From gurstein at gmail.com Sat Jun 7 14:38:43 2008 From: gurstein at gmail.com (Michael Gurstein) Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:38:43 -0000 Subject: [DDN] FW: [JoCI] Vol. 4 No. 1 (2008) Special Issue: Wireless Networking for Communities, Citizens and the Public Interest Message-ID: <029e01c8c910$b9902330$0301a8c0@michael78xnoln> (sorry for the duplication!) byte The Journal of Community Informatics has just published its latest issue Vol. 4 No. 1 (2008) Special Issue: Wireless Networking for Communities, Citizens and the Public Interest at http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Thanks for the continuing interest in our work, Michael Gurstein Editor in Chief: Journal of Community Informatics Phone 604-602-0624 Fax 604-602-0624 gurstein at gmail.com The Journal of Community Informatics Vol. 4 No. 1 (2008) Special Issue: Wireless Networking for Communities, Citizens and the Public Interest Table of Contents http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/19 Editorial -------- Is There A Wireless Community Informatics? Michael Gurstein Introduction to the Special Issue: Wireless Networking for Communities, Citizens and the Public Interest Alison Powell, Sascha D. Meinrath Articles -------- Time, space and the wireless community network Marco Adria Towards Place-peer community and civic bandwidth: a case study in community wireless networking Hanna Hye-Na Cho Anytime? Anywhere?: Reframing Debates Around Community and Municipal Wireless Networking Laura Forlano Keeping Promises: Municipal communities struggle to fulfill promises to narrow the digital divide with Municipal Community Wireless Networks Andrea H Tapia, Julio Angel Ortiz Notes from the field -------- The i-REACH Project in Cambodia Kim Dara, Long Dimanche, Se?n ? Siochr? Metropolitan Wi-Fi Research Network at the Los Angeles State Historic Park Vidyut Samanta, Chase Laurelle Alexandria Knowles, Jeff Burke, Fabian Wagmister, Deborah Estrin Setting Long Distance WiFi Records: Proofing Solutions for Rural Connectivity Ermanno Pietrosemoli Saving Toronto Hydro Telecom's One Zone project from itself: alternative models for urban public wireless infrastructure Andrew Clement, Amelia Potter Notes and cases from the field (practitioners) -------- Life after Connectivity: the Impact of the Community Mesh Network in Mahavilachchiya, Sri Lanka?s E-village Alisha Bhagat In Memoriam -------- Steve Cisler: an appreciation Eduardo Villanueva ________________________________________________________________________ The Journal of Community Informatics http://www.ci-journal.net From mary_watkins at wgbh.org Wed Jun 4 14:03:29 2008 From: mary_watkins at wgbh.org (Mary Watkins) Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:03:29 -0000 Subject: [DDN] WGBH/NCAM seeking Access Technology Manager Message-ID: <1147949358mary_watkins@wgbh.org> WGBH's Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM), a research and development organization and birthplace of MAGpie, CC for Flash, Motion Picture Access/MoPix Systems and more, is looking to grow our team. See a short description of the Access Technology Manger positon now open, below, and the link to the full job posting from wgbh.org at the end. The link will provide application (online or postal mail) details. The Access Technology Manager will become a member of NCAM?s technical team, with primary responsibility to support our Strategic Partnership (SP) program. The Strategic Partners program analyzes, advises and shapes technical recommendations regarding accessibility for leading technology companies. The successful candidate will work directly with NCAM partner companies that develop rich media, convergent media, Internet content, software, hardware, and other technologies. In addition, the Access Technology Manager will help identify new funding sources for the Strategic Partners program, in concert with the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Director of NCAM. This position reports to the Director of the Strategic Partnerships. http://careers.wgbh.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Apply.woa/7/wo/LFXratYB2t03YqVD0VpoSw/0.22.0.3.0 Thank you. Mary Watkins Director of Communications and Outreach Media Access Group at WGBH 617 300-3700 voice 617 300-2489 tty access.wgbh.org access at wgbh.org From opetrov at worldbank.org Mon Jun 23 18:53:20 2008 From: opetrov at worldbank.org (opetrov at worldbank.org) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:53:20 -0400 Subject: [DDN] LIVE WEBCAST from WORLD BANK: Global Dialog Workshop on Public Private Partnerships in e-Government Projects (June 25, 9:00 am - 12:15 p.m. ET) Message-ID: World Bank's e-Development Thematic Group, USAID, USTTI, DGF, IIS RU, SPeG, TTI and other partners present a Global Dialogue Workshop on Enabling Private Sector Delivery of Public Services: Public Private Partnerships in e-Government Projects organized in partnership with USAID/USTTI e-Government Seminar (who will be bringing a delegation from 20 countries) June 25, 2008 9:00 am - 12:15 pm ET (GMT - 4 hours) You can participate at: World Bank Washington, D.C. 1850 I Street, Room I1-200 or in WB Offices in the following countries: Russia, Armenia, India, Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya or via LIVE WEBCAST & ONLINE DISCUSSION: The webcast will be available at: http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment/live (please RSVP) Program Description Using case studies, the speakers will draw out key lessons from PPPs in e-Government, discussing the challenges faced, solutions developed, as well as general recommendations for designing and implementing successful PPPs. The key issues to be addressed (among others) are: Is private sector delivery in conflict with public interest? Are there any limits to outsourcing service delivery to the private sector? What are the most successful examples of PPPs in e-government? Is there a solid evidence of positive impact? Can these be easily replicated in other countries? What should governments do to ensure success of PPP approaches in e-Government? What kind of procurement system reforms may be necessary? What changes to legal framework may be necessary? Which business models have proven most successful to motivate both parties and produce best results? The seminar participants include senior level government officials from a wide range of countries around the world, such as Russia, Armenia, India, Ghana, Rwanda, Zambia, Uganda, Kenya, Philippines, Samoa, Mongolia, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Bulgaria, Barbados et al. Featuring leading experts: Opening Remarks Sanjay Pradhan, Director, Public Sector Governance, World Bank Keynote Address R. Chandrashekhar, Additional Secretary (e-gov), DIT, Government of India Global Perspectives Speakers: Andi Dervishi, Investment Officer, CITPT, IFC Dean Merrill, Vice-President, CGI Patricia de Baquero, Senior Procurement Specialist, OPCPR, World Bank Hrishikesh Potey, Senior Business Analyst, Evalueserve and Team Leader for the Global Study on eGov PPPs for the World Bank Discussants: Donald Staples, Director of Analysis and Compliance