Dear Colleagues,

If you are interested in how nongovernmental and nonprofit
organizations use technology to help fulfill their social
missions, you are welcome to join the Information Systems
Forum.

The Information Systems Forum is an opt-in, flame-free email
distribution list for nonprofit professionals who want to
use information technology to increase organizational
effectiveness. The members range from the techno-phobic to
the techno-savvy - we share news, information, advice, and
referrals on an informal, collegial basis.

Topics range from the immediate ("how can I stop my monitor
from flickering?") to the strategic ("what is the best
approach to mission-based tech planning for a nonprofit on a
tight budget?") to the highly specialized ("where can I find
step-by-step instructions for putting a DONATE NOW button on
our Dreamweaver web site?").

This is a friendly exchange among peers, and there is (of
course) no charge for membership. Advertisements of products
or services for sale are strongly discouraged.

Because the Information Systems Forum is strictly an opt-in
list, you will not be added to it unless you confirm that
you are interested. To do that, just send a blank email to
information_systems_forum-SUBSCRIBE@yahoogroups.com. If you
have any colleagues who are also interested in the topic,
please feel free to pass along this invitation to them.

Many thanks and best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Cyber-Yenta
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
deborah_elizabeth_finn@...
http://www.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com

Apologies for multiple posting

For the 3rd consecutive year, the annual meeting of ASIS&T includes a
session of the "Global information village Plaza".
This time with a different set up.
In order to dream or speak about the god or bad aspects of the
information society, contributions will be received under the form of
"What if?" questions.
The best questions will be selected by the participants in the F2F
session and presented to a panle who will try and respond and initiate
a general discussion.
More information:  http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/plaza/2004plaza.html
We look  forward to hear from you

Michel Menou

-----Original Message-----
From: Saskia Harmsen [mailto:sharmsen@...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 5:55 AM
To: Knowledge Management for International Development Organisations
Cc: Bénédicte Marcilly
Subject: [km4dev-l] Facilitation of Online Communities training resource persons request

Dear members of the KM4Dev list,

 

I hope you will be able to aid us.

 

IICD’s in-country Information Exchange & Networking (IN) partners facilitate local Dgroups and discussion lists that allow persons interested in ICT4Dev to share local and international information on various subjects related to ICTs and Development.

They have requested some additional support in learning how to effectively moderate and facilitate such online communities, with a view on making them more dynamic and interactive.

 

Ideally we would like to source local resource persons that will be able to train and share their expertise and experience with our partners. In that respect, we are interested to find out whether you can recommend any resource persons that could be sourced to conduct a short training on Facilitating Online Communities in the following countries:  

Ghana

Uganda

Zambia

Tanzania

Uganda

 

Mali

Burkina Faso

 

Jamaica

 

Bolivia

Ecuador

 

 

Our priority need is to identify resource persons in Ghana that may have attended a similar training conducted by yourselves or your partners, and could provide a introductory training to our partners.

 

Please advise if you know of anybody and/or if you can suggests other persons/lists to enquire with.

 

Thanking you in advance for your help!

Rgds,

Saskia

 

Saskia Harmsen, B.Sc. M.A.

Capacity Development Officer

International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)

Email: sharmsen@...

Tel:     +31 70 311 7 311

Fax:    +31 70 311 7 322

Website:  www.iicd.org

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# June 1-4, 2004: Global Marshall Plan  at the International
Conference for Renewable Energies Bonn 2004
# June 1-4, 2004: International [governmental] Conference for
Renewable Energies organized by the German Government in Bonn.
# June 4 - 6, 2004: Meeting on WSIS, Meissen, Germany, contact:
Wolfgang Kleinwaechter
# June 10-12, 2004: Wizards of [Operating Systems] OS 3 - The Future
of the Digital Commons, International Conference, Berlin Congress
Center
# June 13, 2004: International WSIS-NGO meeting, Berlin

http://www.cpsr.org/essays/2004/contest.html

Students can be published and win awards in Computer
Professionals for Social Responsibility's Essay
Contest.

CPSR seeks papers that will advance its work
within its Working Groups and interests:

* Community Networks
* Cyber-Rights
* DNS/Internet Governance
* Computers in Education
* Computers and the Environment
* Computers and the Law
* Ethics
* Participatory Design
* Privacy
* Reliability & Risk
* Voting Technology
* Women in Computing
* Working in the Industry


Participating students and faculty may join or renew
their memberships in CPSR for one year for $15 and $25,
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I recently added two slides to my Global E-Democracy Trends speech (see
below).
One from India about the use of wireless Internet-based video
conferencing among district managers and another about a city in
Turkey that provide deep access to government financial
information.  These are great e-democracy examples to present
to the world.

Please take a look at the report I developed for the UN on E-Government
and Democracy.  Let me know about examples in other countries
that will help us demonstrate what governments and others must
do online to ensure that democracy survives the information age.

E-mail me: clift@...

Sincerely,
Steven Clift
E-democracy expert and speaker
http://publicus.net

P.S. Anyone in Mongolia?  I'll be there in a couple of weeks presenting
on
these issues.



E-Government and Democracy Report, World Summit Speech, More
--------------------------------------------------------------

* E-Government and Democracy: Representation and Citizen Engagement
in the Information Age

Download my recently released 40 page report from:

      http://publicus.net/e-government

Commissioned to assist drafting of the United Nations World Public
Sector Report, this article articulates essential democratic outcomes
in e-government. Outcomes different from the usual notions of
cost-savings and service delivery.  The table of contents far below
lists the case examples.

Included are links to related articles and the new e-mail list for
e-government practitioners and experts interested in the democratic
opportunities of e-government.  To join this peer-to-peer knowledge
exchange, e-mail:

      do-egov-subscribe@yahoogroups.com


* Democratic Evolution or Virtual Civil War?

I put my http://E-Democracy.Org "civil society" hat on while speaking
at the Promise of E-Democracy side event at the World Summit on the
Information Society.  While my report above shares exceptional best
practices, my Geneva speech makes it clear that democratic will is
required to make what is possible - probable and universal.  Access my
text and the panel video, which included the Foreign Minister of Greece,
George Papandreou, Nicholas Negroponte, Stephen Coleman from Oxford
among others:

      http://publicus.net/articles/democraticevolution.html

Also, the BBC World's Click-Online television program used the WSIS as
a back drop for a report and interview on e-democracy. See right column.



* Democracies Online Newswire, Top Ten Articles, Global E-Democracy
Trends Slides, E-Democracy.Org Technology

DoWire, the Democracies Online Newswire will under go some changes
this year as I integrate blogging technology into my content gathering.
The DoWire network now reaches 2600 people in over 80 countries.
Subscribe from:

     http://dowire.org

My articles collection <http://publicus.net/articles.html>, dating back
to 1993, now has a handy list of my top ten articles:

     http://publicus.net/topten.html

As I head to Mongolia for a speaking trip (with short stops Korea and
Japan) in a a week or so, my updated Global E-Democracy Trends slides
for 2004 are available at:

     http://publicus.net/speaker.html

Finally, E-Democracy.Org (I'm the Board Chair) is recruiting the world's
top civic-minded techies to help us build our global platform for "local
up" citizen-based e-democracy. Help us help citizens join us as we start
our second decade of non-profit, non-partisan activity. Review our
technology notes and volunteer to help craft our project requirements
via our new E-Democracy Factory wiki:

    http://e-democracy.org/center/technology.html
    http://e-democracy.org/center/eweb.html

If you haven't already, visit our U.S. election links starting point:

    http://e-democracy.org/us



* That's all this year. Do you have something to share?

I am always looking for new and interesting content to share with my
"primary source" DoWire network.  Content on DoWire is often appears in
major e-mail newsletters, blogs, and the media.  Help me keep the
influential DoWire network in the loop.  Send submissions to:

     clift@...


Thanks,

Steven Clift
E-democracy expert and speaker
http://publicus.net
clift@...
netclift - MSN/Y!/AIM

P.S. The table of contents from my UN article:

E-Government and Democracy: Representation and Citizen
Engagement in the Information Age

By Steven Clift

Summary
Introduction
Initial Conclusions
Research Trends
Democratic Outcomes
Trust and Accountability
- Case 1 - Policy Leadership
Legitimacy and Understanding
- Case 2 - Budget Information Online
- Case 3 - About Government
Citizen Satisfaction and Service
- Case 4 - E-mail Notification and Personalization
- Case 5 - User Generated "What's Popular" Navigation
Reach and Equitable Access
- Case 6 - E-mail newsletters
Effective Representation and Decision-Making
- Case 7 - E-Parliaments
- Case 8 - E-Councils
- Case 9 - Decision-Making Systems
Participation Through Input and Consultation
- Case 10 - Advanced Online Input and Correspondence Systems
- Case 11 - Online Consultations and Events
Engagement and Deliberation
- Case 12 - Deliberative Democracy Online Experiments
- Case 13 - Online Public Issue Forums
Conclusion

Download from:

       http://publicus.net/e-government

Special thanks to the United Nations, Division for Public
Administration and Development Management, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs for making this work possible
along with the permission to share it widely.  More:
http://www.unpan.org/dpepa_worldpareport.asp



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Join my Democracies Online Newswire: http://dowire.org
EDem's Election 2004 Links: http://e-democracy.org/us

Kindersite
I would like to as briefly as possible introduce you to the
digital divide Kindersite Project.

