Ken Novak: Digital DevelopmentCommunications and info tech in developing countries, especially wireless broadband and high-value applications(Untitled)- August 3, 2004 Sustainable Resources: "An International Forum Connecting People with Hands-on Solutions to World Poverty." Boulder CO, Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2004 (plus pre- and post-conference workshops). Keynotes by John Todd, A.T. Ariyaratne, William McDonough. Unfortunately, it overlaps with Engineers for a Sustainable World - 2004 National Conference, Stanford CA, Sept 30-October 2, 2004. Keynotes by William McDonough (busy guy!), and Jeffrey Sachs.http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/08/03.html#a2211 (Untitled)- August 3, 2004 SDSU MiTAP Home Page: "The MiTAP system is a research prototype for monitoring infectious disease outbreaks and other global threats. MiTAP focuses on providing timely global information access to analysts, medical experts and individuals involved in humanitarian assistance and relief work. Multiple information soures are automatically captured, filtered, summarized, and categorized into searchable newsgroups based on disease, region, information sources, person, and organization. .. The system.http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/08/02.html#a2209 (Untitled)- August 1, 2004 Reporters sans frontières - The Internet under surveillance 2004: "Obstacles to the free flow of information online," reported by country for about 40 countries. Also, in the article On a Filtered Internet, Things Are Not As They Seem, RSF reports that many countries have gone beyond blocking web sites: "The past year has brought a rise of new filtering methods that, intentionally or by happenstance, are considerably more confusing. Try using Google in China : Most...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2004/07/31.html#a2205 |