Planning, Government of Virginia, USA Vivek Chaudhry, Senior RM Officer, World Bank Country Perspectives Ghana: Sam Somuah, Director General, GICTED Emmanuel Darko, CEO, GCNET Sam Mensah, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning India: R. Chandrashekhar, Additional Secretary (e-gov), DIT, Government of India Russia: Yuri Hohlov, Chairman, Institute for Information Society - Russia and Anna Korobova, CIO, Zelenograd District of Moscow Rwanda: Wilson Muyenzi, Project Manager, eRWANDA Project, Rwanda Information Technology Authority Kenya: Victor Kyalo, Deputy CEO, ICT Board, Kenya Chair: Samia Melhem, Senior Operations Officer, GICT, World Bank Facilitator: Oleg Petrov, Program Coordinator, e-Development Thematic Group All workshop materials will be available at: http://go.worldbank.org/R8MULFAQQ0 Previous eTG event on PPPs in e-Gov: http://go.worldbank.org/TNDD7BLDM0 To join our mailing list, please write to edevelopment at worldbank.org Participants from outside the Bank will NOT need a building pass for this seminar to attend in person in Washington DC but please RSVP and feel free to invite others. On webcast we also recommend that you RSVP by sending email to mbunchuk at worldbank.org and edevelopment at worldbank.org. About e-Development Thematic Group e-Development Thematic Group is a global forum and community of professionals interested in the role of ICT in development, open for participation by both World Bank staff and external clients and partners. The e-TG is hosted by Global ICT Dept of the World Bank in collaboration with a number of partners (see the list of partners on our website). Visit us at http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment to download materials for this and all previous e-development seminars (over 120 since 2000) or to engage in a partnership with us. Watch some of the recent events sponsored by the e-Development Thematic Group if you missed them (with links to videos, slides, speaker profiles, exclusive interviews, background materials etc.) ICT Applications for the Public Sector http://go.worldbank.org/YLBJQROJZ0 Government Enterprise Architecture as Enabler of Public Sector Reform http://go.worldbank.org/NNEZOTX020 Next-Generation Organizational Models for e-Government http://go.worldbank.org/2LA3GGGEA0 India's Emergence as a Global IT Player: The Role of NASSCOM http://go.worldbank.org/B6DF3R8L60 The Potential of Global Sourcing of Services for Growth http://go.worldbank.org/QFF0GUTSF0 From ilan at takingitglobal.org Wed Jun 25 14:58:58 2008 From: ilan at takingitglobal.org (ilan at takingitglobal.org) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:58:58 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [DDN] Introductions Message-ID: <.69.159.196.66.1214420338.squirrel@webmail.takingitglobal.org> Hi there, I'm just writing a brief message to introduce myself. My name is Ilan and I am a volunteer intern at TakingITglobal and I will be working on the Digital Divide Network until the middle of August. We have a number of ideas and initiatives which will hopefully rejuvenate the site, build-up the community, and bring more attention to digital divide issues. If any of you have any ideas on how to accomplish these goals or any others that you think I may have missed please feel free to share. From n.shashidhara at gmail.com Wed Jun 25 22:43:21 2008 From: n.shashidhara at gmail.com (Nanjundiaha Shashidhara) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:43:21 -0700 Subject: [DDN] Introductions In-Reply-To: <.69.159.196.66.1214420338.squirrel@webmail.takingitglobal.org> References: <.69.159.196.66.1214420338.squirrel@webmail.takingitglobal.org> Message-ID: <21297f350806251943i19e97bddm71b4b40c8815c8a0@mail.gmail.com> Dear llan I am glad to know that you are working in the area of Digital Divide - this is a really fascinating area - the contribution of technology (IT) which has changed the living-scape of the world. Now there is no more literate/ illiterate it is how knowledgeable/comfortable you are in handling the digital gadgets. This could be taken as an important study in the developing world like India here a vegetable vendor is more comfortable in handling a mobile phone than a pen. A lady may find it difficult to operate a kitchen grinder but cool with a mobile phone!..... What is that drives them to become so comfortable , is an important subject which needs to be looked in to. In fact there are certain studies where mobile phones are being used as a teaching -tool for neo -literates. Best of Luck N.Shashidhara On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:58 AM, wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm just writing a brief message to introduce myself. > > My name is Ilan and I am a volunteer intern at TakingITglobal and I will > be working on the Digital Divide Network until the middle of August. We > have a number of ideas and initiatives which will hopefully rejuvenate the > site, build-up the community, and bring more attention to digital divide > issues. If any of you have any ideas on how to accomplish these goals or > any others that you think I may have missed please feel free to share. > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.netwith the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > From mary.dawson at solihull.ac.uk Thu Jun 26 10:23:50 2008 From: mary.dawson at solihull.ac.uk (Mary Dawson) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:23:50 +0100 Subject: [DDN] Introductions Message-ID: Shashidira What wonderful comments and very true. Do you think that the digital divide runs much deeper than the 'haves' and 'have not's' though? Mary -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Nanjundiaha Shashidhara Sent: 26 June 2008 03:43 To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Introductions Dear llan I am glad to know that you are working in the area of Digital Divide - this is a really fascinating area - the contribution of technology (IT) which has changed the living-scape of the world. Now there is no more literate/ illiterate it is how knowledgeable/comfortable you are in handling the digital gadgets. This could be taken as an important study in the developing world like India here a vegetable vendor is more comfortable in handling a mobile phone than a pen. A lady may find it difficult to operate a kitchen grinder but cool with a mobile phone!..... What is that drives them to become so comfortable , is an important subject which needs to be looked in to. In fact there are certain studies where mobile phones are being used as a teaching -tool for neo -literates. Best of Luck N.Shashidhara On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:58 AM, wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm just writing a brief message to introduce myself. > > My name is Ilan and I am a volunteer intern at TakingITglobal and I will > be working on the Digital Divide Network until the middle of August. We > have a number of ideas and initiatives which will hopefully rejuvenate the > site, build-up the community, and bring more attention to digital divide > issues. If any of you have any ideas on how