Ken Novak: Digital DevelopmentCommunications and info tech in developing countries, especially wireless broadband and high-value applications(Untitled)- January 30, 2004 Project 25 (P25): Standards For Public Safety Radio Communications: "TIA is acting as a catalyst for the wireless industry to develop and maintain Public Safety standards for digital equipment and systems that will assist the life-saving and damage-control activities of first-responders at the scene of an emergency or disaster situation. This activity, known as Project 25 (P25), is supported by Industry, Government Agencies and Public Safety Communications Officials alike; including the...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/01/29.html#a1667 (Untitled)- January 30, 2004 Project MESA - Mobile Broadband for Public Safety: "Project MESA is an international partnership producing globally applicable technical specifications for digital mobile broadband technology, aimed initially at the sectors of public safety and disaster response."http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/01/29.html#a1666 (Untitled)- January 29, 2004 UNAMSIL: On The Edge Of Peace: "Remote personnel, incompatible computer gear, unreliable power and communications lines, and equipment-disabling lightning strikes are just some of the obstacles confronting the technology managers supporting the United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone. Yet U.N. specialists in this rugged, war-ravaged land have found ways to keep the field reports, threat assessments and supply requests flowing between Freetown headquarters and the mission's most...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/01/29.html#a1664 (Untitled)- January 29, 2004 FITTEST - WFP Fast IT & Telecommunications Emergency and Support Team: "ICT is the backbone of modern humanitarian work. It is important that all humanitarian workers in Iraq are aware of how to make proper use of radio telecommunications, particularly for organisational and personal security. The United Nations has a common services approach to this issue which includes all UN agencies and is extended to the NGO community." This is the forward edge of the WFP FieldComms group. HIC -..http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/01/29.html#a1663 (Untitled)- January 29, 2004 Africa: The Next Wide-Open Wireless Frontier: "Sub-Saharan Africa -- home to more than 650 million people, three-quarters of whom live on less than $2 per day -- has become the world's fastest-growing market for mobile-phone service. Last year alone, the number of mobile subscribers in the whole region shot up 37%, to 34.4 million, compared with a 32% rise in Eastern Europe, the No. 2 growth region, according to researcher Gartner Dataquest. .. What makes Africa's mobile revolution especially...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/01/29.html#a1662 (Untitled)- January 29, 2004 UNDP and Microsoft Announce Technology Partnership in Developing Nations: "The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Microsoft Corp. today announced a technology partnership to create and implement information and communications technology projects that will help developing countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals. .. The alliance will draw on the resources of Microsoft's Unlimited Potential program, the company's global initiative to deliver computer literacy and job skills.http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/01/28.html#a1660 (Untitled)- January 28, 2004 Reuters Latest Financial News Full News Coverage: "Dutch firm Philips Electronics said on Monday it was preparing to mass-produce a slim, book-sized display panel onto which consumers could download newspapers and magazines -- then roll up and put away. The 5-inch display, which can show detailed images, can be rolled up into a pen-sized holder. .. Philips said it had created the displays using electronics circuits made of plastics, which power a monochrome display created with...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/01/28.html#a1659 (Untitled)- January 26, 2004 Bhutan VoIP Project Report: "A pilot project to use wireless and VoIP technologies to deliver communication services to rural areas in Bhutan, a small Himalayan Kingdom, was completed with encouraging results. Once initial problems with radio interference from other sources were solved the 802.11b radio network became reliable. This allowed the VoIP equipment to be tuned to accommodate the more variable nature of a wireless network as compared to a wired one. International calls through the...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/01/26.html#a1654 (Untitled)- January 24, 2004 BlogAfrica: Interesting effort to teach and spread blogging in Africa, with a companion site as a Catalog for blogs in action.http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/01/24.html#a1642 (Untitled)- January 21, 2004 First Mile Solutions: An MIT spinoff using roving wireless internet access points. The "Internet Village Motoman" project operates today in Cambodia.http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/01/21.html#a1637 |