Digital Cities and WiFi

i-Quench.org/edevelopment-Information portal for ICTs for development

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:03:22 -0500

Quench your need here for the latest views, news and concepts in ICTs for development in India.

Partnership for IT Services Businesses

Invitation to collaborate and participate

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:56:18 -0500

Short Description:
Invitation to participate and collaborate in the first ever blog project for ICTs in development for the Indian subcontinent

Partnership for IT Services Businesses

What development means to me

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:30:47 -0500

I am extremely appreciative of the Digital Vision Program by Reuters and Stanford University. As a young researcher, advocate and believer in the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in changing the socio-economic landscape of communities, I am also grossly aware of the lack of participation and collaboration across stakeholders of ICTs-supported programs and projects the world over.

Partnership for IT Services Businesses

Test Event No.1 (at 10pm)

Carlos Miranda Levy — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 22:02:23 -0500

Digital Cities and WiFi

This is another test Event

Carlos Miranda Levy — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:33:06 -0500

Digital Cities and WiFi

Making sense on Small Screens

Laura Cuozzo — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:30:41 -0400

On Friday, September 30th, Patrick Baudisch will be speaking at the Human-Computer Interaction Seminar on the topic of mobile phone screen interfaces. Professor Baudisch works at the Adaptive Systems and Interaction Research Group at Microsoft Research and is an Affiliate Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Washington.

The no-rules group

Intel on Digital Cities

Carlos Miranda Levy — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:11:03 -0400

Collection of Best Practices, Case Studies, Blue Prints and Strategies for Digital Cities by Intel. Quoting from their introduction: "A growing number of city and government leaders are implementing eGovernment services using innovative technology to enhance safety and security, citizen satisfaction, and a greater return on tax revenues. Opportunities offered by technology include an integrated infrastructure or 'fabric' for government services, delivered through both broadband wired and wireless information and communications technologies. These core technologies fundamentally transform the w

Digital Cities and WiFi

Wireless Philadelphia Executive Committee

Carlos Miranda Levy — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:30:28 -0400

Philadelphia proposes to capitalize on this potential by leading an effort to create a wireless network that will provide high-speed, broadband wireless connectivity to all points within the city. Wireless access is rapidly changing how individuals and organizations connect to the Internet and is a transformative technology that will have multiple benefits across all segments of the economy and civic life.

Digital Cities and WiFi

A proposal and petition for a WiFi Network in New York

Carlos Miranda Levy — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:22:48 -0400

Presented by Public Advocate Candidate, Andrew Rasiej, it includes a full plan and a summary document, as well as a campaign strategy and a petition. We quote from the introduction: "Right now, according to the latest research by the Progressive Policy Institute, New York ranks a dismal 41st among American cities in the percentage of its schoolchildren using computers in the classroom. According to PPI, we’re 17th among American cities in terms of broadband communications capacity due to a lack of private sector providers in the city. According to recent report by Intel, New York ranks a measly 21st in terms of the degree of wireless Internet access compared to other America cities.