNet will also
> participate, as will a representative from IDRC's telecentres.org
> initiative. Here's the session description:
>
> http://www.ctcnet.org/conf/2005/at_conference/program_detail.asp?SessionID=42
>
> On Saturday at 9am, I'll host a 90-minute session about the Digital Divide
> Network. This session will take place in the computer lab, meaning
> everyone attending will have a chance to learn about DDN and explore the
> website at the same time. I'll demonstrate DDN's newest features,
> including blogs, dicussion boards, RSS feeds and other tool. I'm also
> hoping that DDN members will want to share some of their experiences with
> people learning about DDN for the first time, so I encourage all of you to
> attend.
>
> http://www.ctcnet.org/conf/2005/at_conference/program_detail.asp?SessionID=41
>
> On Saturday afternoon, during the birds of a feather timeslot (4:30pm),
> I'll convene a meetup of DDN members. It's not often that DDN members from
> around the country get a chance to meet face-to-face, so this will be a
> chance for you to put a face to the name (or the email address) you've
> seen on the discussion list, as well as talk about DDN, what it can do to
> help you in your work, and its future activities.
>
> If anyone is interested, I was also thinking of hosting an informal happy
> hour at the hotel bar on Thursday night, around 8:30pm. Please let me know
> if you might be interested and we can make plans to meet there.
>
> Lastly, if you're planning to present at CTCNet, please feel free to post
> a note to the list and let us know about your session.
>
>
> thanks,
> andy
>
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RE: [DDN] "oh metadata" song

[Brenda Trainor]

Phil - this is inspired.  Everyone should add this to their hymnal of the
church of hi-tech beliefs!

Brenda J. Trainor 
Frontier Trail, Inc. 
Box 935 
Monrovia, CA 91017
323.229.2397

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Shapiro
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:49 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [DDN] "oh metadata" song

hi everyone -

 i was visiting a family i know this afternoon and asked, "hey, do you
want to help me record a new song?"  they said, "sure, let's go for
it."

   the youth in this family wrote the lyrics of the song with me. 
then we all recorded this in apple's garageband software -- bundled
for free with new macs.  the bongo drums were later added by a
middle school student in this family.

 it was a fun constructivist learning project. i had no idea where
this song was going when we started, but it seemed to be heading
in a fun direction.

  i've posted the song temporarily on the web at
http://www.writersforliteracy.org/ohmetadata.mp3

 this song is being distributed under a creative commons license -
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0.

  (i.e. use it for any nonprofit purposes you like.)

   i'll be uploading it to the internet archive (archive.org) for
its more permanent home. (and maybe submitting it to the itunes
music store via cdbaby.com)

 - phil

lyrics and chords appended below for those who might be interested.

i can't wait until one of the youth in the family gets asked by a teacher,
"does anyone know what metadata is?"

they could honestly answer:
 "well, i'm one of the persons who composed and sang the song 'oh
metadata.'"




Oh, Metadata


Oh metadata, oh metadata,
Oh metadata, oh metadata,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
What I need to know.

When I had lost,
My precious files,
You gave then back to me.

Oh metadata, oh metadata,
Oh metadata, oh metadata,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
What I need to know.

My files were lost,
Oh they were lost,
But now they're found,
Now they're found.

Oh metadata, oh metadata,
Oh metadata, oh metadata,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
What I need to know.

I don't know what,
What I'd do,
If I did not,
Did not have you.

Oh metadata, oh metadata,
Oh metadata, oh metadata,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
What I need to know.

Oh metadata, oh metadata,
You helped me find,
You helped me find,
You helped me find,
What I need to know.

By Phil Shapiro and The Front Porch Singers
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


Capo 5 (i think)

Chords:

G C  G C
Am D Am D
G  C  G C



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[DDN] DDN-related activities at CTCNet

[Andy Carvin]

Hi everyone,

In just a few days it'll be the start of the 14th annual CTCNet conference, 
taking place this year in Cleveland. The Digital Divide Network will be hosting 
several activities during the event, so I wanted to share a list of these 
activities as well as invite DDN members to share CTCNet-related activities of 
their own.

