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Global
- USAID Welcome
- Technical Advisory Group
- Pilots, Conferences, and Innovations
Africa
- Regional Programs
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mali
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Uganda
- Zambia
Asia and Near East
- Afghanistan
- India
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Vietnam
Europe and Eurasia
Latin America and Carribean
- Brazil
- Central America
- Guatemala
- Haiti
Global
USAID Welcome
USAID Welcomes You to DOT-COMments!
[from Issue I: Fall 2002] Welcome to the first issue of our e-newsletter, DOT-COMments, a quarterly review of the recent accomplishments and activities of the DOT-COM Alliance.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/welcome.htm [read full article]
Technical Advisory Group
DOT-COM TAG Shares Thoughts on Future of ICT and Development
[from Special Issue: Winter 2002] As part of the First Annual Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting, October 22nd, 2002, the eight TAG members each shared their thoughts about the future of ICT for development over the next five years.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/tag2.htm [read full article]
DOT-COM Holds First Annual TAG meeting, October 22, 2002
[from Issue II: Fall 2002] The DOT-COM Alliance held its first annual Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting on October 22nd, 2002, at the Academy for Educational Development's (AED) conference center. The purpose of the meeting was for the DOT-COM Alliance to receive programmatic and technical guidance from industry and field experts.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/tag.htm [read full article]
Pilots, Conferences, and Innovations
Powering ICTs in Hard-to-Reach Places: dot-ORG
[from Issue V: Fall 2003] On Wednesday, October 1st, over 40 professionals met at the USAID Ronald Reagan Building for a panel of informative presentations and discussions on powering ICTs and the Internet in hard-to-reach places. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/power.html [read full article]
Connectivity and Low Resource Environments: DOT-COM
[from Issue V: Fall 2003] On September 24th, 2003, DOT-COM and InterAction co-hosted the second session in its speaker series on ICTs and Development, on Connectivity and Low Resource Environments: DOT-COM. Over 80 participants attended the session held at AED's conference center in Washington, DC.
Presentations were given by Dipak Basu, Executive Director, NetHope & Senior Manager, Customer Program Management Office, Cisco Systems: NetHope: Applying the Internet for Lasting Change; Robert Bortner, Project Co-ordinator, Greenstar Foundation: Using ICT in a Low Resource Environment: so what good is ICT?; George Scharffenberger, Vice President, Voxiva: Connectivity in Low Resource Environments; and Michael Best, Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech: Connectivity in Low Resource Environments: Terrestrial Wireless Technologies & Policies. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/ss_connectivity.html [read full article]
The Impact of ICTs on Democratization and Good Governance: DOT-COM
[from Issue IV: Summer 2003] On June 5th, 2003, DOT-COM and InterAction co-hosted the first session in its speaker series on ICTs and Development, on the Impact of ICTs on Democratization and Good Governance. Over 60 participants attended the session held at AED's conference center in Washington, DC.
George Sadowsky, Global Internet Policy Initiative (GIPI) & dot-GOV, Ari Schwartz, Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), and Michael Hudson, School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University presented from their particular experiences related to how ICT interact with democratization efforts around the world. Eric Rusten of dot-ORG moderated the session and kicked off the discussion portion of the presentations. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/ss_democracy.html [read full article]
Strategies to Cross the Gender Digital Divide: DOT-COM
[from Issue III: Winter 2003] Information and communication technology (ICT) offers potent tools to overcome obstacles women and girls typically face, and opens new opportunities in education, political participation, health care, and income generation. For example, ICT bridges communication barriers by allowing women to access many of these opportunities without having to leave their homes, villages, or communities.
