Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute toclosedigital divide

2008-07-16 Thread edna aphek
  Hi All,   I have been reading with great interest the introductions and the description of the work the members of the list are doing.     I would like to describe a project which I initiated in 1998 and ran until 2005. ( I am semi- retired by now.) I believe some members of the group are famil

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute toclosedigital divide

2008-07-11 Thread Marlene Bramley
@digitaldivide.net Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute toclosedigital divide Looks like Project EDUCATE is doing some pretty good work in Africa. Do you know of any organization that seeks to aggregate information about the different organizations working throughout

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to closedigital divide

2008-07-11 Thread Marlene Bramley
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roop Dave Sent: 06 July 2008 05:38 AM To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to closedigital divide Greetings to every one... Well, working in rural was most en

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide

2008-07-10 Thread Foo HK
nash gardezi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide To: "The Digital Divide Network discussion group" Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 2:48 AM Hello HK It was good to hear from you, but the 1:1class mate PC labs ar

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide

2008-07-10 Thread nash gardezi
- On Tue, 8/7/08, Foo HK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Foo HK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide To: "The Digital Divide Network discussion group" Date: Tuesday, 8 July, 2008, 8:42 PM Hello Nasi

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide

2008-07-10 Thread Project EDUCATE
m Africa often in the past few years, > each > >> asking for help in one way or another. I've always suggested that > someone > >> create a hub, connecting the different programs, and showing where they > are > >> located, so that the programs themselve

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide

2008-07-09 Thread Dan Bassill
t;> Is anyone doing this that you know of? >> >> Dan Bassill >> Tutor/Mentor Connection >> Cabrini Connections >> Chicago >> >> Original Message: >> - >> From: Project EDUCATE [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:01:40 +

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to closedigital divide

2008-07-08 Thread Project EDUCATE
anyone doing this that you know of? > > Dan Bassill > Tutor/Mentor Connection > Cabrini Connections > Chicago > > Original Message: > - > From: Project EDUCATE [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:01:40 +0300 > To: digitaldivide@digitaldivid

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to closedigital divide

2008-07-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
riginal Message: - From: Project EDUCATE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:01:40 +0300 To: digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to closedigital divide Richwell Phinias, Just saw you post and wanted to make contact. I run a non-p

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide

2008-07-08 Thread Foo HK
/5/08, nash gardezi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: nash gardezi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide To: "The Digital Divide Network discussion group" Date: Saturday, July 5, 2008, 12:01 AM Hello  i a

[DDN] Introductions

2008-07-08 Thread Toby Miller
Hi I've written some things in English and in Spanish about the ecological hazards from media/communications technology, many of which can be found at my blog, "GreenCitizen," which can be found at . I hope you'll all visit! Many thanks for this terr

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide

2008-07-08 Thread Roop Dave
stem. R K Dave, SM IEEE www.AdvisorICT.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richwell Phinias Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 4:34 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribut

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide

2008-07-08 Thread nash gardezi
cke-Hoong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide To: "The Digital Divide Network discussion group" Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 6:29 PM Hello Alan, You wrote: << I told them, they are trying to reach ou

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide

2008-07-08 Thread Foo HK
ave the rivers, insects, orang Utans etc. Regards Alan www.paperlesshomework.com --- On Fri, 7/4/08, Richwell Phinias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Richwell Phinias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital div

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide

2008-07-08 Thread Project EDUCATE
Richwell Phinias, Just saw you post and wanted to make contact. I run a non-profit that does educational work in Zambia with an emphasis on the digital divide. We currently have a team from Carnegie Mellon visiting who are field testing both the reading and Braille tutors with our community partne

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide

2008-07-04 Thread Richwell Phinias
http://www.dariro.co.zw Cell: 011 539 706 --- On Wed, 7/2/08, Cindy Lemcke-Hoong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Cindy Lemcke-Hoong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide To: "The Digital Divide Network di

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-07-04 Thread Marlene Bramley
Hi Claude I neglected to say, ... in South Africa:) Marlene -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Claude Almansi Sent: 02 July 2008 05:11 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions Hi Marlene, Thank

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide

2008-07-02 Thread Cindy Lemcke-Hoong
urrent tech.>> Well written. That has always been my argument, not just on this platform. Cindy = [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- On Wed, 2/7/08, Foo HK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Foo HK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contri

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-07-02 Thread Karen Keppler
I think an inventory would be really really good. We have an ewaste recycling/reuse program and we have given 1500+ computers to individuals who would not otherwise afford one. Karen Keppler Morgan Sully wrote: >Claude, >This is awesome! Have you shared this elsewhere? Is Phil Shapiro on