First, we'll be hosting two sessions during the conference. On Friday morning 
at 10:30am, I'll be speaking at a session on the World Summit on the 
Information Society (WSIS). John Zoltner of CTCNet will also participate, as 
will a representative from IDRC's telecentres.org initiative. Here's the 
session description:

http://www.ctcnet.org/conf/2005/at_conference/program_detail.asp?SessionID=42

On Saturday at 9am, I'll host a 90-minute session about the Digital Divide 
Network. This session will take place in the computer lab, meaning everyone 
attending will have a chance to learn about DDN and explore the website at the 
same time. I'll demonstrate DDN's newest features, including blogs, dicussion 
boards, RSS feeds and other tool. I'm also hoping that DDN members will want to 
share some of their experiences with people learning about DDN for the first 
time, so I encourage all of you to attend.

http://www.ctcnet.org/conf/2005/at_conference/program_detail.asp?SessionID=41

On Saturday afternoon, during the birds of a feather timeslot (4:30pm), I'll 
convene a meetup of DDN members. It's not often that DDN members from around 
the country get a chance to meet face-to-face, so this will be a chance for you 
to put a face to the name (or the email address) you've seen on the discussion 
list, as well as talk about DDN, what it can do to help you in your work, and 
its future activities. 

If anyone is interested, I was also thinking of hosting an informal happy hour 
at the hotel bar on Thursday night, around 8:30pm. Please let me know if you 
might be interested and we can make plans to meet there.

Lastly, if you're planning to present at CTCNet, please feel free to post a 
note to the list and let us know about your session.


thanks,
andy

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[DDN] "oh metadata" song

[Phil Shapiro]

hi everyone -

 i was visiting a family i know this afternoon and asked, "hey, do you
want to help me record a new song?"  they said, "sure, let's go for
it."

   the youth in this family wrote the lyrics of the song with me. 
then we all recorded this in apple's garageband software -- bundled
for free with new macs.  the bongo drums were later added by a
middle school student in this family.

 it was a fun constructivist learning project. i had no idea where
this song was going when we started, but it seemed to be heading
in a fun direction.

  i've posted the song temporarily on the web at
http://www.writersforliteracy.org/ohmetadata.mp3

 this song is being distributed under a creative commons license -
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0.

  (i.e. use it for any nonprofit purposes you like.)

   i'll be uploading it to the internet archive (archive.org) for
its more permanent home. (and maybe submitting it to the itunes
music store via cdbaby.com)

 - phil

lyrics and chords appended below for those who might be interested.

i can't wait until one of the youth in the family gets asked by a teacher,
"does anyone know what metadata is?"

they could honestly answer:
 "well, i'm one of the persons who composed and sang the song 'oh metadata.'"




Oh, Metadata


Oh metadata, oh metadata,
Oh metadata, oh metadata,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
What I need to know.

When I had lost,
My precious files,
You gave then back to me.

Oh metadata, oh metadata,
Oh metadata, oh metadata,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
What I need to know.

My files were lost,
Oh they were lost,
But now they're found,
Now they're found.

Oh metadata, oh metadata,
Oh metadata, oh metadata,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
What I need to know.

I don't know what,
What I'd do,
If I did not,
Did not have you.

Oh metadata, oh metadata,
Oh metadata, oh metadata,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
You helped me find, you helped me find,
What I need to know.

Oh metadata, oh metadata,
You helped me find,
You helped me find,
You helped me find,
What I need to know.

