[WSIS CS-Plenary] Interested in evaluation of communityinformatics projects

Tue Nov 25 11:19:23 GMT 2003

I´m working on research about "Global Villages" together with Franz 
Nahrada, who introduced the Global Village conferences here in Austria in 
1993. For those interested, I´d like to share our project site with you:

http://www.inode.at/give/home_a.htm

We´re about to bunch similar initiatives from around the world. If there 
are people who would like to share there knowledge and commitment with us 
that would be great. Also support in other ways is always welcome!

Regards,

Laurent

At 11:52 25.11.2003, you wrote:
>Jhai is on http://www.jhai.org/ (laos)
>but you also have
>http://www.andhrabhoomi.net/ (India)
>or
>http://www.interconnection.org/coppades/ (nepal)
>or
>http://www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf/accueil.html (Burkina / local
>authorities)
>etc.
>JP Pinet
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org]De la
>part de Laurent Straskraba
>Envoyé : mardi 25 novembre 2003 10:12
>À : plenary at wsis-cs.org
>Objet : RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Interested in evaluation of
>communityinformatics projects
>
>
>Same interest here. Does anyone of you by chance have some pictures on-line
>or in electronic format about community projects? I think the Remote IT
>Villages project by Jhai Foundation could be a very interesting example.
>Got some more?
>
>Regards,
>
>Laurent
>
>At 08:57 25.11.2003, you wrote:
> >Hi Tracey,
> >
> >Thanks for your interest. I understand the busyness and I think that the
> >CS folk have done a really good job with many of the immediate and
> >operational issues within a very challenging agenda for WSIS.
> >
> >I am happy to put some energy into the research and evaluation area as it
> >applies to CS appropriation of ICT and to bring a group of interested
> >support together on it. Could you suggest a time that interested folk
> >could meet. I am in Geneva from 7 December.
> >
> >
> >Wal Taylor (PhD)
> >COIN Internet Academy
> >Faculty of Informatics and Communication
> >Central Queensland University
> >Rockhampton, AUSTRALIA
> >Ph +61 7 4923 2568       Fax + 61 7 4927 0700
> >Mob +61 (0) 409 456 115
> >
> ><http://infocom.cqu.edu.au/staff/Wallace_Taylor>http://infocom.cqu.edu.au/s
>taff/Wallace_Taylor
> >
> >You may wish to view the recently published books:
> >'Using Community Informatics to Transform Regions' Eds. Marshall, Taylor &
>Yu.
> >
> ><http://www.idea-group.com/books/details.asp?id=4146>http://www.idea-group.
>com/books/details.asp?id=4146
> >'Closing the Digital Divide'  Eds. Marshall, Taylor & Xu.
> >
> ><http://www.greenwood.com/books/BookDetail.asp?dept_id=1&sku=Q602&imprintID
>=>http://www.greenwood.com/books/BookDetail.asp?dept_id=1&sku=Q602&imprintID
>=
> >
> >'Current IT Issues in Education' Ed. Tanya McGill
> >
> ><http://www.idea-group.com/books/details.asp?id=4041>http://www.idea-group.
>com/books/details.asp?id=4041
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Tracey Naughton [mailto:t.naughton at iafrica.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, 25 November 2003 17:33
> >To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
> >Subject: Re: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Interested in evaluation of
> >communityinformatics projects
> >
> >Dear Wal
> >
> >I completely agree that we have not given much airtime to the important
> >matters of evaluation and research around impact of WSIS outcomes. This is
> >for obvious reasons related to the political process and negotiations in
> >the WSIS context which have been all consuming and remain unresolved.
> >There is still no agreement on a digital solidarity fund or deployment of
> >existing funds.
> >
> >None the less we do need to address a form of measurement of results of
> >the WSIS process. There is the obvious period of measurement between
> >phases of the Summit. There is some good base line data for Africa held in
> >the UN Economic Commission for Africa. I imagine that it exists for other
> >regions but we need to develop a co-ordinated strategy.
> >
> >A lot of people will be extremely busy at the Summit, myself included, but
> >in principle I express my interest in touching base on this idea.
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Tracey Naughton
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Tracey Naughton
> >WSIS Partnership Manager (Southern Africa)
> >Chair Civil Society Media Caucus
> >201 Somerset Hall
> >239 Oxford Road
> >Illovo  2196
> >South Africa
> >
> >Phone/fax:    +27 (011) 880 5030
> >cell:               +27 (0) 82 821 1771
> >Email:              t.naughton at iafrica.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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