to accomplish these goals or > any others that you think I may have missed please feel free to share. > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.netwith the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ************************************************************************ ******* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ************************************************************************ ******* From paperlesshomework at yahoo.com Thu Jun 26 10:55:32 2008 From: paperlesshomework at yahoo.com (Foo HK) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:55:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [DDN] Introductions In-Reply-To: <.69.159.196.66.1214420338.squirrel@webmail.takingitglobal.org> Message-ID: <322841.1412.qm@web62303.mail.re1.yahoo.com> ?Hello Ilan ?Welcome to digital divide. ?We hope that you would find it fruitful and rewarding in your work. ? As for what we are doing for digital divide, we would like to invite you to browse through our site at www.paperlesshomework.com where we are introducing to the world our solution to close the digital divide of the world. ?? Currently as we know, this digital divide is getting wider and wider and we do know for sure that even UNESCO's goal for EFA (Education for All) will be of target by 2015. ?? In our opinion, it is not the money or people that fails. We are of the opinion that it is the tchonology that fails when we try to reach out to the poor (the excluded) using rich men's platforms ...the CDs or online Flash/Java which needs broadband. ? Our project too when implemented not only cause the digital divide to be closed , but would enable better students, reaches out to the excluded but good for Mother Earth too by going paperless. ? The reason why we are able to do it is our unique way to enable minutes of downloads (using slow dial ups ) you get hours or days of animated modules. ? Please spread the word around about this "impossible" project :>).? This project is recognised by Stockholm Challenge 2008 as being able to find a solution to reach out to the rural areas as we were one of the finalists. See the press release in our web site www.paperlesshomework.com ? Perhaps you can take this up with Digital Divide and explore how it can be used to really close the digital divides among nations and between the rich urban and poor rural. ? Well, welcome to Digital Divide ilan. ? Warmest regards Alan Foo --- On Wed, 6/25/08, ilan at takingitglobal.org wrote: From: ilan at takingitglobal.org Subject: [DDN] Introductions To: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 11:58 AM Hi there, I'm just writing a brief message to introduce myself. My name is Ilan and I am a volunteer intern at TakingITglobal and I will be working on the Digital Divide Network until the middle of August. We have a number of ideas and initiatives which will hopefully rejuvenate the site, build-up the community, and bring more attention to digital divide issues. If any of you have any ideas on how to accomplish these goals or any others that you think I may have missed please feel free to share. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. From jsalmons at vision2lead.com Thu Jun 26 11:10:14 2008 From: jsalmons at vision2lead.com (Janet Salmons) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:10:14 -0600 Subject: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? In-Reply-To: <21297f350806251943i19e97bddm71b4b40c8815c8a0@mail.gmail.com> References: <.69.159.196.66.1214420338.squirrel@webmail.takingitglobal.org> <21297f350806251943i19e97bddm71b4b40c8815c8a0@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <000b01c8d79e$bd0057a0$370106e0$@com> Hello everyone, I am working on a book "Online Interviews in Real Time," about online research, specifically, conducting scholarly interviews using synchronous technologies. Of course access by a wide range of participants is a critical issue for researchers. Where can I locate the most current numbers for access, by demographic group? I'm also interested in whether there are current numbers about access by mobile phones/handheld devices; and/or access in public settings such as community centers, libraries or cafes. Thanks! Janet PS If you are an online researcher, I'd be interested to hear about your research design and approach, so feel free to contact me off list. Janet E. Salmons, Ph.D. VISION2LEAD, INC. PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943 Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Organizational Perspectives Community - http://www.organizationalperspectives.org Blog for educators- http://blog.elearn2lead.com Blog for learners- http://belearner.elearn2lead.com/ From ictlogist at ictlogy.net Thu Jun 26 11:26:03 2008 From: ictlogist at ictlogy.net (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Ismael_Pe=F1a-L=F3pez?=) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:26:03 +0200 Subject: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? In-Reply-To: <000b01c8d79e$bd0057a0$370106e0$@com> Message-ID: Hi Janet, Don't know whether you want your data for the US or for the whole World. The main sources about access to ICTs are the following: ITU: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_Eye http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_Statistics The World Bank: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_at_a_Glance_Tables The OECD: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=OECD_Key_ICT_Indicators http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=OECD.Stat The European Union (very good data and might be a good proxy for the US): http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Eurostat The World Economic Forum: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Networked_Readiness_Index (see a longer list here: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Data_ICT) For the US, and for such specific data as you ask for, I'd rather point you to the Pew Internet & American Life Project (http://www.pewinternet.org) which often issue interesting reports on different surveys about ICT usage and so. Good luck! Ismael Pe?a-L?pez ICTlogy.net Public Policies for Development and ICT4D School of Law and Political Science Open University of Catalonia -----Mensaje original----- De: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] En nombre de Janet Salmons Enviado el: jueves, 26 de junio de 2008 17:10 Para: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net Asunto: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hello everyone, I am working on a book "Online Interviews in Real Time," about online research, specifically, conducting scholarly interviews using synchronous technologies. Of course access by a wide range of participants is a critical issue for researchers. Where can I locate the most current numbers for access, by demographic group? I'm also interested in whether there are current numbers about access by mobile phones/handheld devices; and/or access in public settings such as community centers, libraries or cafes. Thanks! Janet PS If you are an online researcher, I'd be interested to hear about your research design