Ken Novak: Digital DevelopmentCommunications and info tech in developing countries, especially wireless broadband and high-value applications(Untitled)- February 17, 2005 Network Startup Resource Center: A venerable source of help, founded by Randy Bush about the same time as CGNET. "The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), a non-profit organization, has worked since the late 1980s to help develop and deploy networking technology in various projects throughout AsiaPacific, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and the New Independent States. Partially supported by the US National Science Foundation, the NSRC provides technical and..http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2005/02/17.html#a2868 (Untitled)- February 17, 2005 WorldChanging: Nanotechnology and the Developing World: "the Global Dialogue on Nanotechnology and the Poor is a project intended to trigger a conversation about the ways in which nanotechnology can be applied to the problems of development and poverty. Anyone may participate .." SciDevNet covers the conference and has an introduction to the material. The 29-page report covers risks as well as benefits, with a useful appendix showing the UN Millenium Goals for..http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2005/02/17.html#a2865 (Untitled)- February 8, 2005 Ethiopians unite for Marley anniversary: "About 200,000 people gathered in Ethiopia's capital Sunday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the birth of reggae icon Bob Marley. The concert, dubbed Africa Unite and billed as the country's largest ever, marks the first time the late reggae star's birthday celebrations have ever been held outside his native Jamaica. Marley, who died of cancer in 1981. .. Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson also declared an official year-long celebration to...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2005/02/07.html#a2854 (Untitled)- February 7, 2005 EPIC 2014: Very amusing flash projection of media in 2014. Worth all 8 minutes.http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2005/02/07.html#a2851 (Untitled)- February 4, 2005 More on the AMD PIC: Cringely offers some info and suggested applications outside the developing world: "the OS is Windows CE. It keeps user changes and personal settings on a separate disk partition so that the main OS partition can be updated at any time back to factory settings from a hidden 'factory reload' partition. It has no legacy interfaces at all (just VGA, RJ11 modem, AC'97 audio ports, and four USB 1.1 ports). It has no fan or even any passive ventilation. It has a 366...http://www.novak.com/weblog/categories/digitalDevelopment/2005/02/04.html#a2846 |