The digital divide Kindersite's mission is to commission, test and deliver
the 'best' community appropriate digital content to use for the introductory
process to technology for digitally disadvantaged communities.

As Professor Howard Besser, co-Director UCLA/Pacific Bell Initiative for the
21st Century says in The Next Digital Divides, "The huge gap in the
appropriateness of online content to under-served populations threatens to
greatly increase social disparities".

Andrew Benson Greene, National Coordinator, iEARN Project, Sierra Leone,
wrote to us, saying, I quote, "Since WSIS in Geneva, many high-tech gadgets
have been assembled in Palexpo, but there has been few opportunities for the
Sierra Leone community to reap the benefits".

This mission will be completed by gaining an understanding of what
constitutes appropriate introductory content for a community through a
testing process using the Kindersite platform.

The outcomes desired are that individuals and communities will understand
from the first introduction what the meaning of the new technology can be on
an individual level and why they should engage and investigate the new
technology tools.

The commissioning of content will be completed on a local level with the
purpose of stimulating growth in locally-based content providers.

The existing Kindersite research and delivery platform that addresses the
introduction of technology to early learners has already been partially
completed and proven in the field. http://www.kindersite.org

To achieve thus huge task the digital divide Kindersite needs to build a
large coalition of partners (individuals and organizations) who are prepared
to aid and support the project in achieving its global mission and is now
looking for expressions of support for Members of a Board, Trustees,
Advisors, Funding, Implementing Partners and Coalition Partners etc.

Further information including a fuller description can be found on the
Kindersite website at: http://www.kindersite.org/digital.htm

Joel Josephson, Director
Kindersite Project
Joel_josephson@...
http://www.kindersite.org

We have been invited to visit a Youth Peace Movement concerned about Iran,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peaceir by Ali Lavasani.

Infosoc4all takes no responsibility for the legitimacy of that site.
Moderator, infosoc4all

I believe the following message to be a reference to the United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, not the UN Charter (the latter also has
an "Article 19", but it deals with funding the UN).
Moderator
[end of moderator's comment]
**********************************************************************
The most important thing that the world needs is the free flow of information
across national borders as protected by Article 19 of the UN Charter.

The purpose of free communication is to ease the agony of terror.

Secondary is the loosening of the newly criminalized intellectual property
laws.

The WSIS failed to uphold international law as in the charter, and it
strengthened the position of the pure and unconsienceable exploitation of the
controlling stratum.

The MP3 rebellion proves that the US people will work against the system with
gusto if they are given half that chance.  Meshing computers will have the same
effect.

If you are supporting the outcome of the WSIS you are on the wrong and losing
team.

John

--- Thomas Ruddy <thomruddy@...> wrote:
>
> --- Michael Halder <mhalder@...> wrote:
> > INFORMATION SOCIETY AND SUSTAIANABLE DEVELOPMENT:
> > EXPLORING THE LINKAGES
> >
> > Now Online at:
> > http://www.iisd.org/networks/issd_scoping_study.asp
> >
> > The two phases of the World Summit on the
> > Information
> > Society (WSIS) provide an excellent opportunity to
> > integrate sustainable development principles and
> > practices
> > into the institutions and policy frameworks that are
> >
> > shaping the information society.  Similar to earlier
> > United
> > Nations' summit processes, the WSIS has sparked
> > wide-
> > ranging multi-stakeholder dialogues at the regional,
> >
> > national, and sectoral levels.  In some instances,
> > these
> > civil society groups are introducing national WSIS
> > delegations to the policy development processes and
> > priorities that have resulted from the World Summit
> > on
> > Sustainable Development and the Millennium
> > Development
> > Goals negotiations.  While this helped to ensure
> > that the
> > WSIS Declaration and Action Plan, released in
> > December
> > 2003, addressed previously negotiated development
> > priorities, the national level policy outcomes may,
> > in the
> > long run, be even more profound.
> >
> > In December 2003, the International Institute for
> > Sustainable Development (IISD), with support from
> > the
> > International Development Research Centre, launched
> > the
> > "Information Society and Sustainable Development:
> > Exploring
> > the Linkages" Background Paper to guide future
> > research on
> > increasing national policy coherence on issues
> > related to
> > sustainable development and the information society.
> >
> >
> > The paper identifies six analytical frameworks
> > within which
> > greater policy coherence must be sought:
> >
> > * Legislation and standards regulating the
> > development and
> > control of environmental information systems;
> > * Promotion of the contributions of Information and
> > Communication Technologies (ICTs) to eco-efficiency
> > and
> > innovation;
> > * Measures to reduce and mitigate the potential
> > negative
> > environmental consequences of the information
> > society;
> > * Modifying consumer demand and values for resource-
> > intensive goods and services;
> > * Promoting public rights to access to information
> > and
> > public participation; and
> > * Reducing poverty as an important goal of both the
> > information society and sustainable development
> > initiatives.
> >
> > The paper also discusses the policy arenas in which
> > it is
> > essential to raise these issues including:
> >
> > *  National sectoral policies: With the fragmented
> > nature
> > of government ministries, efforts are needed for an
> > integrative policy approach in order to achieve
> > sustainable
> > development.
> > *  National development plans: Many nations are
> > guided in
> > one form or another by development plans, which need
> > to
> > clearly and strongly articulate the role of ICTs in
> > development and poverty reduction plans.
> > *  National positions in international policy
> > dialogues:
> > With recent global emphasis on poverty reduction and
> >
> > sustainable development, the opportunity is ripe for
> > making
> > meaningful progress in the information society and
> > sustainable development dialogue.
> >
> > To download the Information Society and Sustainable
> > Development: Next Generation Policy Directions
> > Background
> > Paper in its entirety, please visit:
> > http://www.iisd.org/networks/issd_scoping_study.asp
> >
> >
> > ABOUT IISD:
> >
> > IISD is a Canadian-based non-profit research
> > organization
> > that seeks to address the challenge of achieving
> > sustainable societies through advancing policy
> > recommendations in the areas of: international trade
> > and
> > investment, natural resources management, climate
> > change,
> > economic policy and sustainability indicators.  For
> > more
> > information on IISD, please visit: www.iisd.org.
> >
> >
> > PROJECT CONTACT DETAILS:
> >
> > Ms. Terri Willard
> > Project Manager, IISD
> > 161 Portage Avenue East, 7th Floor
> > Winnipeg, MB
> > R3B 0Y4
> > Canada
> > Tel: + 204 958 7727
> > Fax: + 204 958 7710
> > twillard@...
> >
> > Mr. Michael Halder
> > Project Assistant, IISD
> > 161 Portage Avenue East, 7th Floor
> > Winnipeg, MB
> > R3B 0Y4
> > Canada
> > Tel: + 204 958 7729
> > Fax: + 204 958 7710
> > mhalder@...
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>


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Dear Colleague,

If you are interested in how nonprofit organizations use
technology to help fulfill their social missions, you are
welcome to join the Information Systems Forum.

The Information Systems Forum is an opt-in, flame-free email
distribution list for nonprofit professionals who want to
use information technology to increase organizational
effectiveness. The members range from the techno-phobic to
the techno-savvy - we share news, information, advice, and
referrals on an informal, collegial basis.

Topics range from the immediate ("how can I stop my monitor
from flickering?") to the strategic ("what is the best
approach to mission-based tech planning for a nonprofit on a
tight budget?") to the highly specialized ("how to I put a
DONATE NOW button on our web site?").

This is a friendly exchange among peers, and there is (of
course) no charge for membership. Advertisements of products
or services for sale are strongly discouraged.

Because the Information Systems Forum is strictly an opt-in
list, you will not be added to it unless you confirm that
you are interested. To do that, just send a blank email to
information_systems_forum-SUBSCRIBE@yahoogroups.com. If you
have any colleagues who are also interested in the topic,
please feel free to pass along this invitation to them.

Many thanks and best regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Cyber-Yenta
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
deborah_elizabeth_finn@...
http://www.deborah.elizabeth.finn.

