Time for peering into the crystal ball, I guess. First, three years is
about the outer limit IMO for any kind of computer technology
predictions. I tend to look at trends that are coming in the next year
or two and that's quite challenging enough...
This week we ask GKD members to consider the
Dear Colleagues,
I am not sure that what I have to say can be described as valuable
input and insights!, but here goes anyway!
1. What new high impact technologies are on the 3-year horizon? Who
(exactly) needs to do what (concretely) to make those technologies
widely available?
Affordable
Its increasingly clear to us:
That there are no standard answers to it - people have begun using what
they have access to - GSM, TDMA, WiFi, cable (even where there is no
telephone and it is primarily used for TV), VSAT or what have you.
That each piece of technology gets created to (a) either
I am a Digital Vision Fellow at Stanford and the focus of my work is to
develop a rural messaging service that will give villagers a voice to
the world.
What I am proposing is a youth-led process to help villagers that don't
use computers or the Internet, but want to communicate with their
loved
On November 14th, Thaths (Sudhakar Chandra) wrote:
This brings to mind something that the satellite radio outfit WorldSpace
is doing. The idea is brilliant, in my opinion. You basically buy this
satellite radio (approx. $70-100 depending on model). You also buy a
computer card to interface
Regarding the messages of Herman Wasserman and Cliff Missen, this is
interesting but there is a danger I think in any strategy that seeks to
rely on intermediaries. Cliff uses the word griot but in fact it may
be more like marabout or priest (although these latter analogies are
not perfect either)