and approach, so feel free to contact me off list. Janet E. Salmons, Ph.D. VISION2LEAD, INC. PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943 Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Organizational Perspectives Community - http://www.organizationalperspectives.org Blog for educators- http://blog.elearn2lead.com Blog for learners- http://belearner.elearn2lead.com/ _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. From ilan at takingitglobal.org Thu Jun 26 11:33:55 2008 From: ilan at takingitglobal.org (ilan at takingitglobal.org) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:33:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [DDN] Introductions In-Reply-To: <.69.159.196.66.1214420338.squirrel@webmail.takingitglobal.org> References: <.69.159.196.66.1214420338.squirrel@webmail.takingitglobal.org> Message-ID: <.69.159.196.66.1214494435.squirrel@webmail.takingitglobal.org> Hello again, I had a request to share some of the more specific plans for the site and I'd love to get all of your opinions on it. So far you will have noticed a drastic decrease in the amount of spam on the site. While this will likely be an ongoing battle, the spam had piled up of late. I think that having a simple mechanism that visitors to the site can use to report spam will help with this in the long-term. We'd like to inspire more active blogging by our members perhaps by allowing you to RSS a blog from another site to the DDN. Generally, enabling comments more broadly throughout the site will likely generate more activity. We are, however, trying to be cautious about this as the comments are yet another vehicle that can be used by spammers to clutter the site. We will be posting more frequent featured articles on the site from around the web and hopefully original content as well. I'd like to increase exposure to the site and the issues by integrating links to social-bookmarking sites such as digg and reddit. One of the larger initiatives will be to develop an advisor network of experts in various fields relating to digital divide issues. Hopefully these experts will not only help guide the site but also contribute original content to the site. Finally, I fear that since the mailing list does not show up in websearches much of the information that can be found here is being missed by people researching these issues. I was hoping to research ways in which to integrate this mailing list into the website itself but I understand that there may be some strong opinions about this and would be very interested in hearing all of the pros and cons. In that I am only here 2 days a week until the middle of August these plans might be too ambitious but I'd rather be too-ambitious than not ambitious enough. Hopefully once my internship here is done another intern will be able to takeover and continue developing the site. On Wed, June 25, 2008 2:58 pm, ilan at takingitglobal.org wrote: > Hi there, > > > I'm just writing a brief message to introduce myself. > > > My name is Ilan and I am a volunteer intern at TakingITglobal and I will > be working on the Digital Divide Network until the middle of August. We > have a number of ideas and initiatives which will hopefully rejuvenate > the site, build-up the community, and bring more attention to digital > divide issues. If any of you have any ideas on how to accomplish these > goals or any others that you think I may have missed please feel free to > share. > From davidrampla at yahoo.com.mx Thu Jun 26 11:46:49 2008 From: davidrampla at yahoo.com.mx (david ram) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:46:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? In-Reply-To: <000b01c8d79e$bd0057a0$370106e0$@com> Message-ID: <487057.96578.qm@web30304.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi Janet Salmons. Your investigation is very interesting. I live in Mexico, and I work in a Latinamerican context. Could you tell me if the data in my context is useful for your work? If that is the case I'll send it. Best regards --- El jue 26-jun-08, Janet Salmons escribi?: De:: Janet Salmons Asunto: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? A: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net Fecha: jueves, 26 junio, 2008, 10:10 am Hello everyone, I am working on a book "Online Interviews in Real Time," about online research, specifically, conducting scholarly interviews using synchronous technologies. Of course access by a wide range of participants is a critical issue for researchers. Where can I locate the most current numbers for access, by demographic group? I'm also interested in whether there are current numbers about access by mobile phones/handheld devices; and/or access in public settings such as community centers, libraries or cafes. Thanks! Janet PS If you are an online researcher, I'd be interested to hear about your research design and approach, so feel free to contact me off list. Janet E. Salmons, Ph.D. VISION2LEAD, INC. PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943 Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Organizational Perspectives Community - http://www.organizationalperspectives.org Blog for educators- http://blog.elearn2lead.com Blog for learners- http://belearner.elearn2lead.com/ _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. __________________________________________________ Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ?gratis! Reg?strate ya - http://correo.yahoo.com.mx/ From jsalmons at vision2lead.com Thu Jun 26 12:21:42 2008 From: jsalmons at vision2lead.com (Janet Salmons) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:21:42 -0600 Subject: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? References: <000b01c8d79e$bd0057a0$370106e0$@com> Message-ID: <002501c8d7a8$b8f10560$2ad31020$@com> Thanks Ismael! I am interested in the whole wide world! One of the main reasons people choose online research is to reach participants across the globe. Ismael should know-- he participated in my study about collaborative e-learning and made an extremely valuable contribution by telling me about the Campus for Peace. With no travel funds, I would not have been able to include his exemplary work in my study.... Janet -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Ismael Pe?a-L?pez Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:26 AM To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hi Janet, Don't know whether you want your data for the US or for the whole World. The main sources about access to ICTs are the following: ITU: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_Eye http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_Statistics The World Bank: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_at_a_Glance_Tables The OECD: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=OECD_Key_ICT_Indicators http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=OECD.Stat The European Union (very good data and might be a good proxy for the US): http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Eurostat The World Economic Forum: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Networked_Readiness_Index (see a longer list here: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Data_ICT) For the US, and for such specific data as you ask for, I'd rather point you to the Pew Internet & American Life Project (http://www.pewinternet.org) which often issue interesting reports on different surveys about ICT usage and so. Good luck! Ismael Pe?a-L?pez ICTlogy.net Public Policies for Development and ICT4D School of Law and Political Science Open University of Catalonia -----Mensaje original----- De: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] En nombre de Janet Salmons Enviado el: jueves, 26 de junio de 2008 17:10 Para: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net Asunto: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hello everyone, I am working on a book "Online Interviews in Real Time," about online research, specifically, conducting scholarly interviews using synchronous technologies. Of course access by a wide range of participants is a critical issue for researchers. Where can I locate the most current numbers for access, by demographic group? I'm also interested in whether there are current numbers about access by mobile phones/handheld devices; and/or access in public settings such as community centers, libraries or cafes. Thanks! Janet PS If you are an online researcher, I'd be interested to hear about your research design and approach, so feel free to contact me off list. Janet E. Salmons, Ph.D. VISION2LEAD, INC. PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943 Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Organizational Perspectives Community - http://www.organizationalperspectives.org Blog for educators- http://blog.elearn2lead.com Blog for learners- http://belearner.elearn2lead.com/ _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________ No viruses found in this incoming message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.3.5 http://www.iolo.com From claude.almansi at gmail.com Thu Jun 26 18:23:45 2008 From: claude.almansi at gmail.com (Claude Almansi) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:23:45 +0200 Subject: [DDN] Introductions In-Reply-To: <.69.159.196.66.1214494435.squirrel@webmail.takingitglobal.org> References: <.69.159.196.66.1214420338.squirrel@webmail.takingitglobal.org> <.69.159.196.66.1214494435.squirrel@webmail.takingitglobal.org> Message-ID: Welcome and thanks for the plans, Ilan - and apologies for Cc'ing to you too: I've been having problems posting to the list since I changed my e-mail address for it. Between your lines: On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 5:33 PM, wrote: > (...) > > So far you will have noticed a drastic decrease in the amount of spam on > the site. While this will likely be an ongoing battle, the spam had piled > up of late. I think that having a simple mechanism that visitors to the > site can use to report spam will help with this in the long-term. That would be GREAT. So far one way to go about it was to have notifications of new comments to one's blog, and as spammers favored comments, then one could forward the spam to TIG (or if feeling particularly consciencious, check the last comments for all blogs and the spammer's profile and blog too). > > We'd like to inspire more active blogging by our members perhaps by > allowing you to RSS a blog from another site to the DDN. Already feasible although it does not always work very fast: Taran Rampersad's DDN blog http://www.digitaldivide.net/blog/Taran is RSS-fed from his http://www.knowprose.com/ one. Also there have been times when links went AWOL in the RSS transfer. > Generally, > enabling comments more broadly throughout the site will likely generate > more activity. We are, however, trying to be cautious about this as the > comments are yet another vehicle that can be used by spammers to clutter > the site. Yes, the risk is real: see my first comment - in spite of CAPTCHAs (either for signing up to DDN or for posting comments or for both). BTW would it be possible to get rid of purely visual CAPTCHAs that exclude blind people, as they don't exclude spammers? There are problem-solving alternatives, for instance. Though of course, those are not full-proof either. > > We will be posting more frequent featured articles on the site from around > the web and hopefully original content as well. Great. If I remember correctly, several people had volunteered for that when Adam Clare proposed it some time ago - maybe they'd still be ready to? > > I'd like to increase exposure to the site and the issues by integrating > links to social-bookmarking sites such as digg and reddit. and maybe for del.icio.us where several of us already bookmark, and for Diigo.com which also allows the creation of project groups (Diigo bookmarking widget in ). List of Diigo groups:. Considering that the DDN communities never really took off, then got more sluggish when the discussion boards got hacked in 2005, and didn't really pick up when the discussion boards started working again - and that now the discussion boards have altogether disappeared from the last template - Diigo groups are one possible alternative. (To be clear: I am not complaining about the disappearance of the discussion boards that were used very little anyway). > > One of the larger initiatives will be to develop an advisor network of > experts in various fields relating to digital divide issues. Hopefully > these experts will not only help guide the site but also contribute > original content to the site. Again, great idea. > > Finally, I fear that since the mailing list does not show up in > websearches much of the information that can be found here is being missed > by people researching these issues. I was hoping to research ways in which > to integrate this mailing list into the website itself but I understand > that there may be some strong opinions about this and would be very > interested in hearing all of the pros and cons. Until August 2006 (last instance recorded in IA dated Aug. 4, 2006 ), there was a "featured feeds" box bottom-left of the template, which included the RSS feed of the mailing-list. Then the mailing-list migrated and lost its feed, and the "featured feeds" box disappeared. However per se, the archive of the mailing-list in remains public, so my guess is that there shouldn't be strong oppositions against reintegrating it into the website - but how if it hasn't got an RSS feed anymore? > > In that I am only here 2 days a week until the middle of August these > plans might be too ambitious but I'd rather be too-ambitious than not > ambitious enough. Hopefully once my internship here is done another intern > will be able to takeover and continue developing the site. Not too ambitious, provided there is a continuum tool - what about a wiki, even if it has to be hosted on another platform (I don't know the tech specifications of the DDN one)? I.e.: when the DDN platform first came out, it was really also pioneering "Web 2.0" tech, with blogs that had their own RSS feeds and could be RSS-fed from other blogs, profiles, etc. Now Web 2.0 apps and platforms have proliferated hugely. The DDN mailing-list has been and remains an