--- Michael Halder <mhalder@...> wrote:
> INFORMATION SOCIETY AND SUSTAIANABLE DEVELOPMENT:
> EXPLORING THE LINKAGES
>
> Now Online at:
> http://www.iisd.org/networks/issd_scoping_study.asp
>
> The two phases of the World Summit on the
> Information
> Society (WSIS) provide an excellent opportunity to
> integrate sustainable development principles and
> practices
> into the institutions and policy frameworks that are
>
> shaping the information society.  Similar to earlier
> United
> Nations' summit processes, the WSIS has sparked
> wide-
> ranging multi-stakeholder dialogues at the regional,
>
> national, and sectoral levels.  In some instances,
> these
> civil society groups are introducing national WSIS
> delegations to the policy development processes and
> priorities that have resulted from the World Summit
> on
> Sustainable Development and the Millennium
> Development
> Goals negotiations.  While this helped to ensure
> that the
> WSIS Declaration and Action Plan, released in
> December
> 2003, addressed previously negotiated development
> priorities, the national level policy outcomes may,
> in the
> long run, be even more profound.
>
> In December 2003, the International Institute for
> Sustainable Development (IISD), with support from
> the
> International Development Research Centre, launched
> the
> "Information Society and Sustainable Development:
> Exploring
> the Linkages" Background Paper to guide future
> research on
> increasing national policy coherence on issues
> related to
> sustainable development and the information society.
>
>
> The paper identifies six analytical frameworks
> within which
> greater policy coherence must be sought:
>
> * Legislation and standards regulating the
> development and
> control of environmental information systems;
> * Promotion of the contributions of Information and
> Communication Technologies (ICTs) to eco-efficiency
> and
> innovation;
> * Measures to reduce and mitigate the potential
> negative
> environmental consequences of the information
> society;
> * Modifying consumer demand and values for resource-
> intensive goods and services;
> * Promoting public rights to access to information
> and
> public participation; and
> * Reducing poverty as an important goal of both the
> information society and sustainable development
> initiatives.
>
> The paper also discusses the policy arenas in which
> it is
> essential to raise these issues including:
>
> *  National sectoral policies: With the fragmented
> nature
> of government ministries, efforts are needed for an
> integrative policy approach in order to achieve
> sustainable
> development.
> *  National development plans: Many nations are
> guided in
> one form or another by development plans, which need
> to
> clearly and strongly articulate the role of ICTs in
> development and poverty reduction plans.
> *  National positions in international policy
> dialogues:
> With recent global emphasis on poverty reduction and
>
> sustainable development, the opportunity is ripe for
> making
> meaningful progress in the information society and
> sustainable development dialogue.
>
> To download the Information Society and Sustainable
> Development: Next Generation Policy Directions
> Background
> Paper in its entirety, please visit:
> http://www.iisd.org/networks/issd_scoping_study.asp
>
>
> ABOUT IISD:
>
> IISD is a Canadian-based non-profit research
> organization
> that seeks to address the challenge of achieving
> sustainable societies through advancing policy
> recommendations in the areas of: international trade
> and
> investment, natural resources management, climate
> change,
> economic policy and sustainability indicators.  For
> more
> information on IISD, please visit: www.iisd.org.
>
>
> PROJECT CONTACT DETAILS:
>
> Ms. Terri Willard
> Project Manager, IISD
> 161 Portage Avenue East, 7th Floor
> Winnipeg, MB
> R3B 0Y4
> Canada
> Tel: + 204 958 7727
> Fax: + 204 958 7710
> twillard@...
>
> Mr. Michael Halder
> Project Assistant, IISD
> 161 Portage Avenue East, 7th Floor
> Winnipeg, MB
> R3B 0Y4
> Canada
> Tel: + 204 958 7729
> Fax: + 204 958 7710
> mhalder@...
>
>

Dear all,
half way between Geneva and Tunis, at Electronics Goes Green issues of
sustainablity in the information society will be analysed and strategies for
a more environmentally benign information and communication technology will
be developed. See the call for papers for more details, abstract deadline is
February 28th.
Best regards
Karsten Schischke
Organizing Committee

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Electronics Goes Green 2004+
September 6-8, 2004, Berlin, Germany
Driving Forces for Future Electronics
International Conference and Exhibition

Call for Papers and Invitation for Sponsors and Exhibitors
For details see: http://www.izm.fraunhofer.de/ee/

Electronics are an integrated part of our life. Almost all innovations are
in some way based on electronics. To continue this success story future
electronics have to meet technological requirements of course. But they have
to meet environmental and social requirements as well.

The conference Electronics Goes Green 2004+ (EGG 2004+) will bring together
the worldwide leading experts from the technological and the environmental
area. Together they will discuss the trends in future electronics as well as
in current and upcoming environmental issues.

The establishment of sustainable electronics is a global challenge which
needs an international approach. To reach the worldwide leading experts
Electronics Goes Green will combine the well-known conferences CARE
INNOVATION (Europe), ECO DESIGN (Japan) and ISEE (USA) as the world's
leading meeting on electronics and the environment.

In the year 2000 more than 530 participants from 36 countries made EGG 2000+
the leading international conference on electronics and the environment.
Nearly all leading companies from the electronic sector participated.

How your company can participate in EGG 2004+:
· Sponsor
Take the opportunity and present your company worldwide as a pacemaker of
advanced and sustainable technologies.
· Exhibitor
Present your products to a forum of the world’s leading companies in
electronics and the environment. 51 companies like IBM, Philips, Sony or
Toshiba took this opportunity in 2000.
· Presentation of Papers
The call for papers is open up to February 28, 2004. Be one of the leading
international experts presenting at EGG 2004. Please see the attached call.
· Participation
Get up to date by listening to more than 100 speakers from all major
industrial regions.

These are the topics of EGG 2004:
· Green Design Implementation and Legal Compliance
The fundamental relevance of electronics has led to many legislative
activities around the world. In part 1 the conference EGG 2004 will discuss
how current and future laws in Europe (WEEE/ RoHS and EUP), in the US and in
Asia (Japan and China) can be observed. Branch specific sessions will
demonstrate the best practice in implementation and managing of green design
in a global supply chain.
· Leading Edge Technologies
In part 2 representatives from industry and science will present leading
edge technologies to fulfill future needs of green electronics. This part
will focus both on a technological as well as an environmental point of
view.
· Looking Ahead: Technologies, Markets & Sustainability
Electronics are necessary but not sufficient for a sustainable future. In
the early stages of product and process developments engineers decide about
the sustainability of future electronics. But what are the technological and
societal trends?
In part 3 EGG 2004 will provide the required information about future trends
in electronics. Leading experts will discuss the environmental challenge of
tomorrow’s electronics and open the view for sustainable strategies. Future
needs of consumers and their acceptance of technologies will be a topic,
too.

Information and Support
Ask the EGG2004+ team, Harald Pötter, Karsten Schischke and Lutz Stobbe for
detailed information, email: mailto:egg2004@... or visit our
website at: http://www.izm.fraunhofer.de/ee/

The Online Volunteering service, formerly at NetAid,
is now up at its new URL: www.onlinevolunteering.org

The Online Volunteering (OV) service, managed by the
United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, connects
online volunteers with non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), UN organizations and academic institutions all
over the world, including initiatives to apply ICT4D
and to bridge the digital divide.

If you were registered on the OV service at its previous
home at NetAid, you should find all of your previous user
information and passwords remain valid, as well as group,
assignment and volunteer information. New users are
welcomed!

If your organization is not-for-profit and serves people
and communities in the developing world, we encourage you
to visit the site, create a Group on the OV service, and
begin recruiting online volunteers to support your cause.

Online volunteers can do (and already do!) many, many
things for organizations serving the developing world.
They:
-- translate documents
-- edit and prepare proposals & press releases
-- research topics and gather data
-- create web pages, brochures and newsletters
-- design presentations
-- research and develop curricula
-- design databases and graphics
-- offer professional expertise and advice (business,
    legal, marketing, organic farming, etc.)
-- tutor or mentor students (youth or adult)
-- moderate online discussion groups
-- manage other online volunteers
and more...

Thousands of people search the database of opportunities
every week, based on the location of the organization or
the beneficiaries of the organization, on the type of
service needed, and various other criteria. Organizations
receive an email notifying them of those interested in
their assignment(s), then review the information via the
web site and determine which online volunteers to accept
or reject.

There are many more features on UNV's Online Volunteering
service, such as automated emails for pending, accepted
and rejected volunteers that member organizations can
customize as they like; a group emailing feature; forms
for both online volunteers and hosting organizations to
report on each other and their progress; and an announcement
feature allowing organizations to post news on to their
OV Group page. All of these features are optional, and free,
for OV service users.