To realize this potential, ICT activities must recognize and address gender differences that affect ICT access, usage and benefits. Without such explicit consideration of gender equity, ICT activities may inadvertently exacerbate rather than bridge the gender digital divide. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/gender.htm [read full article]
dot-GOV Provides Low-Income Women with Technology Skills
[from Issue V: Fall 2003] dot-GOV recently awarded a subcontract to the Institute for International Education (IIE) to implement a collaborative project with CISCO Networking Academies that provides information technology training to low-income Asian and African women. Over 430 scholarships will be provided to women in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mongolia and Sri Lanka. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/cybercrime.html [read full article]
Supporting Regional Collaboration on Cyber-Security: dot-GOV
[from Issue V: Fall 2003] Cyber-security is one of the most important prerequisites to the applied use of the Internet and telecommunications systems for e-commerce, e-business and e-government. Without secure systems, integrity, availability, and confidentiality of computer systems and telecommunication networks are at risk. Cyber-security legislation and means of protecting systems and services from cybercrime needs to be linked to telecommunications policies promoting market competition. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/cybercrime.html [read full article]
dot-GOV Supports State Department Telecommunications Leadership Program (TLP)
[from Issue III: Winter 2003] Since the fall of 2002, dot-GOV has provided support from its Leader Award to the State Department Telecommunications Leadership Program (TLP), through requests from the dot-GOV CTO, Dr. Edward Malloy. This support has ranged from travel, organizing study tours, to providing speakers for conferences. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/state.htm [read full article]
Promoting Innovation at Community Internet Centers: dot-ORG
[from Issue II: Fall 2002] The Community Internet Centers Project, known as CIC, will pilot new and innovative uses of ICTs via community Internet centers and other public Internet access points worldwide. CIC will also provide rapid technical assistance to USAID Missions by project and resource partner staff. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/cic.htm [read full article]
dot-ORG & Intel Collaborate for Sustainable Computer Clubhouses: dot-ORG
[from Issue II: Fall 2002] The dot-ORG project is investing some of its pilot project funds to collaborate with Intel Computer Clubhouses in Brazil and South Africa to design and test strategies and business plans that may enable these Clubhouse and other types of public access centers become sustainable enterprises. To facilitate this collaborative pilot project, Intel and the Academy for Educational Development (AED) signed a memorandum of understanding in October 2002. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/intel.html [read full article]
Pilot Projects Offer Specialized Technical Assistance: dot-GOV
[from Issue I: Fall 2002] Since October 2001, Internews Network, through dot-GOV, has responded to five requests for pilot technical assistance activities funded by the core dot-GOV cooperative agreement. These pilot projects have been short in duration but provide the host government with key information that helps move telecommunications restructuring forward, with the ultimate goal of providing universal access and service.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/pilot.htm [read full article]
Africa
NetTel@Africa Publishes AfricaDotEdu: IT Opportunities and Higher Education in Africa : dot-GOV
[from Issue V: Fall 2003] As part of its mission to share research on ICTs, the NetTel@Africa project recently published a book, AfricaDotEdu: IT Opportunities and Higher Education in Africa (India: Tata-McGraw Hill, 2003). The edited volume highlights the impact ICTs have on educational institutions, systems, content and processes in Africa, with case studies illustrating the role higher education has on developing local capacities in pedagogy, research, publishing, healthcare, e-commerce, and cyber law. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/nettel5.html [read full article]
NetTel@Africa Safari: dot-GOV
[from Issue IV: Summer 2003] Academics, regulators, policymakers and operators from 17 nations met during the last week of May and the first week of June, 2003 in Gaborone, Botswana, to mark the inauguration of NetTel Safari, a two week conference hosted by the NetTel@Africa (Network for Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange in the Telecommunications Sector) Project.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/nettel4.html [read full article]
WiderNet Digital Library for African Universities via Satellite: dot-ORG
[from Issue IV: Summer 2003] African universities face a tremendous bottleneck in accessing the tremendous amount of educational materials needed for high quality education and research. Through the WiderNet project, this bottleneck is being unblocked, through the ability to access and share digital educational materials via satellite.
