Monthly Archives: August, 2006
Applications now open for LIRNEasia Young Scholar Tutorials, hosted by NUS, Singapore. Click here for info on how to apply.
PC turns 25
Personal Computer or PC turned 25 on August 12. May 2007 will be my 20th aniversary of using PC. This story of CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/biztech/08/11/ibmpcanniversary) may take many of us to “those” days. A very happy birthday to PC.
Shift away from traditional media driven by Net
Media use patterns are shifting in developed markets. Will similar things happen in emerging markets?Excerpt from BBC story on OFCOM study. It is noteworthy that the regulator is studying time use. This would not have happened if not for the introduction of converged regulation in the UK.
“The “networked generation” is driving a [...]
Colloquium on “Bridging the Divide: Building Asia-Pacific Capacity for Effective Reforms”
Bridging the digital divide is important. It may not be as important as ensuring safe water for all, or adequate healthcare, in terms of meriting investment of scarce public resources, but it is definitely important enough to merit concerted action to remove the artificial barriers to private supply. One of the best ways this can [...]
Iraqi mobile use
Iraq is an Asian country. While LIRNEasia is unable at this time to work in Iraq, our hearts are with the people of Iraq as they use ICTs to cope with the crazy murderousness of their world.
A excerpt from today’s New York Times story:
“Your call cannot be completed,” it says, “because the subscriber has [...]
Forward movement on dam safety in Sri Lanka
LIRNEasia was invited to a meeting by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Mahaveli Development to discuss dam safety, based on the concept paper we developed last year in collaboration with a large number of partners.
Work is underway to develop a project for World Bank funding that includes dam safety and the upgrading of hydrological [...]
Google mesh network is running in California
A journalist report on Google\’s mesh network that is now operational in Mountain View, CA:
\”In the first week in August I drove down to Mountain View on a sweltering afternoon looking to test out the promise of free or cheap phone calls and ubiquitous internet access over a city-wide wi-fi network.
Thanks to Google, the city [...]
Progress Reported on Tsunami Warning System
By Frank Ling
Washington
03 August 2006
Scientists expect more deadly earthquakes and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. Countries in the region are making progress towards a regional warning and alert center.
Wolf says that relaying the warning from central governments to their people remains a major challenge.
“The technical side is quite easy to install because this is just [...]
Sri Lanka’s Computer Literacy Survey Questionnaire
Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics will be conducting a household computer literacy survey in October 2006. The questionnaire for the survey has been posted on their website for comments. Comments have been requested by August 14, 2006.
The document can be found HERE
The documents includes instructions on how to send comments.
The bounty of sensible regulation in Africa and Middle East
Arab Mobile Phone Subscriptions Jump 70% in 2005
Source: www.cellular-news.com/story/18589.php
The number of mobile phone subscriptions in the Arab world has grown by a whopping 70 percent in 2005, underlining a strong consumer demand coupled by increased liberalization and competition in Arab telecom markets, according to a recently published Madar Research study. The study also reveals that [...]
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