The site is in English, but there is some information in
French and Spanish (linked from the home page), and
assignments can be uploaded in English, French or Spanish.

Please feel free to forward this message to others, as
appropriate.


-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Jayne Cravens (jayne.cravens@...)
Online Volunteering Specialist
United Nations Volunteers
www.unvolunteers.org
Bonn, Germany

Online Volunteering:  www.onlinevolunteering.org
UNITeS: www.unites.org
Global volunteerism portal: www.worldvolunteerweb.org
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Sorry for multiple postings

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Dear Colleague,

The Community Informatics Research Network Inc. (CIRN) calls for papers to
its 2004 Inaugural Conference and Colloquium with the overall theme,
'Sustainability and Community Technology: What Does this Mean for Community
Informatics?, at the Monash Centre, Prato, Italy, 29 September - 1 October,
2004. www.ciresearch.net/prato2004.

The event is meant to provide an opportunity for researchers, practitioners,
and policy makers to present findings and reflect in a convivial atmosphere
on key issues of concern for the future of enabling communities with
Information and Communication Technology (ICT).  It will also be the
founding organisational conference of CIRN.

Further details of the conference will be forthcoming shortly. Please
bookmark the website for updates. CIRN members will receive a conference
discount (see www.ciresearch.net for membership information), and the number
of places available is limited. Please forward this notice to colleagues.

Call for Papers

Papers (full length for blind peer review and discussion or position papers)
from researchers and practitioners are invited. Possible topics include:

.    Defining 'sustainability' in a community technology context: is it an
adequate concept? What are its meanings and how are they relevant?

.    Are there alternate concepts which are more practicable and how are
they linked to the life of communities and community networking?

.    Sustainability and the Digital Divide: Friend or Foe?

.    The political economy of community technology sustainability:
dependency on government, and funders' understanding of
'sustainability'

.    Community Technology Sustainability in different spheres: developed,
developing countries: are     there universal principles?

.    The sustainability criteria of national and international financial
institutions and donors: Explanations and Critiques

.    Indigenous and first nations people and the sustainability of community
networks

.    Gendered technology and the sustainability of community networks.

.    Is there a connection between sustainability and 'social capital'?

.    Time, virtual space, geography and network sustainability

.    Power relationships in networking and their impact on sustainability

.    The policy dimensions (dementia) of sustainability

.    Evaluating 'sustainability'

.    Case studies of 'sustainability' in different community informatics
settings

.    Case studies of the policy frameworks and applications of
'sustainability'

## A special issue of Community Informatics: A Global E-Journal will be
prepared as part of this event and contributors to the event will be
encouraged to submit their papers for either the peer-reviewed or the
commentary section of the journal.

*    Doctoral Colloquium    *

The CIRN Doctoral Colloquium offers PhD students a special forum on 29
September 2004 where they will have a chance to present their research plans
and discuss them with peers and established senior researchers. Interested
students should prepare a 2 page summary of their research. This should
provide a context for the research, describe the methods being used, the
progress to date and expectations and hopes from the colloquium.

Please submit your 2 page application by 1 April 2004 to: Marcus Foth at
m.foth@...

Applicants will be notified of acceptance by 1 June 2004. Successful
applicants will be asked to prepare an 8 page paper on their research by 1
August 2004. For further details please contact the organiser of the CIRN
Doctoral Colloquium, Marcus Foth, at m.foth@...

Key Dates

*    Abstracts of papers (in English only) should be sent as soon as
possible. Please submit abstracts to Professor Michael Gurstein
(gurstein@...) or Larry Stillman (larrys@...) by 1 April.
2004.

*    Full Papers (up to 5,000 words, including references) are due 1 August
2004 for blind refereeing via peer review and inclusion in the publication.

This deadline is final if you wish to be included in the publication. Papers
can be in English, French, Italian, German or Spanish. There will be a prize
given for the best refereed paper and a second, for the best paper submitted
by a student (please indicate on your submission whether you are a student).
Position papers (up to 2,500 words) are also welcome and are due by 1 August
2004 if the abstract is accepted.

Research students are particularly encouraged to attend to present
work-in-progress.

*    Interim Conference Committee

Michael Gurstein, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Peter Day, University of Brighton, UK
Don Schauder, Monash University, Australia
Michel Menou, CoVITALC (Virtual Latin American and Caribbean Consortium for
Telecentres Research), Ecuador
Larry Stillman, Monash University, Australia
Scott Robinson, Universidad Metropolitana, México
Graeme Johanson, Monash University, Australia
Wal Taylor, Central Queensland University, Australia
Beris Gwynn, Foundation for Community Development, Australia
Barbara Craig, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
Roger Harris, Roger Harris Associates, Hong Kong
Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Fiorella de Cindio, Rete Civica di Milano, Italy
Sergei Stafeev , Centre for Community Networking and Information Society
Policy Studies St. Petersburg, CIS
Tom Horan, Information and Technology Institute, Claremont Graduate
University, USA

Conference Host

Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University

Sponsors include -

Information and Technology Institute, Claremont Graduate University

Further information

Preliminary information about registrations, accommodation etc. can be found
at  www.ciresearch.net/prato2004

Registration will be approximately 150 Euros with CIRN member discounts.

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Partners' Up-date

In response to user feedback Computer Aid has now

1. Increased its minimum technical specification to Pentium2
2. Provides external 56k modems with every third PC supplied
3. Can pre-install Free Libre Open Source Software
     operating system and application on PCs where requested

There is no increase in cost for the above improvements.

Computer Aid is also now a member of the Association of Progressive
Communications (APC).

Computer Aid International is a non-profit organisation registered as a
charity
with the government in England and Wales. We are the world's largest and
most
experienced non-profit supplier of quality refurbished Pentium computers to
non-profits in developing countries. We have supplied over 27,000 fully
refurbished
PCs to where they are most needed in schools, colleges and community
organisations in more than 80 different countries.

Kind regards

Tony Roberts
Chief Executive
Computer Aid International


-----Original Message-----
From: J Cravens [mailto:jayne.cravens@...]
Sent: 28 October 2003 16:48
To: infosoc4all@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [infosoc4all] ICT Volunteer contributions to Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs)


UNITeS compiles stories of ICT Volunteer contributions
to Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

The United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS), a global
volunteer initiative led by the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme,
promotes volunteering as a fundamental element of successful ICT4D
efforts, and also promotes ICT as a tool for volunteers to help
people and communities in developing countries. In conjunction with
the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), UNITeS is
gathering examples of such ICT volunteering, and posting these
stories at www.unites.org

These ICT Volunteer stories are presented as they correspond to
particular Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and MDG targets.
Stories are from a variety of organizations and programs, *not* only
those affiliated with the United Nations.

Other organizations are welcomed to submit stories as part of this
project. The goal is to have several examples of ICT volunteering for
each MDG and its targets. Stories should concern volunteers who are:

-- building the capacity of people in the developing world to use and
apply ICTs (computers, the Internet, handhelds/PDAs, cell phones,
radio, etc.)

-- using ICTs to help people in the developing world regarding
health, education, the environment, to prevent HIV/AIDS or to help
those affected by such, agriculture, human rights, gender, and other
areas of human development.

This includes stories about online volunteers helping people and
communities in the developing world through nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) and nonprofit organizations (NPOs), such as
those participating through NetAid Online Volunteering
(www.netaid.org/ov), which is managed by UNV. In fact, many of the
initial stories for this project now posted to the UNITeS site were
gathered by online volunteers recruited through NetAid.

You can access these stories directly at:
http://www.unites.org/cfapps/WSIS/wsis.cfm

They are also linked from the UNITeS home page.

For more information about UNITeS and the WSIS:
http://www.unites.org/wsis

For more information about UN Volunteers:
http://www.unvolunteers.org



-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Jayne Cravens [jayne.cravens@...]
Online Volunteering Specialist
United Nations Volunteers
www.unvolunteers.org
Bonn, Germany

UNITeS: www.unites.org
NetAid Online Volunteering:  www.netaid.org/OV
Global portal to volunteering: www.iyv2001.org
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Dear Colleauges,

A warm Hello! from the Digital Governance project, more popularly
known as the DigitalGovernance.org Initiative or E-Governance
Initiative for developing countries.

This project update is coming up after a long time. Nevertheless,
several things have been happening in the background, including:

* Redesigning of our project website to make it totally-relevant to
developing countries at http://www.DigitalGovernance.org and
expanding the Digital Governance community to over 2500 colleagues

* Providing consultative support on egovernance and ICT for
development projects in several countries, including to Egypt,
India,
Jordan, Mongolia and Nigeria

* Sharing project learnings at various conferences and through guest
lecutures, including at World Summit on Information Society
(Geneva), International Forum on National ICT Strategies and E-
governance (Baku), and International Civil Society Forum (Mongolia).

