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).
Best regards,
Barbara Fillip
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Information and Dissemination Coordinator
DOT-COM Alliance
http://www.dot-com-alliance.org
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