Re: [GKD] A Nigerian Farmer Using ICTs to Seek Information

2005-01-27 Thread Pamela McLean
Dear Colleagues, My thanks for your contintuing interest and suggestions. On 1/24/05, Adriana Labardini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...I strongly suggest that you include the questions he raises such as: > > * Can he share the tractor with other farmers? > * Can he rent one or have a cooperat

Re: [GKD] A Nigerian Farmer Using ICTs to Seek Information

2005-01-27 Thread d
On 1/21/05, "Scott Kleinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If there are no sources of used machinery, perhaps he could lease > something -- using the funds he has to pay the lease for a specified > time -- with an option to buy later at a specified price. Often you may > be able to apply some of

Re: [GKD] A Nigerian Farmer Using ICTs to Seek Information

2005-01-27 Thread John Hibbs
One has to wonder this -- Suppose there was someone on this list who had one-to-one contact with the farmer - could actually take both money and advice to his farm. Suppose, next, that there was an online collection point for (PayPal) contributions directly from this list - for specific payment to

[GKD] WLL Telephony Revolutionizing Communication in Pakistan

2005-01-27 Thread Zubair Faisal Abbasi
Dear GKD Members, Appended is a very interesting story on Pakistan's success in increasing teledensity with the de-regulation of the telecom market and using Wireless Local Loop (WLL) technology. Zubair Faisal Abbasi Pakistan *** WLL: revolutionizing

[GKD] Cyber-crime a Bigger Threat Than Cyber-terrorism

2005-01-27 Thread John Walker
Excerpt from the CSS Internet News See end of message for details Experts: Cyber-crime bigger threat than cyber-terror http://www.cnn.com By Michael Coren CNN Monday, January 24, 2005 Posted: 1:35 PM EST (1835 GMT) (CNN) -- As David Perry left a