The update below, gives information on the New Resources available
at our website, the Key Learnings emerging, and How To Participate
in this project.

To subscribe updates, send a blank email to:
digitalgovernance-subscribe@yahoogroups.com


NEW PROJECT WEBSITE and RESOURCES:
----------------------------------
Redesigning of website was essential to accommodate new learnings
emerging from the project and to provide webspace to growing number
of case-studies, publications and other resources on electronic
governance relating to developing countries sent to this project.

Case Studies: The section lists over 85 E-Governance Case-Studies
from 42 developing countries including Argentina, Bulgaria, Brazi,
Cameroon, Croatia, Honduras, Hungary, India, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia,
Namibia, Nepal, Senegal, Tanzania, Thailand, Uruguay, UAE, Vietnam
and Yemen.

Publications: Over 90 publications devoted specifically to
electronic governace in developing countries are available from this
website.

Links, Events and EForums: Over 50 References to other interesting
websites, electronic forums and events relating to egovernance in
developing countries are provided.


KEY E-GOVERNANCE LEARNINGS:
--------------------------
DigitalGovernance.org Initiative was initiated in September 2000.
Since then, several learnings have emerged out of this project. But
the key ones are:

1. Electronic governance has to be viewed as a political process
dealing with reform of governance towards good governance. And
governance reform is a slow process- requiring engaging with
governance institutions and bringing about both attitudinal and
constitutional changes.

2. Where political will exists, electronic governance can
significantly catalyze the reform process towards good governance.

3. In absence of political will, the impact of electronic governance
models will be weak and may not lead to qualitative change in
governance processes. In such cases, there will be far greater onus
on civil society organizations to build strong citizens movement to
either create a political will or to bring about a change in
leadership.

We will keep sharing other learnings emerging out of this project
through our website and mailing list. In our next update, we will be
informing members on how to sucessful E-egovernance Projects not
only enhance "Information Acess and Flows" in the society but also
alter the "Geometry of Information Flows" in it.


PARTICIPATE:
------------
Digital Governance Initiative is a voluntary, non-funded initiative
relying on participation of colleagues, mostly from developing
countries for their intellectual contributions and online
volunteering efforts.

1. At the moment, we are in the process of creating:
"National E-Governance Networks"

These networks will encourage national-level knowledge exchange and
mentoring in setting-up or supporting egovernance projects,
DigitalGovernance.org has initiated country-specific virtual
networks. The country-level networks would primarily deal with
issues and learnings that are relevant to their specific countries.

To join, these National Networks, write to us at
knownet@... along with the specific country network
that you wish to belong in. If we do not have an existing country
network, we will create one provided adequate representation exists.

2. In addition, we are setting up:
Translators Network:

Translators Network will help us evaluate e-governance resources and
provide information on this website in different languages. We are
always looking for translators for Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish,
Tamil and other developing countries languages, who will be able to
volunteer their skills online.

To join our Translators Network, write to us at
knownet@... along with information on your language
and translation skills.


FEEDBACK
--------

We very much appreciate your feedback and suggestions on how we can
incorporate the learnings from this project into specific
egovernance related activities taken up by governments in developing
countries.

Please write to knownet@... or at v.nath-
alumni@...

Best regards and happy learnings,

Best,

Vikas Nath
Founder, DigitalGovernance.org and KnowNet.org Initiative
Email: knownet@... or v.nath-alumni@...
Homepage: http://www.vikasnath.org

To subscribe updates, send a blank email to:
digitalgovernance-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

-----------------
The term Digital Governance refers to governance processes in which
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) play a significant
role. The role played by ICT could be wide-ranging: in delivery and
standards of governance services, to how people access such
services, and the participation of people in the governance sphere.
Digital Governance uses ICT to induce changes in the delivery and
standards of governance services and more importantly, in the way
citizens interact and participate in the governance sphere.
------------------

HI everyone.
I attende the World Civil Society Forum and moreso was a very keen
Participant of the Internet training for developping countries.
I have become so interested in the Subject that I have read
everything I can lay my hands on concerning web design and management.
Howevr, I am still very far from achieving my goal-Publishing a
website.
I will like to get some online resources like tutorials and other
support information that can help me. (of course information that is
free)
Thanks
Ayuk

UNITeS compiles stories of ICT Volunteer contributions
to Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

The United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS), a global
volunteer initiative led by the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme,
promotes volunteering as a fundamental element of successful ICT4D
efforts, and also promotes ICT as a tool for volunteers to help
people and communities in developing countries. In conjunction with
the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), UNITeS is
gathering examples of such ICT volunteering, and posting these
stories at www.unites.org

These ICT Volunteer stories are presented as they correspond to
particular Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and MDG targets.
Stories are from a variety of organizations and programs, *not* only
those affiliated with the United Nations.

Other organizations are welcomed to submit stories as part of this
project. The goal is to have several examples of ICT volunteering for
each MDG and its targets. Stories should concern volunteers who are:

-- building the capacity of people in the developing world to use and
apply ICTs (computers, the Internet, handhelds/PDAs, cell phones,
radio, etc.)

-- using ICTs to help people in the developing world regarding
health, education, the environment, to prevent HIV/AIDS or to help
those affected by such, agriculture, human rights, gender, and other
areas of human development.

This includes stories about online volunteers helping people and
communities in the developing world through nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) and nonprofit organizations (NPOs), such as
those participating through NetAid Online Volunteering
(www.netaid.org/ov), which is managed by UNV. In fact, many of the
initial stories for this project now posted to the UNITeS site were
gathered by online volunteers recruited through NetAid.

You can access these stories directly at:
http://www.unites.org/cfapps/WSIS/wsis.cfm

They are also linked from the UNITeS home page.

For more information about UNITeS and the WSIS:
http://www.unites.org/wsis

For more information about UN Volunteers:
http://www.unvolunteers.org



-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Jayne Cravens [jayne.cravens@...]
Online Volunteering Specialist
United Nations Volunteers
www.unvolunteers.org
Bonn, Germany

UNITeS: www.unites.org
NetAid Online Volunteering:  www.netaid.org/OV
Global portal to volunteering: www.iyv2001.org
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14TH October 2003 Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st i4d Seminar in conjunction with Map Asia 2003 Theme ICTs in Asia : Do we know enough ? i4d is pleased to announce the details of its 1st seminar, which will try to highlight the successes and failures in information for development attempts in the developing world get the key information for development related projects showcased will provide an opportunity for academic and pragmatic discussions on the information for development related issues Key Speakers Providing Equal Access to ICTs for Rural Communities : The eBario Experience Alvin Yeo Wee Head of Information Systems Programme, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia Advancing, Innovating, Next Practices of DevCom, ICT : From Classroom to Fieldwork (The IsangBagsak Participatory Development Communication Project 2003 in SouthEast Asia) Victor Perez CDC Systems Administrator, Information Technology Resource Unit (InfoTRU), University of Philippines, Las Banos, Phillipines Market Place of Ideas : Rural development and ICTs Juan Carlos Barahona Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab, San Jose, USA AISECT Experiences in Rural and Tribal Areas of India Santosh Choubey Director General, All India Society for Electronics and Computer Technology, Bhopal, India ICT- An Indian Perspective Anand Sagar Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, India Health InterNetwork- Bridging the Digital Divide in Health Ranjan Dwivedi Project Manager, Health InterNetwork-India Project World Health Organization, New Delhi, India The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Basic Education and Teacher Professional Development: Lessons from International Experiences Philip K F Hui ICT Specialist, ADB, The Hong Kong Institute of Education Tai Po, Hong Kong Train-and-Hire Program for socially and economically disadvantaged women in India's ICT sector Chentan Sharma Founder, Datamation Foundation, India	Registration Form   Accommodation General Information Home

DO-WSIS - New E-mail List on E-democracy and Information Society
---------------------------------------------------------------------
An information exchange forum on e-democracy and the World Summit on
the Information Society (WSIS) <http://www.google.com/search?q=wsis>.


DO-WSIS is hosted by Democracies Online. The Democracies Online
Newswire e-mail announcement list reaches over 2500 members from
over 75 countries.

To subscribe to DO-WSIS:

      do-wsis-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

To subscribe to DoWire - the Democracies Online Newswire or visit its
archives:

      http://www.e-democracy.org/do


In the WSIS documents <http://www.itu.int/wsis/> being drafted
by participating governments, the word "democracy" only appears once
near the end of the Statement of Principles.  Further, the most powerful
human right in terms of citizen empowerment in the  online world, the
right to _associate_ and therefore communicate, is not mentioned
(the freedom of expression is powerless without an audience or in this
case an "online community" for two-way exchange).

