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Fri, 02 Oct 1998 00:00
Telecom for Rural Development News Flash
Author: Don Richardson
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 00:00
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"Partnerships and Participation in Telecommunications for Rural =
Development"
**Conference News Flash** October 2, 1998 http://www.snowden.org
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Item 1) http://www.snowden.org/conference/forumintro1.cfm
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The Online Pre-conference for the "Partnerships and Participation in =
Telecommunications for Rural Development" Conference is underway with =
some good discussion on topics such as "sustainability", "telehealth & =
telemedicine", "lessons-learned in telecom for rural development =
projects", and "non-technical training issues". Visit the website at =
http://www.snowden.org/conference/forumintro1.cfm to participate and add =
your ideas, experiences and lessons-learned. Keep watching the site for =
updates of papers and documents.
Item 2) Telehealth Development in Western Australia - Angelita Martini =
will be speaking at the Oct 26/27 conference about her studies of =
community participation models in the application of technologies in =
rural and remote areas of Western Australia, using a participatory =
action research methodology. Her work with the Telehealth Development =
Unit involves the planning, implementation and evaluation of a satellite =
meshed network to areas with minimal or no telecommunications. See =
http://www.health.wa.gov.au/Telehealth/ for more details on this unique =
project to improve healthcare for a scattered rural and remote =
population in Western Australia.
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Item 3) Richard Fuchs to share his experiences and lessons-learned =
regarding telecentres in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Sub-Saharan =
Africa at the face-to-face Conference on Oct. 26/27. Richard is the =
author of important telecom for development papers for IDRC's Acacia =
Initiative (http://www.idrc.ca/acacia)such as "The Little Engines that =
Did: Case histories from the global telecentre movement" =
(http://www.idrc.ca/acacia/engine/index.html ) and "If you Have a Lemon, =
Make Lemonade: A Guide to the Start-up of the African Multipurpose =
Community Telecentre Pilot Projects" =
(http://www.idrc.ca/acacia/outputs/lemonade/lemon.html ).=20
Item 4) October 98 National Geographic features photos and a story on =
village women in Bangladesh, income generation and digital cell phones. =
Iqbal Quadir, one of the founders of the Grameen Phone project in =
Bangladesh will be a keynote speaker at the Oct. 26/27 conference. The =
National Geographic article focuses on "Women and Population" and the =
role of organizations such as the Grameen Bank in helping rural women to =
improve their livelihoods. An inside backcover photo shows the =
article's photographer surrounded by village women with their new =
digital cellphones. More info on Grameen Phone is at: =
http://www.grameen.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
About the "Partnerships and Participation in Telecommunication for Rural =
Development Conference"
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The two-day face-to-face conference on October 26 & 27, 1998 will take =
place on the beautiful campus of the University of Guelph in Guelph, =
Ontario, Canada. Guelph is a short 45 minute drive from Toronto with =
easy access to and from Toronto International Airport (Pearson Airport). =
The conference focuses on telecommunications for participatory rural =
development. It looks at how lessons-learned in Canada might be applied =
by people in other countries, and how lessons learned in other countries =
might be applied in Canada.
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You may call (519) 824 4120 ext. 2353 to register by phone, or you can =
print, complete and fax your registration(s) from our website at =
http://www.snowden.org/conference/registerpaid.html The conference fee =
is $349 +GST for Canadian residents and $300 US for non-Canadians.
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This conference is sponsored by: Don Snowden Program for Development =
Communication, Foundation for International Training, Bell Canada, SR =
Telecom, International Telecommunication Union, International =
Development Research Centre, Industry Canada, Agriculture and Agri-food =
Canada, University of Guelph, and the TeleCommons Development Group.
