Re: [DDN] The Sun Sets on the Prepcom

I probably came off more despondent than I actually was - remember, I also said I was cranky when I wrote it. Also, maybe I missed it, but no one invited me to any parties, unless you count document drafting sessions. :-) I am still cautiously optimistic, not because I think the participating

Re: [DDN] Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says

Thanks to John for bringing this resource disparity to the fore. It reminds me of the disconnect of environmentalists putting a year's worth of car driving carbon into the atmosphere for every plane flight they take to an international conference. Without someone like Andy tirelessly

[DDN] One World Beat 2005: Please Join Us!

Dear Friends, Artists, Fans, Volunteers, and Organizers, One World Beat Festival 2005 is fast approaching and concerts are in the works in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Scotland,

Re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says

Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I guess the report only focuses infrastructure, and then it is not that false that the World has more cellulars and more computers. The last figures that I had on this was that the number of general purpose computers in the world (desktops and low-to-mid-range

RE: [DDN] The Sun Sets on the Prepcom

boundless energy and hope within civil society. There is still a hell of a lot of work to be done, Andy, that's the real point. You will continue to need to go to huge conferences where most of the energy seems to be directed toward planning more huge conferences. That's part of your job. But

Re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says

It's time to wake up and come to grips that there really is an Illuminati or shadow government that really runs the world. The Internet is seen as a threat to the few hundreds (or a thousand or two) people that dictate government policies from behind the scene. Jim Vines [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [DDN] ITU plugs telecentre caucus

hi john, let me try to answer that later when I don't have to thumb type an essay on my phone- my hands are cramping up Andy Andy Carvin acarvin @ edc . org -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 16:40:45 -0500 Subject: Re: [DDN] ITU plugs telecentre

Re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says

In a message dated 2/26/05 3:14:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:     o a comprehensive plan that goes beyond hardware and software         - it has to include self-sustaining training         - it has to include local-language documentation     o a plan that allows people to help

Re: [DDN] lower-case letters in email - an explanation

Hi Phil, I really appreciate your taking the time to bring this up; I was actually going to say something about it to you a couple of weeks ago, but I was busy and thought I might not be able to phrase what I wanted to say in an appropriate fashion. At worst, the all lower case strikes me as a

Re: [DDN] Help for Community Radio Stations

George Lessard, noted in the John Hibbs post, is from the Northwestern Territories in Canada, from whence he is the moderator of the MediaMentor discussion group on Yahoo Groups. MediaMentor http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mediamentor George posts a steady stream of excellent messages and the

RE: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says

Here is a link to BBC coverage of the Geneva meetings and related issues. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2003/the_igeneration/default.st m ~~~ AJ Mollo Associates Management Consulting to Professional NonProfit Organizations Internet Multimedia Marketing

Re: [DDN] The Sun Sets on the Prepcom

Thanks, Karen; I needed the pep talk. Your words are truly inspiring. andy K.G. Schneider wrote: boundless energy and hope within civil society. There is still a hell of a lot of work to be done, Andy, that's the real point. You will continue to need to go to huge conferences where most of the

Re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says

A few years back, there were simultaneous reports released in the US. One said Hispanics were breaking even on the digital divide, the other said they were extremely behind. The difference was the good news was determined by whether or not they access access to the Internet from the library,

[DDN] Call for Papers for ARNOVA

I'm planning on proposing a series of panels on nonprofit informatics for the 2005 ARNOVA (Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action) Meeting in Washington, DC in November. Topics might include technology and politics, activism and social change, technology in

Re: [DDN] Announcing DDN Meetups!

Hi everyone, I've got some exciting news... Some of you may remember the podcast I posted a couple of weeks ago when DDN hosted an informal meetup in Boston during the LinuxWorld conference. It wasn't a real meetup in the sense that we didn't use the website meetup.com to organize it, but

[DDN] The digital divide for me is

For me, the digital divide is simple to define and is still a major problem in the US and around the world. In the US, still only about half of American households have immediate access to Information Technology and are using it effectively. This is a major problem in many areas which is