Possible topics for exchange on the DO-WSIS include strengthening the
information society to promote:

     1. Participatory democracy at the local, regional, and national
     levels of government and in society generally.

     2. Online-enhanced participatory international governance processes
     and institutions that are transparent, accountable, and provide
     citizens with timely electronic access to legally public information.
     (The WSIS web video streams set a new high standard for access to
     other international bodies!)

     3. The realization of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In
     particular, Article 20 on the freedom of assembly and association and
     article 19 on the right to freedom of opinion and expression as they
     come to life and raise citizens voices through the online environment.

     4. Good governance and greater levels of citizen participation
     through e-government, media online, and civil society information
     efforts that deliver on the democratic potential of the new medium.

     5. The establishment of WSIS Plans of Action that develop specific
     goals and initiatives to implement the often cited democratic
     potential of the information society - this could include specific
     mention of "E-democracy" ICT applications through civil society and
     e-government to encourage democratic citizen participation and
     involvement in official documents.

For more on democracy in the information age, see the links from:
http://www.publicus.net/articles/edemresources.html

Also see the new article by Steven Clift titled, "E-Democracy, E-
Governance and Public Net-Work" for a summary overview of projects
that make the democratizing and collaborative potential of the new
medium a reality:
http://www.publicus.net/articles/edempublicnetwork.html


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Steven L. Clift    -    W: http://www.publicus.net
Minneapolis    -   -   -     E: clift@...
Minnesota  -   -   -   -   -    T: +1.612.822.8667
USA    -   -   -   -   -   -    M: +1.612.203.5181

Join my Democracies Online Newswire:
     http://e-democracy.org/do
My blogging experiment:
     http://travelscoops.com

For the documents referred to here, the draft Declaration and draft
Plan of Action, please see http://www.itu.int/wsis

  Environment and ICTs Caucus, http://www.wsis.ethz.ch
>
>
>
> Civil Society Inputs on Plan of Action Language
>
>
>
>
>
> B) Objectives, Goals and Targets
>
>
>
>    (…)  The third phase would be met when all
> communities have access to and benefit from ICTs ,
> with environmentally sustainable energy production
> and e-waste management.
>    l)  All of the above goals are to be achieved in
> harmony with the principles of sustainable
> development.
>
>
>
> C)
>
>
>
>    ICT Applications
>
>
>
> 37. E-environment
>
> Actions
>
> [ Suggest merging a) and b) to an new a) as follows]
>
> a)      Establish systems, using ICTs to forecast
> natural disasters, to monitor environmental impact
> and to prevent man-made disasters, with special
> attention to the needs of small islands.
>
> b)     [Formerly c) ]  Governments and the private
> sector should develop different instruments that can
> will help to extract realize the maximum
> environmental benefits from ICTs and speed the
> development of sustainability solutions throughout
> society, in support of Millennium Goal 7.  These
> Proposed  instruments should be ready for
> implementation by 2005.
>
> c)      [ Formerly d) ]  Government and the business
> community should initiate actions and implement
> projects and programmes for the environmentally safe
> disposal and recycling of discarded ICT hardware and
> parts, for environmentally sustainable production of
> hardware and energy, e-waste reduction, recycling
> and disposal.
>
>
>
>
>
> 39.    E-science
>
> [ Suggest adding new action: ]
> d) Allocate funds for research on the environmental
> benefits and impacts of ICTs, and development of
> environmentally sustainable technolo0gies, including
> e-waste strategies and renewable energy.
>
>
>

Dear Colleagues,

If you are looking for International Development Jobs in the area of
Information and Communications Technology for Development (ICT for
Development), then you may want to browse the website of
DevNetJobs.org at http://www.devnetjobs.org or join its mailing list
by sending a blank email to
developmentjobs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Some of the valid ICT for Development jobs recently posted on the
DevNetJobs.org website, among other jobs, include:

RDGG Program Coordinator (new!)
Rwanda Development Gateway Group/Development Gateway Foundation
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Last Date: August 31, 2003
Email: given inside the Link
URL: http://65.110.68.184/jm/publish/job_427.html


RDG Coordinator (new!)
Rwanda Development Gateway Group/Development Gateway Foundation
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Last Date: August 31, 2003
Email: given inside the Link
URL: http://65.110.68.184/jm/publish/job_429.html


Project Manager, Regional ICT Training and Research Center (new!)
Rwanda Development Gateway Group/Development Gateway Foundation
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Last Date: August 31, 2003
Email: given inside the Link
URL: http://65.110.68.184/jm/publish/job_428.html


Project Coordinator (new!)
National University of Rwanda / Rwanda Development Gateway Group
Location: Butare, Rwanda
Last Date: August 31, 2003
Email: given inside the Link
URL: http://65.110.68.184/jm/publish/job_431.html


Project Leader and Senior IT expert (new!)
SOFRECO
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Last Date: September 5, 2003
Email: given inside the Link
URL: http://65.110.68.184/jm/publish/job_411.html


GIS Professional (new!)
Hub Consulting
Location: Namibia
Last Date: August 30, 2003
Email: given inside the Link
URL: http://65.110.68.184/jm/publish/job_374.html


Broadcaster (Chechen language) (new!)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Last Date: August 22, 2003
Email: given inside the Link
URL: http://65.110.68.184/jm/publish/job_378.html


Web Based Information Network Marketing And Funding Consultant
RWA International Ltd
Location: Philippines
Last Date: August 20, 2003
Email: given inside the Link
URL: http://65.110.68.184/jm/publish/job_162.html


Information and Communication Officer
European Network against Racism
Location: Brussels
Last Date: August 31, 2003
Email: given inside the Link
URL: http://65.110.68.184/jm/publish/job_229.html


GLP Content Specialist
Academy for Educational Development
Location: USA
Last Date: August 25, 2003
Email: given inside the Link
URL: http://65.110.68.184/jm/publish/job_184.html


Web Based Information Network Marketing And Funding Consultant
RWA International Ltd
Location: Philippines
Last Date: August 20, 2003
Email: given inside the Link
URL: http://65.110.68.184/jm/publish/job_162.html


Program Associate
WorldSpace Foundation
Location: Washington DC
Email: given inside the Link (Reference: DevNetJobs.org)
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Sometimes sourceforge doesn't cooperate.

There is GNU Savanah, but I dont see why the WSIS/UN doesn't start providing
similar services.  Their security requirements would be a no-brainer for having
a good number of admins available to provide quick response so patches don't
fall through the cracks.

I could use a list of reasons why Africa needs its own Linux.  Language is
obviously primary and so is legacy hardware support.

I also think that the new VIA EPIA motherboards are useful because they
optionally operate from car batteries and don't require cooling.  Helping
develop an specific market would allow Africa to dictate how their systems
should be configured.  It may also encourage Asian manufacturers to open plants
in, at least, the more stable countries.

Maybe the GNU folks should be brought into the conversation, I am sure that
they will at least be interested.

John


--- S Woodside <sbwoodside@...> wrote:
> Is there a Linux-In-Africa group? There should be at least a mailing
> list for people in Africa who use linux. It would be easy to set using
> sourceforge.
>
> simon
>
> On Sunday, July 13, 2003, at 05:50  AM, Yaacov Iland wrote:
>
> >     Hello,
> >
> >> "Countries in Africa are gradually adopting strategies that promote
> >> the use of
> >> Linux as an alternative to Windows, and South Africa is leading the
> >> charge,
> >> with the government's recent approval of an open source software
> >> adoption plan.
> >
> >     I'm not convinced that Linux is currently a good choice for Africa
> > except organisations with lots of money. I hope that will change,
> > because I think that in the long term continuing to use Windows is
> > going to be exceptionally costly.
> >     I'm currently working at a small computer training NGO in rural
> > Kenya. We've been trying to move our computers from Windows to Linux
> > and have been finding it a very difficult process. I'm currently
> > writing a report about our experience in the hopes of getting the free
> > software community to pay more attention to the needs of poorer
> > organisations in Africa. The basic needs that we've identified are:
> >
> > -drivers for old hardware
> >     Our computers (and those of every school in our district) are
> > purchased second hand through organisations like World Computer
> > Exchange. We have had a lot of trouble with Linux because the drivers
> > that are packaged with distros don't work with our hardware.
> >
> > -a GUI and Office software that needs less than 128MB of RAM
> >     Most of our computers have 32 MB of RAM. Several have only 16MB.
> > Win95/98 and Office 97 run at quite reasonable speeds, but the Linux
> > GUIs we've tried are all far too slow for teaching use. If we also run
> > KOffice or OpenOffice, they're even slower (45 mins to load OpenOffice
> > in KDE!).
> >
> > -an easy installation and configuration process
> >     Casual users shy away from installing Windows, and installing
> > Linux is far more complex. We can't afford to bring in a technician
> > every time we want to install or change the configuration of the OS.
> > The best answer to this we've found is Knoppix, a distro that boots
> > straight for the CD. Unfortunately, most of our computers don't have
> > CD ROM drives.
> >
> >     The result of all this is that Linux costs a lot more than using
> > unlicensed MS software, particularly in terms of the necessary
> > hardware upgrades. Since the vast majority of computer users in Africa
> > don't buy licenses, MS is currently a cheaper, easier way to go for
> > them. If the OSS community wants Linux to become big in Africa, it
> > needs to produce drivers for old equipment, a lighter GUI and a
> > simpler install process. Other, less effective alternatives, are
> > convincing the second-hand computer suppliers to provide computers
> > with Linux already installed or to wait four or five years when second
> > hand computers will be today's new computers.
> >
> >     All the best,
> >     Yaacov
> > --
> > Yaacov Iland
> > Computer Geek in Kenya
> > http://theorem.ca/~yaacov/kenya.php
>
>
>
>
>
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>


