Ken Novak: Digital DevelopmentCommunications and info tech in developing countries, especially wireless broadband and high-value applications(Untitled)- July 23, 2004 LocustWorld Mesh Access Points: "The MeshBox is a box about the size of a small video recorder. It has a number of ports for connecting other devices and one or more on-board WiFi radios. It is a multi-purpose device, but its core function is creating wide area wireless broadband. This means that each MeshBox communicates with other MeshBoxes nearby and the internet signal is passed from one box to the next, over the air, until it reaches the final destination. .. There are no plans to...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/22.html#a2171 (Untitled)- July 22, 2004 Strong Angel II: 17-22 July, Kona, Hawaii: Important experiment in integrating IT in disaster relief. "The event is designed to encourage the development and evaluation of tools designed for humanitarian information collection and use within an austere environment. We're particularly interested in proposed solutions that cross the civil-military boundary gracefully and reliably during a post-conflict reconstruction." Leader is Eric Rasmussen. Facts and links: Coverage from..http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/21.html#a2167 (Untitled)- July 21, 2004 InterAction Disaster Response Training Database: "AN INVENTORY OF COURSES AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISASTER RESPONSE COMMUNITY. .. The Disaster Response Training Database (DRTDB) is a response .. to the increasing need for highly trained disaster response personnel who are able to operate in some of the most complex and challenging environments imaginable. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the purpose of the DRTDB is to provide information on educational and...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/21.html#a2159 (Untitled)- July 21, 2004 Submit a Volunteer Opportunity for Cisco Employees: Nonprofits can ask for Cisco employees to volunteer to help them. Cisco's "volunteer matching system matches individual employees and employee teams to philanthropic opportunities in their community. In addition, it also matches the core competency skills of our employees with nonprofit organizations that are seeking that expertise, including mentors for your organization or constituents. Please register your organization in our...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/21.html#a2158 (Untitled)- July 21, 2004 Europe & CIS Regional Resource Facility: "A publication on UNDP Best Practices and Know-How in ICT for Development contains a collection of knowledge-based best practices accumulated by UNDP in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). " Downloadable in whole or by country.http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/21.html#a2157 (Untitled)- July 2, 2004 Digital India: Good Business Week review of many innovative uses of info tech for the poor in India. One example: "Five years ago, the Karnataka state government launched a program to computerize the land records of 6.7 million farmers in 30,000 villages. Two years later, all 20 million deeds had been digitized and filed along with information such as the land's productive capacity and any loans that use the property as collateral. Today, the information is available in...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/01.html#a2146 |