Re: [DDN] Introductions what we do and how we contribute to close digital divide

2008-07-02 Thread Foo HK
MAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions To: "The Digital Divide Network discussion group" Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 12:39 AM Hi there Alan Thank you for bringing up this point:) I agree with you that much talk and little doing is the order of the day when it comes t

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-07-02 Thread Claude Almansi
Hi Marlene, Thank you so much for your offer: it doesn't drive me mad, on the contrary - but maybe a project in a Swiss psychiatric hospital is not really within the agenda of potentialafrica.com? After all, Switzerland is a rich country and should be able to finance a less DIY version of that pr

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-07-02 Thread Marlene Bramley
:51 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions Quoting Foo HK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Perhaps all members can enlighten the rest of us what measures are > we taking to close the digital divide. I volunteer with an organization called Knowbi

Re: [DDN] Introductions and "what we do"

2008-07-02 Thread Dan Bassill
Thanks Claude. Here's my contribution. I've been building an on-line library of information related to poverty, tutoring/mentoring, workforce development, etc. that anyone operating or volunteering in a tutor/mentor program can use as a resource, and that anyone in business, philanthropy, media, g

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-07-02 Thread jc
Quoting Foo HK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Perhaps all members can enlighten the rest of us what measures are > we taking to close the digital divide. I volunteer with an organization called Knowbility (http://www.knowbility.org), which works to increase the access to tech-related education and

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-07-02 Thread Marlene Bramley
i Sent: 01 July 2008 09:17 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Foo HK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Perhaps all members can enlighten the rest of us what measures are we taking > to close the dig

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-07-02 Thread Marlene Bramley
EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Foo HK Sent: 27 June 2008 07:53 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions   Perhaps all members can enlighten the rest of us what measures are we taking to close the digital divide.   Many people,

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-07-01 Thread Morgan Sully
Claude, This is awesome! Have you shared this elsewhere? Is Phil Shapiro on here? This totally sound like something he'd do. A 'Phil Shapiro' :) M .+ Morgan Sully +. Online Communities Electronic Music New Media http://www.memeshift.com On Jul 1, 2008, at 12:17 PM, "Claude Almansi" <[EMA

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-07-01 Thread Morgan Sully
Hi Ilan, These plans do sound ambitious and can require quite a bit of time. However, if implemented in strategic integration with TIG's other existing services, you could benefit a lot if people. With lots of online initiatives popping up left and right around the world, it's important to

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-07-01 Thread Claude Almansi
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Foo HK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Perhaps all members can enlighten the rest of us what measures are we taking > to close the digital divide. > > Many people, like global warming tend to talk and talk only but no action. We > call them NATO ...No Action Tal

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-07-01 Thread Foo HK
  Perhaps all members can enlighten the rest of us what measures are we taking to close the digital divide.   Many people, like global warming tend to talk and talk only but no action. We call them NATO  ...No Action Talk Only. In the end, the artic summer would be without ice anyway (latest ne

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-06-27 Thread jc
Quoting Mary Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Do you think that the digital divide runs much deeper than the 'haves' > and 'have not's' though? I certainly think so. I'm discouraged that few discussions about the "digital divide" talk about how people using assistive technologies/who have disabi

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-06-27 Thread Claude Almansi
Welcome and thanks for the plans, Ilan - and apologies for Cc'ing to you too: I've been having problems posting to the list since I changed my e-mail address for it. Between your lines: On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 5:33 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (...) > > So far you will have noticed a drastic

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-06-26 Thread ilan
Hello again, I had a request to share some of the more specific plans for the site and I'd love to get all of your opinions on it. So far you will have noticed a drastic decrease in the amount of spam on the site. While this will likely be an ongoing battle, the spam had piled up of late. I think

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-06-26 Thread Foo HK
d explore how it can be used to really close the digital divides among nations and between the rich urban and poor rural.   Well, welcome to Digital Divide ilan.   Warmest regards Alan Foo --- On Wed, 6/25/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-06-26 Thread Mary Dawson
nt: 26 June 2008 03:43 To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions Dear llan I am glad to know that you are working in the area of Digital Divide - this is a really fascinating area - the contribution of technology (IT) which has changed the living-scape of t

Re: [DDN] Introductions

2008-06-26 Thread Nanjundiaha Shashidhara
Dear llan I am glad to know that you are working in the area of Digital Divide - this is a really fascinating area - the contribution of technology (IT) which has changed the living-scape of the world. Now there is no more literate/ illiterate it is how knowledgeable/comfortable you are in h

[DDN] Introductions

2008-06-25 Thread ilan
Hi there, I'm just writing a brief message to introduce myself. My name is Ilan and I am a volunteer intern at TakingITglobal and I will be working on the Digital Divide Network until the middle of August. We have a number of ideas and initiatives which will hopefully rejuvenate the site, build-u