What's New on Digital Opportunity Channel - http://www.digitalopportunity.org **************************************** News http://www.digitalopportunity.org/news/ **************************************** Al-Jazeera under attack on all fronts http://www.dfn.org/news/mideast/al-jazeera.htm The destruction of the 24-hour Arabic language satellite station Al-Jazeera's office in Baghdad by the United States is likely to have a significant impact on the ability of people around the world to obtain different perspectives and formulate opinions concerning their stance on the war in Iraq. New Open Source software to help build digital libraries http://portal.unesco.org/ci/ev.php?URL_ID=8765&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201&reload=1049171533 Greenstone, a suite of Open Source software for building and distributing digital library collections, provides a new way of organizing information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM. US churches use cyberspace to grow community links http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/content/news/index.cfm?key=862 Dr. Abdul Alkalimat, director of the Africana Studies programme at the University of Toledo, has launched a digital divide initiative that has captured the interest of hundreds of churches across the city of Toledo in North America. Cyber-Church has helped local churches go online by recruiting young people to train church members and staff. Online forum launched to discuss WSIS issues http://www.ctrlaltesc.org/wsis/wsis.shtml Mandate The Future, an Internet forum for sustainable development, has unveiled its online forum on the World Summit for Information Society (WSIS), the Event 2003. The forum is devoted to the discussion of issues pertaining to the WSIS in Geneva 2003 in particular, and the information society in general. Djibouti prepares national digital strategy http://www.undp.org/dpa/frontpagearchive/2003/april/4apr03/index.html President Ismaïl Omar Guellah of Djibouti is supporting a national strategy to move the country into the digital age by 2010 to promote development and reduce poverty. The ministry of communication and culture has prepared the national ICT strategy with UNDP's help. Ethiopia towns to get 200,000 new mobile phone lines http://allafrica.com/stories/200304040560.html Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa and 12 major regional towns will get 200,000 new mobile phone lines. The Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation has signed a new deal with the ZTE Corporation of China for procuring the new lines. Attacks on Al-Jazeera Website condemned http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=10848 The Association for Progressive Communications has condemned actions against the online presence of Al-Jazeera, a prominent news and information source from the Middle East. The Al-Jazeera Website has been the target of hacker attacks, domain name hijacking and the withdrawal of hosting services all within the first few weeks of the US-led war on Iraq. Online guide to setting up community telecentres http://portal.unesco.org/ci/ev.php?URL_ID=8827&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201&reload=1049343882 Unesco has published "Ten Steps", an online guide to strengthening communication and information facilities at the level of local communities. Ten booklets cover the aspects of establishing, operating and managing multi-purpose community telecentres. New Website on sustainable ICT initiatives http://www.ictdevagenda.org/frame.php?dir=07&sd=11#summary393 As part of a research programme into information and communication technology (ICT) sustainability factors, Gamos and Big World have launched a new website called Sustainable Initiatives (http://www.sustainableicts.org) to distribute practical research information on the subject. 'Alternative' payphones planned for Malyasia, Bangladesh http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/content/news/index.cfm?key=863 Malaysian telecommunications firm REDtone plans to install 20,000 "alternative" payphones across Malaysia and Bangladesh. Users can make calls at rates up to 70 percent less than other telephone services by leaving a small deposit with the owner of the establishment. Open-Source platforms coming of age http://allafrica.com/stories/200304030461.html The Open Source Software movement that began as a rebellion against big-name, big-bucks technology titans is making serious inroads into the corporate marketplace, thanks to the endorsement of the same companies it initially seemed to undermine. Need to strengthen local knowledge networks stressed http://www.iconnect-online.org/base/ic_show_news?id=2070 Respect for local knowledge underpins successful communication strategies. Case studies from Peru and Zimbabwe highlight that organisations should aim to build on people's knowledge and strengthen their knowledge systems. ***************************************************** Analysis http://www.digitalopportunity.org/features/analysis/ ***************************************************** Africa and the digital divide http://allafrica.com/stories/200303280232.html All the telecoms talk in Europe is about the application of new generation whizz-bang technologies and how service providers, still shaken by excessive expenditure in implementing previous generations, are hesitant to embrace them, writes Herb Payne. One wonders, therefore, whether this isn't just the opportunity for South Africa to steal the march on them and leapfrog into a lead. Socio-cultural factors and ICT adoption http://www.iconnect-online.org/base/ic_show_news?id=2069 How important are local socio-cultural factors in the implementaton of an ICT project? Drawing on research from Jamaica and Tanzania, Marjon Hagenaars concludes that the cultural dimensions of an ICT development