WiderNet is also training African library staff to digitize their materials so that African research and collections can be shared around the world. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/widernet.html [read full article]
Using Radio and IT to Build Community in Africa: dot-EDU
[from Issue III: Winter 2003] On January 17, 2003, dot-EDU hosted a group of visiting radio journalists from Africa for a day-long workshop on "Building a Sense of Community in African Countries through Radio and Information Technology." The workshop was requested by the U.S. State Department and African American Institute who were sponsoring and organizing a U.S. tour for 10 radio journalists from Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/broadcasters.htm [read full article]
NetTel@Africa Key Accomplishments: dot-GOV
[from Issue III: Winter 2003] NetTel@Africa has achieved several key steps in building the network of African telecommunications regulators. In order to improve sector policy formulation, harmonization, implementation, and help develop regulator training programs within African universities, NetTel@africa has developed: Ten learning modules for regulators, Field visits between US and African counterparts, Knowledge Exchanges and Learning Partnerships, and Africa.Dot.Edu Case Studies.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/nettel3.htm [read full article]
NetTel@Africa - Network for Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange in the Telecommunications Sector: dot-GOV
[from Issue II: Fall 2002] The goal of NetTel@frica is to improve provision of ICTs and services by establishing an African-led network for capacity building and knowledge exchange in the African telecommunications sector. The project has four primary activities: training, a knowledge exchange network, research, and a community to community component. NetTel@frica is funded by the Leland Initiative and USAID/RCSA, and implemented by the Center to Bridge the Digital Divide, Washington State University.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/nettel2.htm [read full article]
NetTel@Africa: An African-led Telecommunication Regulator Associations Network: dot-GOV
[from Issue I: Fall 2002] NetTel@Africa, a five year program funded through the USAID dot-GOV project, led by Internews Network, and managed by Washington State University's Center to Bridge the Digital Divide (CBDD), is establishing an African-led network for capacity building and knowledge exchange among telecommunication regulator associations. This network will improve sector policy formulation, harmonization, implementation, and help develop regulator training programs within African universities.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/nettel.htm [read full article]
dot-GOV launches Southern Africa ICT Policy and Regulatory Support Program (SIPRS) [from Issue III: Winter 2003] On 21 November 2002, dot-GOV was awarded the Southern Africa ICT Policy and Regulatory Support Program (SIPRS) Cooperative Agreement, funded by USAID/ Regional Center for Southern Africa (RCSA). The goal of SIPRS is advance policy harmonization by producing model policies in key areas, including Key Performance Indicators, Consumer Protection and Standards, Numbering, Procedures for Dispute Resolution, Human Resource Development, and Information Sharing.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/SIPRS.htm [read full article]
Democratic Republic of Congo
Community Resource and Learning Center (CRLC) Inauguration in DR Congo: dot-EDU
[from Issue V: Fall 2003] July 12, 2003 saw the inauguration of the Community Resource and Learning Center (CRLC) the Vanga Mission, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), by the US Ambassador, Aubrey Hooks. This geographically isolated, rural community of approximately 3000 people now houses the CRLC with a training room as well as a computer room with fifteen computers, three printers, two digital cameras, two digital video cameras, two digital audio recorders, a television, an LCD projector, and other multi-media equipment. The computers are networked and connected to the Internet via VSAT technology. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/congo2.html [read full article]
Risk and Innovation for Improved Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): dot-EDU
[from Issue III: Winter 2003] In a world with little infrastructure, IT can bridge educational gaps. dot-EDU, via the Education Development Center (EDC) and the Academy for Educational Development (AED), is developing models of how to improve the quality and dissemination of education through information and broadcast technology in a country with limited infrastructure and resources. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/congo.htm [read full article]
Mali
Twelve CLICs to Economic, Social, and Political Growth in Mali: dot-ORG
[from Issue IV: Summer 2003] In response to the development challenges that Malians face, USAID/Mali, through the dot-ORG project and AED, is enabling local NGOs, teacher training centers, local mayoral offices, rural development parastatals, and private radio stations, to establish and operate at least 12 Community Learning and Information Centers (CLICs) across the country. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/mali3.html [read full article]
Malian Telecommunications Officials Discuss Pivotal Issues with US Counterparts: dot-GOV
[from Issue III: Winter 2003] At the request of the Leland Initiative, dot-GOV worked with the Department of State International Visitor Program to organize meetings between key Malian telecommunications officials and US telecom-related private sector and non-governmental organizations. The meetings focused on the challenges and priorities currently facing the Mali telecommunications sector, including spectrum allocation and management, Internet regulation, licensing regimes for new operators, rural access, and interconnection. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/mali2.htm [read full article]
Academic Computing at the University of Bamako, Mali: dot-EDU
[from Issue II: Fall 2002] The Educational Exchange with the University of Bamako Project will enhance the university's capacity to administer its IT network, and to help faculty and students use this network for academic purposes. Nineteen Internet-connected computer labs for teachers and students will open in November at the University of Bamako. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/mali.htm [read full article]
Namibia
ICT Forum in Namibia: dot-GOV
[from Issue IV: Summer 2003] A USAID initiative to support telecommunications legislative reform in Namibia has stimulated the formation of an ICT Alliance that has begun to make its mark on sector policy.
