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

Jon Cruz wrote: > Try this link to the World Bank (draft) report... > > > best, Thanks!! The 'misquote' is in this particular PDF file (12.8 kb) - available through the link above: http://lnweb18.world

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

divide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Andy Carvin Sent: Fri 2/25/2005 4:26 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says ac: Amazingly, no one here at the P

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

Jacqueline Morris wrote: >Hi >Just wanted to say - the WGIG wanted to have consultations in other >parts of the world (Africa, LAC), rather than Geneva, but the >resources apparently were not forthcoming. >Jacqueline > > I think it would be more fair to say that members of the Working Group on I

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

ehewitt wrote: > Hi Taran, > I like the technology imagery folded into literature. Right on my > brother!! > Just to add that the technology "have's" & "have not's" equate to > being as well the economic/financial/societal "have's" & "have not's". > The wider & deeper the digital divide the more p

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

Hi Taran, I like the technology imagery folded into literature. Right on my brother!! Just to add that the technology "have's" & "have not's" equate to being as well the economic/financial/societal "have's" & "have not's". The wider & deeper the digital divide the more pressure/tension is built u

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

In a message dated 2/28/05 4:33:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Verily, I believe that some of the people most in need of having a > bridge across the Digital Divide are the very people at WSIS. This does > not include all of them, by any stretch, but when the WGIG is made up > the way it was

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

Hi Just wanted to say - the WGIG wanted to have consultations in other parts of the world (Africa, LAC), rather than Geneva, but the resources apparently were not forthcoming. Jacqueline On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 21:24:03 -0800, John Hibbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 12:57 PM -0800 2/26/05, Jim Vin

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At 4:00 PM -0500 2/26/05, Dave Pentecost wrote: 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. Ret

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

At 12:57 PM -0800 2/26/05, Jim Vines wrote: 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 t

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

I've held off on this. *** Taran jumps in, sticking a 'Kick Me' sign on his back and arming himself with a sharp, pointy keyboard*** Some people read and write papers related to the Digital Divide. Riveting work in academese, and it's what other people in academia like - but it's not anything tha

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, s

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 Marketi

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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 them

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

: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 16:12:34 -0500 Subject: RE: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says This has been driving me crazy, so i used the "Contact Us" resource on Reuters and asked what report the author was referring to in the article. I will let you know if i get

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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] Pa

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as it's usually defined. It may be expanding a person's use of basic ICTs, but that's different. Andy Carvin acarvin @ edc . org -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 17:36:13 -0500 Subject: Re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, Worl

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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 se

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 disseminating

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

At 7:01 PM -0500 2/24/05, Jon maddog Hall wrote: WHY do they hold these meetings in Geneva? Why don't they hold them in the REAL world, sayNigeria or (dare I say it) Appalacia or Indian reservations in the South West of the United States? Or maybe inner-city Chicago...the Digital Divide is no

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

Andy said: > WHY do they hold these meetings in Geneva? Why don't they hold them in the > REAL world, sayNigeria or (dare I say it) Appalacia or Indian > reservations > in the South West of the United States? Or maybe inner-city Chicago...the > Digital Divide is not an "African thing". good

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hat the international community is targeting in the fight to bridge the DD. Gaston Zongo - Original Message - From: "Andy Carvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 8:22 AM Subject: re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing

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

blackwell <http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Andy Carvin Sent: Fri 2/25/2005 4:26 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank S

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Don, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > In a message dated 2/25/05 4:29:42 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > Or maybe inner-city Chicago...the > Digital Divide is not an "African thing". > >Andy: >Good point. Perhaps smaller gatherings around the world. Chicago has >meaningful

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Hello Folks, We may be preaching to the choir but those singing need inspiration as well. ;-) >they seem to equate bridging the digital divide with the spread of mobile >telephony, which strikes me as very misguidedSaying that the digital divide is being bridged rapidly makes no sense...b

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

" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: bcc: Subject: RE: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says "Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/25/2005 11:37 AM CST Please respond to The Digital Divide Networ

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

profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Carvin Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 2:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, Worl

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Well the thought within Washington does not include those even in the US without access. The schools with just a drop are counted. I always used to write after the wires , what but now with wireless, I still say that the infrastructure is the first part of the equation. I have been to one of tho

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

WHY do they hold these meetings in Geneva? Why don't they hold them in the REAL world, sayNigeria or (dare I say it) Appalacia or Indian reservations in the South West of the United States? Or maybe inner-city Chicago...the Digital Divide is not an "African thing". ac: Amazingly, no one he

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Actually, I wasn't the one who made that point; it was John Hibbs, I think. But it's still a good point. I'm actually talking to the folks who run meetup.com about setting up a meetup space for DDN members so they can organize local DDN activities in their community. Perhaps it might be worth enco

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

In a message dated 2/25/05 4:29:42 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Or maybe inner-city Chicago...the > Digital Divide is not an "African thing". > Andy: Good point. Perhaps smaller gatherings around the world. Chicago has meaningful communities from virtually every Afr

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iday, February 25, 2005 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [DDN] 'Digital Divide' Narrowing Fast, World Bank Says > > > WHY do they hold these meetings in Geneva? Why don't they hold them in the > REAL world, sayNigeria or (dare I say it) Appalacia or Indian > reservations

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

Amazing!!! This proves that there is a "parallel world" Errol At 16:55 24/02/2005 -0500, you wrote: GENEVA (Reuters) - The "digital divide" between rich and poor nations is narrowing fast, the World Bank said on Thursday, calling into question a costly United Nations campaign to bring hi-tech telec

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(sigh) /* FLAME ON I can't believe it (or maybe I can)so the entire issue of the Digital Divide is based on either: o the number of telephone handsets available to a population o the coverage of cell towers or land lines going into a geographical area It has nothing

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

Does anyone have the URL of this report? I can't find it anywhere on the World Bank website. But from reading the article, they seem to equate bridging the digital divide with the spread of mobile telephony, which strikes me as very misguided. Unless all of those mobiles are offering Internet acces

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

GENEVA (Reuters) - The "digital divide" between rich and poor nations is narrowing fast, the World Bank said on Thursday, calling into question a costly United Nations campaign to bring hi-tech telecommunications to the developing world. As some 1,700 international experts gathered in Geneva t