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You bring up valid points, except one.. you are making yourself liable for
prosecution under international copyright laws, and, well, stealing is still
wrong.

Also all new Microsoft OSs require registration.  So you are working w/ old
crap.

My goal is to create a global linux distribution that addresses all these
issues.

Hopefully, emerging nations will see this and develop school curriculums to
help develop their own ICTs.



--- Yaacov Iland <yaacov@...> wrote:
>     Hello,
>
> > "Countries in Africa are gradually adopting strategies that promote the use
> of
> > Linux as an alternative to Windows, and South Africa is leading the charge,
> > with the government's recent approval of an open source software adoption
> plan.
>
>     I'm not convinced that Linux is currently a good choice for Africa except
> organisations with lots of money. I hope that will change, because I think
> that in the long term continuing to use Windows is going to be exceptionally
> costly.
>     I'm currently working at a small computer training NGO in rural Kenya.
> We've been trying to move our computers from Windows to Linux and have been
> finding it a very difficult process. I'm currently writing a report about our
> experience in the hopes of getting the free software community to pay more
> attention to the needs of poorer organisations in Africa. The basic needs
> that we've identified are:
>
> -drivers for old hardware
>     Our computers (and those of every school in our district) are purchased
> second hand through organisations like World Computer Exchange. We have had a
> lot of trouble with Linux because the drivers that are packaged with distros
> don't work with our hardware.
>
> -a GUI and Office software that needs less than 128MB of RAM
>     Most of our computers have 32 MB of RAM. Several have only 16MB. Win95/98
> and Office 97 run at quite reasonable speeds, but the Linux GUIs we've tried
> are all far too slow for teaching use. If we also run KOffice or OpenOffice,
> they're even slower (45 mins to load OpenOffice in KDE!).
>
> -an easy installation and configuration process
>     Casual users shy away from installing Windows, and installing Linux is
> far more complex. We can't afford to bring in a technician every time we want
> to install or change the configuration of the OS. The best answer to this
> we've found is Knoppix, a distro that boots straight for the CD.
> Unfortunately, most of our computers don't have CD ROM drives.
>
>     The result of all this is that Linux costs a lot more than using
> unlicensed MS software, particularly in terms of the necessary hardware
> upgrades. Since the vast majority of computer users in Africa don't buy
> licenses, MS is currently a cheaper, easier way to go for them. If the OSS
> community wants Linux to become big in Africa, it needs to produce drivers
> for old equipment, a lighter GUI and a simpler install process. Other, less
> effective alternatives, are convincing the second-hand computer suppliers to
> provide computers with Linux already installed or to wait four or five years
> when second hand computers will be today's new computers.
>
>     All the best,
>     Yaacov
> --
> Yaacov Iland
> Computer Geek in Kenya
> http://theorem.ca/~yaacov/kenya.php
>   :~~~~~
>   so if you're thinking about being a spaceman
>   it don't matter if you're black or white
>   or purple or green or blue or red
>   or yellow with polka dots on your head
>   ~~~~~:
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>


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From InfoWorld:

http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/08/HNafrolinux_1.html

"Countries in Africa are gradually adopting strategies that promote the use of
Linux as an alternative to Windows, and South Africa is leading the charge,
with the government's recent approval of an open source software adoption plan.

"Meanwhile Nigeria, which had been lagging behind other countries on the
continent in terms of open-source adoption, also has made some moves to adopt
Linux in the public education sector.

"The South African cabinet of ministers last month made one of the most
decisive moves in Africa toward open-source software adoption, approving the
Government Open Source Software strategy. The policy was put together by South
Africa's Government Information Technology Officers Council (GITOC), which
comprises government-agency chief information officers..."



--- Apollo BS Temu <apollo_temu@...> wrote:
> To: eThinkTankTz@yahoogroups.com
> From: "Apollo BS Temu" <apollo_temu@...>
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 13:09:07 -0000
> Subject: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] LINUX in Africa
>
> Could be of some interest to some of you:
> http://linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2003070902026NWLLPB
>
> Regards,
> Apollo
>
>
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Hi Manishat ( and others ),


http://www.thinman.com
has information on my version of the ideal ICT as well as an architecture to
support it and development in the direction of "rendering" information to the
screen.

The mentioned components are presently in development and it is my goal to
create a youth development group to converge, quality assure and "market" (for
free) the final product.

I had huge success in the Linux Society last year building such a youth
movement though the focus was on more generalized linux and network operations.

The ThinMan and SOY (its OS) are systems designed to be the evolutionary step
forward for Linux, pulling away somewhat from Un*x**.

Also here is a paper submitted to the WSIS which I wrote before developing
contact with the Information Society.  The content reflects the consensus of
opinion that I have seen on the lists so far though.

http://thinman.com/docs/wsis_linux_society.html

I took a glance at the uconnect.org site and I immediately wondered if similar
educational efforts are taking place here in the US on, say, Native
reservations.

My career and degree goals are to provide open source software and networks for
both schools and municipalities.  Some of the users would also become
contibuting developers through programs and classes.

John



** Un*x people are starting to get sued again by a Linux company, Caldera/SCO,
in much the same way AT&T assaulted the open community a decade ago