invaluable place to exchange info about these and about experiments with these. But maybe we should ask ourselves if a self-contained platform trying to offer everything is still the best solution nowadays, or if the DDN platform should rather become a kind of hub? Or "re-become" rather: the "featured feeds" box mentioned above had that function. We could decide on a tag to make stuff posted elsewhere more easily retrievable - like ksudigg used by Michael Wesch and his students at Kansas State University. But just go out for things that can't be done on the DDN platform. Just an idea. Thanks again for your projects and your willingness. Claude Almansi Switzerland www.noimedia.org From jc at coyotecommunications.com Fri Jun 27 07:13:29 2008 From: jc at coyotecommunications.com (jc at coyotecommunications.com) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:13:29 -0500 Subject: [DDN] Introductions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20080627061329.avvip1e7sw88scog@coyotecommunications.com> Quoting Mary Dawson : > Do you think that the digital divide runs much deeper than the 'haves' > and 'have not's' though? I certainly think so. I'm discouraged that few discussions about the "digital divide" talk about how people using assistive technologies/who have disabilities are locked out of the digital world, particularly Web 2.0, only because of the design choices that have been made. I'm also discouraged at the lack of discussion regarding how design choices are leaving out people who aren't using the very latest hardware and software -- something that not only can the majority of people not do because of economics, but also something the Earth could not sustain. The digital divide is *much* more than just lack of access to networking tech. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Jayne Cravens, MSc http://www.coyotecommunications.com/ Bonn, Germany <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From marlene at potentialafrica.com Fri Jun 27 03:32:31 2008 From: marlene at potentialafrica.com (Marlene Bramley) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:32:31 +0200 Subject: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? References: <000b01c8d79e$bd0057a0$370106e0$@com> <002501c8d7a8$b8f10560$2ad31020$@com> Message-ID: <59EAF935EDCFBB488C75C497A8A57890196193@kichwa.IMW.local> Hi there I find this conversation very interesting, I live and work in South Africa and am involved in a website (under construction as we speak) that aims to promote the use of ICT in non government organizations. As you know Africa has huge challenges when it comes to the digital divide, although our mobile usage (in South Africa) and uptake was one of the fastest in the world, resulting in one of the biggest GSM markets in the world, much of the population is illiterate, don't have access to technology and are unemployed. So very similar to India in a lot of ways. And Ilan on another note, we will be trying to stimulate conversation in much the same way as you mention for the digital divide site (once we are up and running) Experts commenting on issues and researchers using the site to post and learn - so exciting times ahead. More importantly, NGO's using the site to download curriculum and improve their usage of technology - not only in South Africa but in Kenya, Senegal, Ghana as well. If anybody would like to know more in these areas please ask, and conversely please send information you might think is relevant to our side of the world. Thanks Marlene Bramley NGOConnect Africa -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Janet Salmons Sent: 26 June 2008 06:22 PM To: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Thanks Ismael! I am interested in the whole wide world! One of the main reasons people choose online research is to reach participants across the globe. Ismael should know-- he participated in my study about collaborative e-learning and made an extremely valuable contribution by telling me about the Campus for Peace. With no travel funds, I would not have been able to include his exemplary work in my study.... Janet -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Ismael Pe?a-L?pez Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:26 AM To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hi Janet, Don't know whether you want your data for the US or for the whole World. The main sources about access to ICTs are the following: ITU: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_Eye http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_Statistics The World Bank: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_at_a_Glance_Tables The OECD: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=OECD_Key_ICT_Indicators http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=OECD.Stat The European Union (very good data and might be a good proxy for the US): http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Eurostat The World Economic Forum: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Networked_Readiness_Index (see a longer list here: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Data_ICT) For the US, and for such specific data as you ask for, I'd rather point you to the Pew Internet & American Life Project (http://www.pewinternet.org) which often issue interesting reports on different surveys about ICT usage and so. Good luck! Ismael Pe?a-L?pez ICTlogy.net Public Policies for Development and ICT4D School of Law and Political Science Open University of Catalonia -----Mensaje original----- De: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] En nombre de Janet Salmons Enviado el: jueves, 26 de junio de 2008 17:10 Para: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net Asunto: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hello everyone, I am working on a book "Online Interviews in Real Time," about online research, specifically, conducting scholarly interviews using synchronous technologies. Of course access by a wide range of participants is a critical issue for researchers. Where can I locate the most current numbers for access, by demographic group? I'm also interested in whether there are current numbers about access by mobile phones/handheld devices; and/or access in public settings such as community centers, libraries or cafes. Thanks! Janet PS If you are an online researcher, I'd be interested to hear about your research design and approach, so feel free to contact me off list. Janet E. Salmons, Ph.D. VISION2LEAD, INC. PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943 Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Organizational Perspectives Community - http://www.organizationalperspectives.org Blog for educators- http://blog.elearn2lead.com Blog for learners- http://belearner.elearn2lead.com/ _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________ No viruses found in this incoming message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.3.5 http://www.iolo.com _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. From paperlesshomework at yahoo.com Fri Jun 27 13:53:10 2008 From: paperlesshomework at yahoo.com (Foo