Re: [GKD] India Has Widest Digital Divide: WEF

2002-02-11 Thread L.P. Rai
This has reference to Ela Dutt's write-up on the above mentioned subject. I would like to bring the following facts to the notice of all interested. Digital divide is an interesting phenomenon taking place among developed and developing countries, where this gap is widening day by day. For examp

[GKD] ICTs Help Traditional Handicrafts in Kerala (India)

2002-02-11 Thread AJAY KUMAR
Friends, I share this information with you with request to contact Keltron with maximum support. Keltron, a public sector undertaking of Kerala, India is taking up a project to support the dying community of artisans and traditional handicrafts using ICTs. Keltron is planning to set up a major

[GKD] IT-based Innovation to Transform Rural Sector (India)

2002-02-11 Thread Frederick Noronha
IT-based innovation to transform rural sector by Sharat Pradhan, Indo-Asian News Service Lucknow, Feb 3 (IANS) A premier Indian technology institute is working on an IT-based innovation that is expected to revolutionise the rural economy and boost output. Scientists at the Indian Institute of T

[GKD] WEF Digital Divide Task Force Pilots Programs in Ghana

2002-02-11 Thread Timothy Anderson
Dear GKD Members, At the meeting of the World Economic Forum now taking place in New York City, the WEF Digital Divide Task Force proposed three WEF initiatives to be piloted in Ghana. The goal of each is to extend Internet access for students into remote, rural schools that will not otherwise b

[GKD] Linux Aid Server Project

2002-02-11 Thread Matthew Grant
Dear GKD Members, Currently I am starting development for a specialised Linux distribution for use within Aid/NGO organisation offices. The design is being specially developed to exploit Linux's superior communications abilities under difficult conditions to deliver email via bad phone lines, sat