--- manishat <manishat@...> wrote:
> Hello!
> In India we have recently launched a magazine Information for
> Development(I4D, www.i4donline.net).This magazine is the
> brainchild of the Centre for Spatial Database Management and
> solutions(www.csdms.org),an NGO located at  Noida near Delhi in
> India. I am associated with this bi-monthly magazine  which is now
> going to have its second issue in July-August.  This Magazine has
> its focus on ICTs for development related practices and
> projects.
> I think it may well serve our purpose given the strength of print
> media in itself.Such scholarly magazines are widely read in India
> at least, as I am not aware about status of print media in other
> developing countries.
> The I4D team would highly appreciate if you can manage some time
> to share your ICT related thoughts and expereinces in I4D.
>
> Let us contribute to the  greater cause of human development
> through our diverse but honest efforts.
> Manish Kumar
> I4D,
> India
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 Daniel Stern wrote :
> >John,
> >
> >Our NGO is doing a schools project in Uganda, distributing
> >refurbished
> >computers to schools, assisting in setting up school labs and
> >getting the
> >labs connected to the Internet.
> >
> >We are introducing SuSE Linux to schools, though most client
> >computers are
> >still running Windows.
> >
> >Kind regards, Daniel Stern
> >----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John van V." <john_van_v@...>
> >To: "karen banks" <karenb@...>
> >Cc: <linux-society@yahoogroups.com>;
> ><eThinkTankTz@yahoogroups.com>;
> ><infosoc4all@yahoogroups.com>; <wsisyouthkenya@yahoogroups.com>;
> >"Open
> >Spectrum List" <openspectrum@...>
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 7:46 PM
> >Subject: [infosoc4all] Helpful Suggestions for Degree Paper
> >Sought (ICTs'
> >impact and guidance)
> >
> >
> > > Dear Karen and other list members,
> > >
> > > I am looking for some suggestions in writing a paper that
> >wound consider
> > > "Utopian" uses of the newly extended ICTs in the Information
> >Society.
> > >
> > > Below is kind of a long email, but I am sending it to my
> >degree mentor
> >hoping
> > > that he too can make suggestions to help me develop a truly
> >beneficial
> > > document.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions, John
> > >
> > >
> > > =================
> > >
> > > I saw a call for papers on feminism in ICTs and in the first
> >paragraph
> >there
> > > is a reference to "hunting and gathering" communities.  My
> >only
> >contribution
> > > to feminism would be to try to determine how to involve more
> >women in open
> > > source projects.  In comparison, such rural and isolated
> >communities
> >present a
> > > much wider challenge for me.
> > >
> > > These small societies have huge potential contributions for
> >the
> >information
> > > society in the forms of culture and the arts as well as
> >medicine.
> > > Contrastingly, their hunting practices have to to stop because
> >SARS, AIDS
> >and
> > > now the monkey pox are all derived from bush meat.  Also my
> >personal
> >belief is
> > > that the act of gunning down innocent wildlife is a
> >contributor to the
> > > socio-illnesses of homicide and genocide.
> > >
> > > The challenge would be to enable allow them to introduce their
> >cultures
> >intact
> > > and develop their economies to benefit their existing social
> >structures,
> >minus
> > > the few bad traits they have developed in absence of the
> >modern benefits.
> >The
> > > introduction of nitrogen-fixing agriculture and attainable
> >medicine and
> >two-way
> > > messaging are examples of benefits that could help these
> >communities
> >attain
> > > permanent stability and informed consent.
> > >
> > > The option, unfortunately, is to allow corrupt elements
> >within
> >expansionist
> > > organizations to suppress traditional values and elevate
> >sychophants who
> >will
> > > make absurd declarations.  They will promote suchvalueless
> >western
> > > contributions as fast food, terminator crops and endless
> >advertising.  To
> >deny
> > > them this, they will say, is to deny them their right to be
> >subjugated in
> > > structures modeled after American slavery and environmental
> >deprecation
> >and, in
> > > some cases, Sovietism and Nazism.
> > >
> > > I have actually heard this from well traveled college students
> >accuse me
> >of
> > > trying to impact their rights to empty nutrition and
> >content-free
> > > entertainment because this is what they really want.  The
> >urgency is for
> >the
> > > preservation of cultural meaning internally and ICTs appear to
> >be a way to
> > > solidify benefits in the face of global onslaught from every
> >direction.
> > >
> > > I have been corresponding with a lot of the wireless techs in
> >the
> >information
> > > society field and suggesting both technical and economic
> >solutions based
> >on
> > > what has worked here in the US over the past decade -- or has
> >not worked.
> >The
> > > Tanzanians and Kenyans seem really receptive to suggestions
> >that a
> >bootstrap
> > > economy would benefit from a large number of smaller startups.
> >While there
> > > would be consolidation of smaller firms as economies grow, an
> >independent
> >and
> > > efficient spirit would prevail for years to come.
> > >
> > > There are many sources suggesting that increased numbers of
> >ICTs will
> >actually
> > > increase bandwidth to the n-th degree.  This promotes the
> >concept of
> >widely
> > > distributed cheap relay/routing devices in every durable
> >machine.
> > >
> > > So my thought is to explore ways to benefit villagers,
> >including those who
> >have
> > > moved to urban areas.
> > >
> > > XML, for example, is useful for building communication and
> >documentation
> >tools
> > > because its neutral nature allows components to be integrated
> >or detached
> >along
> > > agreed data definitions.  This allows for a smooth transition
> >between
> >common
> > > messages to a highly structured body of knowledge. Technically
> >speaking,
> >these
> > > definitions are either DTDs or Schemas.
> > >
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Hello!
In India we have recently launched a magazine Information for
Development(I4D, www.i4donline.net).This magazine is the
brainchild of the Centre for Spatial Database Management and
solutions(www.csdms.org),an NGO located at  Noida near Delhi in
India. I am associated with this bi-monthly magazine  which is now
going to have its second issue in July-August.  This Magazine has
its focus on ICTs for development related practices and
projects.
I think it may well serve our purpose given the strength of print
media in itself.Such scholarly magazines are widely read in India
at least, as I am not aware about status of print media in other
developing countries.
The I4D team would highly appreciate if you can manage some time
to share your ICT related thoughts and expereinces in I4D.

Let us contribute to the  greater cause of human development
through our diverse but honest efforts.
Manish Kumar
I4D,
India


On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 Daniel Stern wrote :
>John,
>
>Our NGO is doing a schools project in Uganda, distributing
>refurbished
>computers to schools, assisting in setting up school labs and
>getting the
>labs connected to the Internet.
>
>We are introducing SuSE Linux to schools, though most client
>computers are
>still running Windows.
>
>Kind regards, Daniel Stern
>----- Original Message -----
> From: "John van V." <john_van_v@...>
>To: "karen banks" <karenb@...>
>Cc: <linux-society@yahoogroups.com>;
><eThinkTankTz@yahoogroups.com>;
><infosoc4all@yahoogroups.com>; <wsisyouthkenya@yahoogroups.com>;
>"Open
>Spectrum List" <openspectrum@...>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 7:46 PM
>Subject: [infosoc4all] Helpful Suggestions for Degree Paper
>Sought (ICTs'
>impact and guidance)
>
>
> > Dear Karen and other list members,
> >
> > I am looking for some suggestions in writing a paper that
>wound consider
> > "Utopian" uses of the newly extended ICTs in the Information
>Society.
> >
> > Below is kind of a long email, but I am sending it to my
>degree mentor
>hoping
> > that he too can make suggestions to help me develop a truly
>beneficial
> > document.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions, John
> >
> >
> > =================
> >
> > I saw a call for papers on feminism in ICTs and in the first
>paragraph
>there
> > is a reference to "hunting and gathering" communities.  My
>only
>contribution
> > to feminism would be to try to determine how to involve more
>women in open
> > source projects.  In comparison, such rural and isolated
>communities
>present a
> > much wider challenge for me.
> >
> > These small societies have huge potential contributions for
>the
>information
> > society in the forms of culture and the arts as well as
>medicine.
> > Contrastingly, their hunting practices have to to stop because
>SARS, AIDS
>and
> > now the monkey pox are all derived from bush meat.  Also my
>personal
>belief is
> > that the act of gunning down innocent wildlife is a
>contributor to the
> > socio-illnesses of homicide and genocide.
> >
> > The challenge would be to enable allow them to introduce their
>cultures
>intact
> > and develop their economies to benefit their existing social
>structures,
>minus
> > the few bad traits they have developed in absence of the
>modern benefits.
>The
> > introduction of nitrogen-fixing agriculture and attainable
>medicine and
>two-way
> > messaging are examples of benefits that could help these
>communities
>attain
> > permanent stability and informed consent.
> >
> > The option, unfortunately, is to allow corrupt elements
>within
>expansionist
> > organizations to suppress traditional values and elevate
>sychophants who
>will
> > make absurd declarations.  They will promote suchvalueless
>western
> > contributions as fast food, terminator crops and endless
>advertising.  To
>deny
> > them this, they will say, is to deny them their right to be
>subjugated in
> > structures modeled after American slavery and environmental
>deprecation
>and, in
> > some cases, Sovietism and Nazism.
> >
> > I have actually heard this from well traveled college students
>accuse me
>of
> > trying to impact their rights to empty nutrition and
>content-free
> > entertainment because this is what they really want.  The
>urgency is for
>the
> > preservation of cultural meaning internally and ICTs appear to
>be a way to
> > solidify benefits in the face of global onslaught from every
>direction.
> >
> > I have been corresponding with a lot of the wireless techs in
>the
>information
> > society field and suggesting both technical and economic
>solutions based
>on
> > what has worked here in the US over the past decade -- or has
>not worked.
>The
> > Tanzanians and Kenyans seem really receptive to suggestions
>that a
>bootstrap
> > economy would benefit from a large number of smaller startups.
>While there
> > would be consolidation of smaller firms as economies grow, an
>independent
>and
> > efficient spirit would prevail for years to come.
> >
> > There are many sources suggesting that increased numbers of
>ICTs will
>actually
> > increase bandwidth to the n-th degree.  This promotes the
>concept of
>widely
> > distributed cheap relay/routing devices in every durable
>machine.
> >
> > So my thought is to explore ways to benefit villagers,
>including those who
>have
> > moved to urban areas.
> >
> > XML, for example, is useful for building communication and
>documentation
>tools
> > because its neutral nature allows components to be integrated
>or detached
>along
> > agreed data definitions.  This allows for a smooth transition
>between
>common
> > messages to a highly structured body of knowledge. Technically
>speaking,
>these
> > definitions are either DTDs or Schemas.
> >
> >
> >
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> > President, The Linux Society
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-society
> > linux society distro -> http://www.thinman.com/eLSD/readme
> > ThinMan is a registered trademark of CXN, Inc
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