HK) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:53:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [DDN] Introductions In-Reply-To: <20080627061329.avvip1e7sw88scog@coyotecommunications.com> Message-ID: <872541.98561.qm@web62304.mail.re1.yahoo.com> ? Perhaps all members can enlighten the rest of us what measures are we taking to close the digital divide. ? Many people, like global warming tend to talk and talk only but no action. We call them NATO? ...No Action Talk Only. In the end, the artic summer would be without ice anyway (latest news)...first time in history there may not be any Artic ice in Summer. ? Similarly when we are in digital divide, what concrete actions we know of to overcome such other than just talk? ? Perhaps each member can contribute to this? ? ? Alan From meridian at bigpond.net.au Mon Jun 30 20:49:49 2008 From: meridian at bigpond.net.au (Allan J Williams) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:49:49 +1000 Subject: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? References: <000b01c8d79e$bd0057a0$370106e0$@com><002501c8d7a8$b8f10560$2ad31020$@com> <59EAF935EDCFBB488C75C497A8A57890196193@kichwa.IMW.local> Message-ID: <003401c8db14$5e1f5640$cbb1ac3a@DESKTOP> Dear Marlene, I have been involved in the engineering and build of digital broadband in Australia, the first in the world. a public nation infrastucture operational to international digital standards by 1995.. This was the first Gbts per second FTTN national public broadband in the world. Devastatingly so, the Australian Federal government allowed News Ltd to technically modify this infrastucture so that it no longer performs to national digital telecommunications and broadband standards. I have written a book that explians why and how these privately contived broadband services can be manipulated to exploit the public, to widen the digital divide, privatised telecommunications that has the danger of becoming a globally privatised World Wide Web, endagering the public by forced exposure to global private exploitation, such as the emerging idea of auctioning domain names! This message is a warning to DNN members who should be astutely aware of this new emerging danger to social justice and democracy, a threat to democracy world wide. Australia is an exmaple not to be followed. Australians public Telstra, now mprivatised is an example to the world why public communications within public domains should exclude private authority over infrastructures used for public communications post the world entry to the digital era. Anyone interested to learn more of these emerging threats against democracy and social equality could visit www.meridianconnections.com.au Also as an introduction to the adverse social and economic trends emerging within the new digital world digital, visit the United Nations new site www.wider.unu.edu a research base for the United Nations based in Finland. Now with broadband is socially and economically viable and capable of 10 Gbts per second between homes, let democracy prevail so that most families have open access supported by democratic nations to a publicly and internationally disciplined world wide web, policed officially to expell exploitaion and social and economic corruption within the new and revolutionary digital era. Allan J Williams Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlene Bramley" To: "The Digital Divide Network discussion group" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hi there I find this conversation very interesting, I live and work in South Africa and am involved in a website (under construction as we speak) that aims to promote the use of ICT in non government organizations. As you know Africa has huge challenges when it comes to the digital divide, although our mobile usage (in South Africa) and uptake was one of the fastest in the world, resulting in one of the biggest GSM markets in the world, much of the population is illiterate, don't have access to technology and are unemployed. So very similar to India in a lot of ways. And Ilan on another note, we will be trying to stimulate conversation in much the same way as you mention for the digital divide site (once we are up and running) Experts commenting on issues and researchers using the site to post and learn - so exciting times ahead. More importantly, NGO's using the site to download curriculum and improve their usage of technology - not only in South Africa but in Kenya, Senegal, Ghana as well. If anybody would like to know more in these areas please ask, and conversely please send information you might think is relevant to our side of the world. Thanks Marlene Bramley NGOConnect Africa -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Janet Salmons Sent: 26 June 2008 06:22 PM To: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Thanks Ismael! I am interested in the whole wide world! One of the main reasons people choose online research is to reach participants across the globe. Ismael should know-- he participated in my study about collaborative e-learning and made an extremely valuable contribution by telling me about the Campus for Peace. With no travel funds, I would not have been able to include his exemplary work in my study.... Janet -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Ismael Pe?a-L?pez Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:26 AM To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hi Janet, Don't know whether you want your data for the US or for the whole World. The main sources about access to ICTs are the following: ITU: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_Eye http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_Statistics The World Bank: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_at_a_Glance_Tables The OECD: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=OECD_Key_ICT_Indicators http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=OECD.Stat The European Union (very good data and might be a good proxy for the US): http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Eurostat The World Economic Forum: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Networked_Readiness_Index (see a longer list here: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Data_ICT) For the US, and for such specific data as you ask for, I'd rather point you to the Pew Internet & American Life Project (http://www.pewinternet.org) which often issue interesting reports on different surveys about ICT usage and so. Good luck! Ismael Pe?a-L?pez ICTlogy.net Public Policies for Development and ICT4D School of Law and Political Science Open University of Catalonia -----Mensaje original----- De: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] En nombre de Janet Salmons Enviado el: jueves, 26 de junio de 2008 17:10 Para: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net Asunto: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hello everyone, I am working on a book "Online Interviews in Real Time," about online research, specifically, conducting scholarly interviews using synchronous technologies. Of course access by a wide range of participants is a critical issue for researchers. Where