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Don Richardson
Director
Don Snowden Program for Development Communication
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
N1G 2W1
Tel: 519-824-4120 x 3811 Fax: 519-836-9941
Email: drichard@uoguelph.ca
Web: http://www.snowden.org
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<DIV>"Partnerships and Participation in Telecommunications for =
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<DIV>**Conference News Flash** October 2, 1998 <A=20
href=3D"http://www.snowden.org">http://www.snowden.org</A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Item 1) <A=20
href=3D"http://www.snowden.org/conference/forumintro1.cfm">http://www.sno=
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The Online Pre-conference for the "Partnerships =
and=20
Participation in Telecommunications for Rural Development" =
Conference is=20
underway with some good discussion on topics such as =
"sustainability",=20
"telehealth & telemedicine", "lessons-learned in =
telecom for=20
rural development projects", and "non-technical training=20
issues". Visit the website at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.snowden.org/conference/forumintro1.cfm">http://www.sno=
wden.org/conference/forumintro1.cfm</A>=20
to participate and add your ideas, experiences and =
lessons-learned. Keep=20
watching the site for updates of papers and documents.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Item 2) Telehealth Development in =
Western=20
Australia - Angelita Martini will be speaking at the Oct 26/27 =
conference about=20
her studies of community participation models in the application of =
technologies=20
in rural and remote areas of Western Australia, using a participatory =
action=20
research methodology. Her work with the Telehealth Development Unit =
involves the=20
planning, implementation and evaluation of a satellite meshed network to =
areas=20
with minimal or no telecommunications. See <A=20
href=3D"http://www.health.wa.gov.au/Telehealth/">http://www.health.wa.gov=
.au/Telehealth/</A>=20
for more details on this unique project to improve healthcare for a =
scattered=20
rural and remote population in Western Australia.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT =
size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT size=3D2><FONT size=3D2>Item =
3) Richard Fuchs=20
to share his experiences and lessons-learned regarding telecentres in=20
Newfoundland and Labrador, and Sub-Saharan Africa at the face-to-face =
Conference=20
on Oct. 26/27. Richard is the author of important telecom for =
development=20
papers for IDRC's Acacia Initiative (<A=20
href=3D"http://www.idrc.ca/acacia">http://www.idrc.ca/acacia</A>)such as =
"The=20
Little Engines that Did: Case histories from the global telecentre=20
movement" (<A=20
href=3D"http://www.idrc.ca/acacia/engine/index.html">http://www.idrc.ca/a=
cacia/engine/index.html</A>=20
) and "If you Have a Lemon, Make Lemonade: A Guide to the Start-up =
of the=20
African Multipurpose Community Telecentre Pilot Projects" (<A=20
href=3D"http://www.idrc.ca/acacia/outputs/lemonade/lemon.html">http://www=
.idrc.ca/acacia/outputs/lemonade/lemon.html</A>=20
). </FONT>
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size=3D2><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></CENTER></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Item 4) October 98 National =
Geographic features=20
photos and a story on village women in Bangladesh, income generation and =
digital=20
cell phones. Iqbal Quadir, one of the founders of the Grameen =
Phone=20
project in Bangladesh will be a keynote speaker at the Oct. 26/27=20
conference. The National Geographic article focuses on "Women =
and=20
Population" and the role of organizations such as the Grameen Bank =
in=20
helping rural women to improve their livelihoods. An inside =
backcover=20
photo shows the article's photographer surrounded by village women with =
their=20
new digital cellphones. More info on Grameen Phone is at: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.grameen.com/">http://www.grameen.com/</A></FONT></DIV>=
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000=20
size=3D2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>About the "Partnerships and =
Participation=20
in Telecommunication for Rural Development Conference"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2>The two-day =
face-to-face=20
conference on October 26 & 27, 1998 will take place on the beautiful =
campus=20
of the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Guelph is a =
short 45=20
minute drive from Toronto with easy access to and from Toronto =
International=20
Airport (Pearson Airport). The conference focuses on telecommunications =
for=20
participatory rural development. It looks at how lessons-learned in =
Canada might=20
be applied by people in other countries, and how lessons learned in =
other=20
countries might be applied in Canada.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>You may call <B>(519) 824 4120 ext. 2353</B> to =
register by=20
phone, or you can print, complete and fax your registration(s) from our =
website=20
at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.snowden.org/conference/registerpaid.html">http://www.s=
nowden.org/conference/registerpaid.html</A> =20
The conference fee is $349 +GST for Canadian residents and $300 US for=20
non-Canadians.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>This conference is sponsored by: Don Snowden Program =
for=20
Development Communication, Foundation for International Training, Bell =
Canada,=20
SR Telecom, International Telecommunication Union, International =
Development=20
Research Centre, Industry Canada, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, =
University=20
of Guelph, and the TeleCommons Development Group.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Don Richardson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Director</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Don Snowden Program for Development =
Communication</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>University of Guelph</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Guelph, Ontario, Canada</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>N1G 2W1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Tel: 519-824-4120 x 3811 Fax: =
519-836-9941</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Email: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:drichard@uoguelph.ca">drichard@uoguelph.ca</A></FONT></DIV=
>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Web: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.snowden.org">http://www.snowden.org</A></FONT></DIV></=
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