What's New on Digital Opportunity Channel - http://www.digitalopportunity.org **************************************** News http://www.digitalopportunity.org/news/ **************************************** Wireless broadband access for low-income areas in US http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/content/news/index.cfm?key=864 Private, public and non-profit sources are converging to offer low-cost wireless broadband access in low-income areas. The United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, for example, is working to build Wi-Fi hotspots in West Philadelphia to serve a homeless shelter and clients of a community housing group. Child soldiers' Website wins award http://www.iearnsierraleone.org/html/ourproj2.html#childsoldiers Childsoldiers.org (), a project of our partner iEARN-Sierra Leone, has won a Cable and Wireless Childnet Award, which recognises the best Websites for children from all over the world. iEARN-Sierra Leone is using the Internet to transform the lives of war-affected children and youth in that country. Nine Indian states to get Internet kiosks with cotton focus http://infochangeindia.org/ItanddItop.jsp?section_idv=9#2152 India is planning to set up 100 Internet kiosks in nine cotton-growing states in the country, under the Technology Mission on Cotton. The kiosks will be specially designed to facilitate agribusiness portals with cotton as their main focus. Estonia makes astonishing jump to cyber age http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/content/news/index.cfm?key=871 A country with almost no home telephone lines and only a handful of personal computers as recently as a decade ago, Estonia has become one of the world's most wired nations. The national government has made revolutionary strides in e-governance, offering citizens the opportunity to "vote" on particular issues online and streamlining internal government processes, finds a recent report. Digital Diaspora Initiative's launch in Africa next week http://www.wougnet.org/Events/UNIFEM/ddi_ug.html The African programme of the Digital Diaspora Initiative will be launched in Uganda's capital Kampala next week. The initiative was set up in January 2002 to build strategic partnerships between African IT entrepreneurs in the Diaspora and women's organisations and business associations in Africa. Exiled Zimbabweans connect through online database http://allafrica.com/stories/200304220218.html Quentin Tannock of Zimbabwe, who felt lonely while in the United Kingdom, set up an online database so his compatriots abroad can stay in touch with friends, family and contacts. Over five million Zimbabweans are said to be living abroad as they run away from the economic and political turmoil in the country. PDAs to be used to deliver healthcare in Indian villages http://www.indiasocial.org/reseult.asp?id=2862 A novel project in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh will use mobile computing devices to help deliver the healthcare needs of rural people. Nurses and midwives from primary health centres in remote villages will visit villagers' houses carrying personal digital assistants (PDAs) to collect health-related data. Virtual public health campus launched for the Americas http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030410.htm The Pan-American Health Organisation, together with 14 academic institutions in the Americas and Spain, has launched a virtual public health campus as a tool to provide continuing education to public health personnel in the Americas. The campus is a virtual community offering communication exchanges to generate useful knowledge, training and debate between health professionals and institutions. US project using radio programmes, Internet to fight chronic illness http://www.soundpartners.org/directory1987/directory_show.htm?doc_id=118821 WEKU Radio and the Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center are partnering to produce audio programmes and online information, with the aim to improve the quality of care for the chronically ill in the Appalachian counties of Kentucky in the United States. People in this region continue to experience disturbingly high rate of chronic illness, especially heart and lung diseases, asthma and diabetes. African radio stations chip in with HIV/AIDS education http://www.populationmedia.org/about/releases.html#anchor211145 Community radio stations are being used in 12 African countries to disseminate information on HIV/AIDS. The project is a collaborative effort between UNFPA and the Population Media Centre. A similar project will soon be launched in Asia to harness entertainment as a powerful educational tool. ICT R&D Grants announcement soon http://www.apdip.net/ictrnd/ictrnd.asp The committee for the ICT R&D Grants Programme has completed the screening and evaluation of 45 proposals it received from 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. An official announcement about the grants will be made soon. India's first computer Braille language lab opens http://www.indiasocial.org/cgi/news.asp?id=2742&sel=7 India's first fully computerised Braille language laboratory was recently opened at the Blind Peoples' Association in Ahmedabad, using a computer with a 'talking keyboard' attached to a Braille printer. The lab is capable of teaching in any language though it has been introduced in English and Gujarati at present. ***************************************************** Analysis http://www.digitalopportunity.org/features/analysis/ ***************************************************** One-way traffic: the failed promise of iTV http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-8-41-1070.jsp Interactive television will bring the internet to the poor. At least that is one of the ways the British government accounts for massive spending on digital terrestrial television. But the silence is deafening as technological decisions are taken which will make delivery of this vision impossible, says the editor of Inside Digital TV. Can ICTs empower people? http://www.ctrlaltesc.