Ken Novak: Digital DevelopmentCommunications and info tech in developing countries, especially wireless broadband and high-value applications(Untitled)- July 30, 2004 In battle against hunger and rural poverty, UN uses satellites and Internet: " United Nations agencies have developed a new Internet-based system to provide vital agricultural information to decision-makers in developing countries. ..GeoNetwork&146;s InterMap viewer, developed jointly by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), allows users to overlay maps from multiple servers housed at development institutions worldwide to create a customized thematic.http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/29.html#a2199 (Untitled)- July 29, 2004 GFS Tactical Radio Comms: Application of Groove to emergency group voice comms, at the Strong Angel 2 exercise: "Groove 3.0 feature called Groove Folder Sync (GFS). With Groove 3.0 installed, GFS allows one to share a Windows file system folder with another Groove user without using a shared space as the container. One of the requirements at Strong Angel was to demonstrate how tactical radio communications could be extended to other continents. .. As police, fire, and other...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/29.html#a2196 (Untitled)- July 28, 2004 Virtual Research Associates (VRA): The VRA reporter is used by humanitarian agencies to record incidents and other information regarding the security of their field workers. It integrates information from wire services with direct reporting, and has a GIS function. An interface with Groove and other non-web-based tools is being explored. The company's other tools track international news of many types, with one product that "providies early warnings about...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/28.html#a2191 (Untitled)- July 28, 2004 Completing the Revolution: The Challenge of Rural Telephony in Africa: Report with brief summary online, on the most basic telecom need. "At present, the lack of rural connections is often hidden behind impressive overall figures for the growth of telephony. Important development Initiatives such as NEPAD and the World Summit on the Information Society focus on internet-based ICTs, and where they mention telephony at all it is in general terms."http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/27.html#a2189 (Untitled)- July 28, 2004 Telecommunications market access regulation licensing and VSAT authorizations by Access Partnership: "We provide an experienced, multi-disciplinary, multilingual staff to devise and implement a strategy for resolving regulatory, technical, and other trade-related restrictions on five continents. "http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/27.html#a2188 (Untitled)- July 28, 2004 ICT online course: "Information and Communication Technologies for Development," Instructor: Barbara Fillip, developed and taught through the USDA Graduate School from 1999 to 2003. It has been offered online since 2001. The goal of the course is to familiarize participants with key concepts and issues related to the potential and real impacts of information and communication technologies on the social, economic and political development of the less developed countries of Asia,...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/27.html#a2187 (Untitled)- July 25, 2004 WIFI and Route Security: In Strong Angel 2, they tested use of WiFi to aircraft, and among cars in a convoy. The aircraft test had problems, but the car-to-car test worked over 1.5 miles, with streaming video and voice, all p2p with no servers. Interesting app for NGO and military supply convoys.http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/25.html#a2180 (Untitled)- July 24, 2004 Global Relief Technologies: Combines GPS, GIS, and field data gathering on PDA's. "Global Relief Technologies&146; integrated solution contains two basic service components &150; the SMART&153;; (Satellite Mapping and Rapid Telecommunications Software) and the Virtual Internet-enabled Network Operations Center (or VNOC) information management capability.The SMART&153; software currently reflects humanitarian standards as established by the United Nations and the US Agency for...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/24.html#a2175 (Untitled)- July 23, 2004 Mysterian: Groove application developer, with a nifty telemedicine app to transfer and track xrays and other images from the field to specialists: "Radiology Manager, the first product from our Mysterian Medical Suite, brings the power of secure, flexible, collaborative working to the healthcare sector. .. &147;As Radiographers, it gives us the advantage of having a radiologist to back us up when needed as we are often without their physical presence&148;, says Malcolm. &147;Utilising...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/22.html#a2173 (Untitled)- July 23, 2004 Info-Share: This NGO's updated site contains a paper by Sanjana Yajitha Hattotuwa detailing how Groove was used in the Sri Lanka peace process and subsequent elections. Many illustrations. Great example of ICT to facilitate collaboration in a developing country. Inspiring work.http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/22.html#a2172 |