By Phil Shapiro and The Front Porch Singers
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


Capo 5 (i think)

Chords:

G C  G C
Am D Am D
G  C  G C



-- 
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Re: [DDN] Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win? HBS Working Knowledge

[Taran Rampersad]

Jon maddog Hall wrote:

>I found it interesting because they seem to think that the war is between
>Microsoft Windows and Linux, not between proprietary software and Free and Open
>Source Software.  They rely on issues such as Microsoft making money on
>Microsoft Office while they can lower the price of Windows.  But what happens
>if OpenOffice eats away at those profits also?  And MySQL or Postgres (or
>even ORACLE and DB2) eat away at Microsoft SQL?
>  
>
Really good points... and now, with OS X to be coming to the Intel
platform, there's a lot more that can happen.

>Secondly, they talk about Microsoft's dominance in the world, yet they ignore
>the fact that there are only 850 million general purpose computers, and
>6.3 Billion people, which means that 5.6 Billion people have not selected their
>operating system yet.  (Yes, I know that most of them will never own a computer
>in their lifetime...but the dropping price of hardware makes this interesting).
>Thus while Microsoft owns 90% of today's desktop market, they only own 8% of
>the possible total.
>  
>
There is also the issue of people being *able* to choose their own
operating system. Basically, if you don't buy an Apple, you don't build
your own system, you end up with what the manufacturers give you. And
that's Windows XP (Longhorn: Delayed again!), and that's because
Microsoft has 'agreements' with manufacturers. That may well flip a bit
as China begins exerting more pressure in the market by direct PC and PC
part sales. The computer factory planned in Venezuala has certainly
captured my imagination, especially since Hugo Chavez has legislated
(for better or worse) turned Venezuala into a Software Libre zone.

*Note*: I say for better or worse because I do believe that there should
be choice...but at the government level, I cannot begin to understand
the politics and ideologies associated with Venezuala, even after long
discussions with Venezualan friends that are of 'pro Chavez' and 'anti
Chavez' camps.

>Finally, what happens if any of the major world economies (or emerging
>economies) decides to protect their developing FOSS industry with heavy import
>duties on Microsoft software?  This could change the impact dramatically also.
>Or if the WTO really comes down on piracy, and makes people in these countries
>actually start paying for their Microsoft software?
>  
>
The cost of enforcement from the WTO is arguably higher than the
profits. At the FLOS Caribbean conference and afterwards, the
challenge was sent to Microsoft to enforce their own licenses. It must
not be a good business decision right now. ;-)

>I have no doubt that Microsoft will not give up the fight easily, but to say
>that FOSS will "never" win is like saying (in the 1700's) that heavier than
>air craft will "never" fly.
>  
>
Still, I'd love to see their model. As I mentioned on my blog
(http://www.knowprose.com/node/2197 ), it appears the model is purely
economical, which is fine except economies are affected by other things
as well. It would be interesting to see how the WIPO stuff, as well as
the lawsuit in Europe, affect Microsoft's business model.

Meanwhile, outside of the economical figures and outside of even the
Linux business news (which a lot of the Linux media has become), Linux
continues to grow unchecked. Counting Linux Servers is not a good metric
for gauging the success of Linux; it's a very small aspect and is hardly
without error.

-- 
Taran Rampersad
Presently in: Panama City, Panama
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

http://www.knowprose.com
http://www.easylum.net
http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran

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[DDN] EDUCATION: COLLEGE: ISSUES: Letter From Ranjit Singh Malhi Regarding the Role of Higher Education in Today's World

[David P. Dillard]

Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 23:31:27 -0400
From: David P. Dillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Net Gold Listserv List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: EDUCATION: COLLEGE: ISSUES:  Letter From Ranjit Singh Malhi
Regarding the Role of Higher Education in Today's World

EDUCATION: COLLEGE: ISSUES:  Letter From Ranjit Singh Malhi Regarding the
Role of Higher Education in Today's World


Unis Need to Reinvent
Ranjit Singh Malhi
The Star Online:
Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd


A shorter URL for the above link:



 In todays fast changing world, universities can no longer focus on their
traditional role as transmitters of knowledge. Neither is teaching what is
current and cutting-edge in a particular discipline adequate.