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/03/129227&mode=thread The digital divide exists not only between the Northern and Southern countries, but also within Southern countries. Can ICTs then, be used for empowering people? Here is a detailed discussion on transforming ICTs to benefit all the people. ************************************************************ Success Stories http://www.digitalopportunity.org/features/success_stories/ ************************************************************ Folk tales that make a difference http://www.mssrf.org/informationvillage/kannivadi.html Working in the villages of Reddiarchatram taluk of Dindigual district in Tamil Nadu, India, two are disproving the notion hat computers are only for the young and educated urbanites. Case Study: Viim Kuunga Radio Project, Burkina Faso http://www.comminit.com/pdskdv32003/sld-7545.html Radio Salankoloto is an associative radio station broadcasting out of Ouagadougou which aims to inform and thus improve the lives of radio listeners. They are harnassing the power of a local radio station to help combat the growing problem of HIV/AIDS in Burkina. ********************************************************** Campaigns http://www.digitalopportunity.org/get_involved/campaigns/ ********************************************************** Volunteering opportunities with Travel-to-Teach http://www.travel-to-teach.org/eng_mission.htm Help overcome the digital divide by teaching English and computers in Thailand. Travel-to-Teach is an international initiative based in Thailand that uses donated computers and computers already in place. As a volunteer in this initiative you will be teaching/coaching IT and English in educational institutes and community projects. How much do you pay to access the Internet ? www.stargazernet.net/SV-0000-0000-0065 Digital Dividends is collecting data about the cost and usage of Internet access in developing countries. The data will be used to inform decision makers in a position to improve current Internet services. If you use the Internet in a developing country, take just two minutes to complete this quick survey online. ****************************************** Events http://www.digitalopportunity.org/events/ ****************************************** 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. Bridging the Gender Digital Divide through Strategic Partnerships http://www.wougnet.org/Events/UNIFEM/ddi_ug.html Mon 5 May 2003 - Tue 6 May 2003 Kampala, Uganda This meetings serves as the Africa launch of the Digital Diaspora Initiative. It will provide an opportunity for participants to learn from some innovative approaches to using ICT for gender responsive poverty eradication and development in Uganda. 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. FN-CON aims to gather the experts and implementors in community wireless networking groups from across the globe, innovators from the wired community and municipal networks, and the technologists designing the hardware for future phases of this amazing movement for a conference like no other. Empowering Women through Information and Knowledge: From Oral Traditions to ICT http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2003/1766-event.html Tue 10 June 2003 - Fri 13 June 2003 Pune, India The conference, sponsored by SNDT Women's University & Centre for Women's Development Studies, will focus on information and knowledge created by women for women or about women. It aims to cover content and processes involved in academic, social and creative situations. Seventh International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation http://egade.sistema.itesm.mx/monterrey2003/index.html Tue 10 June 2003 - Fri 13 June 2003 Monterrey, Mexico Topics at this conference include "Connecting Communities via Education and Technology," "Solving Problems across Borders via Technology" and "E-Economy, e-Government and their Implications for Social and Political Accountability." Berlecon Workshop on the Economics of Information Technology http://www.berlecon.de/output/events/bite5.html Fri 13 June 2003 - Sat 14 June 2003 Berlin, Germany The Berlecon Workshop on the Economics of Information Technology aims at improving the understanding of the economic aspects of information technology and its role in our economy. The workshop not only covers IT in the strict sense but also includes communication technologies, which increasingly converge with traditional IT. Virtual Communities Conference http://www.infonortics.com/vc/vc03/prog-03.html Mon 16 June 2003 - Tue 17 June 2003 London, UK A two-day conference on the Internet and virtual communities. ED-MEDIA 2003 http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/call.htm Mon 23 June 2003 - Sat 28 June 2003 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States ED-MEDIA serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications / distance education. CTCNet 2003 http://www2.ctcnet.org/conf/2003/ Thu 26 June 2003 - Sun 29 June 2003 Washington, DC, USA The 12th annual CTCNet conference is the premier event for the community technology field. 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