project are as important as the organisational, technical and financial dimensions that are normally addressed. Profile: the Kubatana Project of Zimbabwe http://www.bridges.org/iicd_casestudies/kubatana/index.html The Kubatana Project manages Kubatana.net, a website portal that provides Zimbabwean civil society organisations with an online presence and a platform to voice their concerns about human rights abuses in their country. ************************************************************ Success Stories http://www.digitalopportunity.org/features/success_stories/ ************************************************************ ********************************************************** Campaigns http://www.digitalopportunity.org/get_involved/campaigns/ ********************************************************** Donate a dollar, raise a dollar for free! http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=21715 The Worldwatch Institute has launched a 'Friends For A Sustainable Future' campaign for raising funds online. Every dollar you donate towards this campaign will be matched dollar for dollar effectively doubling the value of your contribution. Have your say on e-governance and corruption issues http://groups.yahoo.com/group/11iacc/ Transparency International has initiated a one-month-long online discussion on e-governance and corruption issues. The discussion will help develop recommendations to be delivered to the intergovernmental Global Forum III, taking place in May 2003 in Seoul. Online series on development and the Internet http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/bold/devel03/index.html The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School is holding a five-week online series on initiatives being undertaken, worldwide, to bridge the digital divide. It aims to provide a basic conceptual framework of background information, readings and case studies derived from personal experiences and projects. ****************************************** Events http://www.digitalopportunity.org/events/ ****************************************** Southern African Internet Forum http://www.aitecafrica.com/events/2003/SouthAfrica/southafrica.html Fri 11 April 2003 - Sun 13 April 2003 Pilanesberg, South Africa Southern African ISPs, telecom operators, policymakers, regulators and civil society organisations are invited to attend the first Southern African Internet Forum ? a unique opportunity to meet industry peers, benefit from an intensive knowledge-sharing programme and develop business partnerships. Building the Information Commonwealth http://www.communities.org.ru/conference/ Tue 22 April 2003 - Thu 24 April 2003 St. Petersburg, Russia The conference will focus on several key problems of civil society development in CIS countries, through the prism of ICT use. These discussions will be informed in part by specialists from numerous other countries, who will provide case studies, models, methods and projections. The conference will also feature numerous training workshops and occasions for networking and exploring collaborations and partnerships Social Study of IT workshop http://is.lse.ac.uk/Events/SSIT3/default.htm Thu 24 April 2003 - Fri 25 April 2003 London, UK Through presentations, panels and debate we hope to explore, in various contexts and through diverse research strands, some sustaining links that can expose the intricate and tricky connections between knowledge and the act of organizing. ICTs in African Schools - A Workshop for Practitioners and Policymakers http://www.schoolnetafrica.net/IAS2003/index.htm Sun 27 April 2003 - Fri 2 May 2003 Gaborone, Botswana SchoolNet Africa, The Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) and the World Bank (WB) are organizing a historic workshop: ICTs in African Schools - A Workshop for Practitioners and Policymakers, where both schoolnet practitioners and education policymakers and officials will engage on practical and policy issues relating to efforts to bridge the educational and digital divides in Africa. International Conference on Management of Technology http://www.iamot.org Tue 13 May 2003 - Thu 15 May 2003 Nancy, France This conference will discuss one of the most important issues facing both technology and business managers. Attendees will focus on the necessary evolution of management and sharing of knowledge practices among organizations due to the development of the new information technologies. Consequently, the conference will also give strong importance to researches or experiences concerning the social impact of technology development. RTPNet Conference: Bridging North Carolina's Digital/Human Divide http://www.rtpnet.org/rtpconf Fri 30 May 2003 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Some people are benefiting from new technology and some are not. This conference addresses the gap between those people in North Carolina who have access to technology and the development of information skills and those who do not. While the focus of the conference is on initiatives in North Carolina, the conference will benefit anyone interested in community technology centers and issues associated with bridging the digital divide. IADIS e-Society 2003 http://www.iadis.org/es2003/ Tue 3 June 2003 - Fri 6 June 2003 Lisbon, Portugal This conference, hosted by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, aims to address the main issues of concern within the Information Society. Broad areas of interest are E-Commerce, E-Learning and E-Government. FreeNetworks Conference on Community Wireless http://con.freenetworks.org/ Fri 6 June 2003 - Sun 8 June 2003 Las Vegas, USA The FreeNetworks Conference (FN-CON) is focused on giving the public an in-depth look into the the fast growing worldwide movement of Community Wireless Networking. 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