Higher education institutions must take heed that students (learners) are
the primary purpose of their existence. The most important output of
universities is their graduates. Universities should create powerful
learning environments which meet or exceed learners requirements.

Real or quality learning, as stated by Howard Gardner, involves a
sufficient grasp of concepts, principles or skills which one can bring
them to bear on new problems and situations. Real learning promotes
personal growth, lifelong learning and critical thinking skills.

 Hence, the focus should be on student learning outcomes geared towards
empowering students to thrive in the 21st century workplace and to
function as productive and responsible citizens. Knowledge for its own
sake is no longer adequate and relevant!

In the words of Prof Richard E. Boyatzis, Graduate management programmes
based on the approach of building knowledge in students are not adequate
to prepare people for management.

Higher education in Malaysia needs to reinvent itself to ensure a better
fit with the changing environment characterised by globalisation,
increasing competition and changing expectations of students and
employers.



The complete letter may be read at the URL above.


Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
[EMAIL PROTECTED]





World Business Community Advisor


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[DDN] China Orders Bloggers to Register With Government

[David P. Dillard]

Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:50:38 -0400
From: David P. Dillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Net Gold Listserv List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: China Orders Bloggers to Register With Government

Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 09:37:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Soundara Rajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Net-Gold] China orders bloggers to register with government

China orders bloggers to register with government

Associated Press
Tuesday June 7, 2005

The Chinese authorities have ordered all weblogs and
websites in the country to register with the
government or face closure in Beijing's latest attempt
to control online dissent.

Commercial publishers and advertisers could be fined
up to 1m yuan (£66,000) for failing to register,
according to documents on the Chinese information
industry ministry's website.

Private bloggers or websites must register the
complete identity of the person responsible for the
site, and the ministry - which has set a June 30
deadline for compliance - said 74% of all sites had
already registered.

More at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,7369,1501184,00.html

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Also of possible interest are these recent Net-Gold posts.


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From: "David P. Dillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: HEALTH : $3.68 million grant to boost public health "Informatics"



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for Public Broadcasting Approved by the United States House of
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
[EMAIL PROTECTED]





World Business Community Advisor



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Re: [DDN] Call for Papers: First International Conference on ICT and Development (ICTD2006)

[Joyojeet Pal]

Small clarification:

First here refers to first in this series of peer-reviewed conferences.
Berkeley is only hosting the first, thereafter we would like to see it as
a rotating conference in several parts of the world. When we say first we
do not imply this is the first time such an issue has been talked about in
a conference!
Thanks,