can I locate the most current numbers for access, by demographic group? I'm also interested in whether there are current numbers about access by mobile phones/handheld devices; and/or access in public settings such as community centers, libraries or cafes. Thanks! Janet PS If you are an online researcher, I'd be interested to hear about your research design and approach, so feel free to contact me off list. Janet E. Salmons, Ph.D. VISION2LEAD, INC. PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943 Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Organizational Perspectives Community - http://www.organizationalperspectives.org Blog for educators- http://blog.elearn2lead.com Blog for learners- http://belearner.elearn2lead.com/ _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________ No viruses found in this incoming message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.3.5 http://www.iolo.com _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. From sameera.wijerathna at dialog.lk Mon Jun 30 23:44:21 2008 From: sameera.wijerathna at dialog.lk (Sameera Wijerathna) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 09:14:21 +0530 Subject: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? In-Reply-To: <59EAF935EDCFBB488C75C497A8A57890196193@kichwa.IMW.local> Message-ID: <483EF0D64810104083B2A49E5A1AFEF105BD8D40@HOFEXHVS1.dialog.dialoggsm.com> Hi Marlene I am Sameera Wijerathna from Sri Lanka (in South Asia). I like to hear from you about the OPLC initiatives in South Africa. Here in Sri Lanka OLPC has created a local foundation called "OLPC Sri Lanka Foundation" and going ahead with Ministry of Education with a pilot project. What is the OLPC status in South Africa? Best regards, Sameera. Sameera Wijerathna Team lead - ICT4D Dialog Telekom www.dialog.lk www.ict4d-in-srilanka.blogspot.com -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Marlene Bramley Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 1:03 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hi there I find this conversation very interesting, I live and work in South Africa and am involved in a website (under construction as we speak) that aims to promote the use of ICT in non government organizations. As you know Africa has huge challenges when it comes to the digital divide, although our mobile usage (in South Africa) and uptake was one of the fastest in the world, resulting in one of the biggest GSM markets in the world, much of the population is illiterate, don't have access to technology and are unemployed. So very similar to India in a lot of ways. And Ilan on another note, we will be trying to stimulate conversation in much the same way as you mention for the digital divide site (once we are up and running) Experts commenting on issues and researchers using the site to post and learn - so exciting times ahead. More importantly, NGO's using the site to download curriculum and improve their usage of technology - not only in South Africa but in Kenya, Senegal, Ghana as well. If anybody would like to know more in these areas please ask, and conversely please send information you might think is relevant to our side of the world. Thanks Marlene Bramley NGOConnect Africa -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Janet Salmons Sent: 26 June 2008 06:22 PM To: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Thanks Ismael! I am interested in the whole wide world! One of the main reasons people choose online research is to reach participants across the globe. Ismael should know-- he participated in my study about collaborative e-learning and made an extremely valuable contribution by telling me about the Campus for Peace. With no travel funds, I would not have been able to include his exemplary work in my study.... Janet -----Original Message----- From: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] On Behalf Of Ismael Pe?a-L?pez Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:26 AM To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: Re: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hi Janet, Don't know whether you want your data for the US or for the whole World. The main sources about access to ICTs are the following: ITU: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_Eye http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_Statistics The World Bank: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=ICT_at_a_Glance_Tables The OECD: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=OECD_Key_ICT_Indicators http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=OECD.Stat The European Union (very good data and might be a good proxy for the US): http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Eurostat The World Economic Forum: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Networked_Readiness_Index (see a longer list here: http://ictlogy.net/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Data_ICT) For the US, and for such specific data as you ask for, I'd rather point you to the Pew Internet & American Life Project (http://www.pewinternet.org) which often issue interesting reports on different surveys about ICT usage and so. Good luck! Ismael Pe?a-L?pez ICTlogy.net Public Policies for Development and ICT4D School of Law and Political Science Open University of Catalonia -----Mensaje original----- De: digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net [mailto:digitaldivide-bounces at digitaldivide.net] En nombre de Janet Salmons Enviado el: jueves, 26 de junio de 2008 17:10 Para: digitaldivide at digitaldivide.net Asunto: [DDN] Divide status-- latest numbers? Hello everyone, I am working on a book "Online Interviews in Real Time," about online research, specifically, conducting scholarly interviews using synchronous technologies. Of course access by a wide range of participants is a critical issue for researchers. Where can I locate the most current numbers for access, by demographic group? I'm also interested in whether there are current numbers about access by mobile phones/handheld devices; and/or access in public settings such as community centers, libraries or cafes. Thanks! Janet PS If you are an online researcher, I'd be interested to hear about your research design and approach, so feel free to contact me off list. Janet E. Salmons, Ph.D. VISION2LEAD, INC. PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943 Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Organizational Perspectives Community - http://www.organizationalperspectives.org Blog for educators- http://blog.elearn2lead.com Blog for learners- http://belearner.elearn2lead.com/ _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________ No viruses found in this incoming message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.3.5 http://www.iolo.com _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE at digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request at digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ********************************************************************************************** This e-mail is confidential. 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