On behalf of the organizers,

Joyojeet Pal


> fyi.
> ///
> miraj
>
>
> =
> CALL FOR PAPERS
> =
>
> First International Conference on Information and
> Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD2006)
>
> May 25-26, 2006
> Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
> http://sims.berkeley.edu/ictd2006
>
> The past decade has witnessed an explosion in projects
> that apply information and
> communication technologies (ICT) to support
> socio-economic development.
> Every sector is involved – governments, academia,
> small start-ups, large
> corporations, inter-governmental organizations, and
> non-profits and non-
> governmental organizations.  In spite of the
> tremendous energy and resources
> behind these projects, scientifically sound research
> in this space is just beginning to
> emerge.  What is the actual impact of ICT projects?
> What novel technology is
> required to meet development needs?  What
> methodologies lead to success or
> failure of a project?
>
> The goal of the ICTD conference is to provide a forum
> for academic researchers
> working with ICT applied to development.  The
> conference will be scientifically
> rigorous and multi-disciplinary – papers reporting
> high-quality original research are
> solicited.  Submitted papers will be subjected to
> double-blind peer review, and a full
> proceedings will be published at the time of the
> conference.  (Best papers, as
> selected by a subset of the program committee, will be
> published in a special
> edition of the journal, Information Technologies and
> International Development.)
>
> The conference will bring together researchers in both
> the social and technical sciences, with anticipated
> representation from anthropology, sociology,
> economics, political science,
> computer science, electrical engineering, industrial
> design, and so on.  We expect
> this to be the first of an ongoing series of
> conferences to occur every one or two
> years, and moving from country to country.
>
> For the purposes of this conference, the term “ICT”
> will comprise computing
> devices (e.g., PCs, PDAs, sensor networks),
> technologies for voice and data
> connectivity, the Internet, and related technologies.
> Application domains include,
> but are not restricted to, education, agriculture,
> healthcare, poverty alleviation,
> general communication, and governance.  Papers
> considering novel design, new
> technology, project assessment, policy impact,
> content, social issues around ICT
> for development, and so forth will be considered.
> Well-presented negative results
> from which generalizable conclusions can be drawn are
> also sought.
>
> Important Dates (exact dates to be updated on
> website):
>
> * Deadline for abstracts and intent to submit:
> October 21, 2005
> * Deadline for full paper submissions:December,
> 2005
> * Notification to authors:January, 2006
> * Deadline for camera-ready copy:March, 2006
> * Conference dates: May 25-26, 2006
>
> Only original, unpublished papers in English will be
> considered.  Reviews will be double blind.  Abstracts
> will facilitate the review process, and should be
> 200-400 words in length.
>
> For further information, please see the conference
> website at http://sims.berkeley.edu/ictd2006.
> Inquiries should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Organizers:
>
> Honorary Chairs:  VS Arunachalam (Tamil Nadu Planning
> Commission) and Ken
> Keniston (MIT)
>
> Chairs:  Raj Reddy (CMU) and AnnaLee Saxenian (UC
> Berkeley)
>
> Organizing Committee: Joyojeet Pal (UC Berkeley),
> Balaji Parthasarathy (IIIT-
> Bangalore), Rahul Tongia (CMU), Kentaro Toyama (MSR
> India)
>
> Sponsors:  MSR India, SIMS UC Berkeley.  We are
> seeking additional sponsors, primarily for travel grants.
>
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[DDN] Fw: [c3net] Re: Rural Development

[Subbiah Arunachalam]

Here is one more response to Mr Malpati Raja's comments on the levels of 
motivation of rural people. This one is from Sierra Leone. Best wishes.

Arun

- Original Message - 
From: Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai 
To: Community content creation network 
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:20 AM
Subject: [c3net] Re: Rural Development


Arun,
I felt particularly enthralled with the manner in which you responded to such a 
hasty generalisation and falacy about rural people and their lack of 
motiviation. Thanks. Surffice not to repeat the facts you have stated, but I 
will want to emphasis it: that the people in the rural areas lack 
oppportunities and are discriminated against when it comes to equal share of a 
states resources". This has got nothing to do with motivation.Most urbanites, 
as Arun puts it, chum with arrogance about status, level of understanding and 
who should get what and when. The rural people are more motivated than those of 
us in the cities. The base for this assertion is that if you have all the 
opportunities and make less use of it, compared with somebody with little 
utilising them to the fullest, then who is more motivated. It is an open secret 
that people with less can do more with the little they have. We need to open up 
to those ruralites we are trying and stop treating them with a pince of salt.
My organisation, Society for Democratic Initiatives, Sierra Leone (SDI/SL) 
works on providing printed up-to-date educational materials, agricultural 
information and governance information and news for schools and communities in 
Sierra Leone- Freetown and the rural areas( since their . We have just found 
out that the students, farmers and others in the provinces are making much use 
of these materials than our collegues in the city. It is just coming out that 
we need to translate some of these materials into local languages. 
The local people have a way they want to do all the "civilised" things we want 
them to do. Or better which they are suppose to do. And we should take that 
into consideration when dealing with them. Use thier methodology and in such 
manners that not only appeal to thier senses, but that will belong to their 
culture and everyday practice. 
Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai
Sierra Leone

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