The USAID/Namibia Mission, assisted by the USAID/RCSA funded Southern African Development Community Information Policy Regulation Support Project (SIPRS) policy & regulatory team of Brian Goulden and Riley Allen (Internews Network), supported the new Namibian Communications Commission with a three-day workshop on current and future trends in ICT. The workshop took place 10-13 February 2003. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/namibia2.html [read full article]
Initiative for Namibian Educational Technology (iNET) Kicks Off: dot-EDU
[from Issue III: Winter 2003] The Initiative for Namibian Educational Technology (iNET) USAID cooperative agreement, was recently signed and kicked off by dot-EDU Deputy Director, Steve Dorsey, and E-Learning Specialist, Kelly Morphy, in Windhoek in early March. iNET is part of Namibia's National Institute for Educational Development's Educational Development and Support Network. Designed to speed the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) within the Namibian education system, iNET will work both at the school and Ministerial level to foster the development of technology champions and improve ICT policies throughout Namibia. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/namibia.htm [read full article]
Rwanda
Community Internet Centers Give Rwanda Access to Information: dot-ORG
[from Issue V: Fall 2003] Two community Internet centers (CIC) in Rwanda are giving their local communities vital access to information for both professional and personal uses. These telecenters in Nyanza and Gitarma were opened in partnership with USAID/Rwanda, dot-ORG and local entrepreneurs. They are privately operated, using sustainable for-profit model to ensure they remain after the startup funding ends. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/rwanda6.html [read full article]
ICTs Supporting Democracy in Rwanda through Capacity Building at the National Electoral Commission: dot-ORG
[from Issue IV: Summer 2003] The USAID-funded dot-ORG project in Rwanda is actively engaged in improving the speed, accuracy and transparency of the country's election management system. This work forms a vital part of strengthening Rwanda's electoral process and overall democratization and good governance efforts.
The ICTs for Elections and Community Access project is working with Rwanda's National Electoral Commission (NEC) to improve their capacity through the use of ICTs in three main areas.
- Strengthening the Commission's ability to manage the country's national voter list database;
- Enabling the NEC to link its twelve provincial offices through computer networks; and
- Assisting in the production of 4.3 million "variable data" cards based on the NEC's revamped national database.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/rwanda5.html [read full article]
Building the Multi-sector Regulatory Agency (ARM) in Rwanda: dot-GOV
[from Issue III: Winter 2003] dot-GOV is in the final phase of the Telecommunications and Information Technology sector - Legal and Regulatory Reform Project, funded by USAID/Rwanda. Under this project, dot-GOV and the Government of Rwanda (GOR) have worked together to establish the Rwandan Multi-sector Regulatory Agency, with jurisdiction over several market sectors including telecommunications and energy.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/rwanda4.htm [read full article]
Legal and Regulatory Reform in Rwanda's Telecommunications and Information Technology Sector: dot-GOV
[from Issue II: Fall 2002] Rwandan Telecommunications and Information Technology Sector Project has made great progress since the last consultancy ended in July 2002, which outlined the organization and job descriptions of the new regulatory agency. The Rwandan Government (GOR) has named a Managing Director, Mr. François Mutembere, formerly the Governor of the National Bank. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/rwanda3.htm [read full article]
All Three dots in Rwanda
[from Issue I: Fall 2002] All three DOT-COM Alliance members are working in Rwanda to help strengthen the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in government, education, and broad development through three different projects. Each project draws on the expertise areas of each Alliance member:
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/rwanda.htm [read full article]
South Africa
Launch of dot-ORG/Intel Computer Clubhouses in South Africa: dot-ORG
[from Issue III: Winter 2003] dot-ORG/Intel Collaborative Project To Develop Strategies for Sustaining and Expanding Computer Clubhouses in Brazil and South Africa was officially launched in South Africa on February 14th by Eric Rusten (Deputy Director, dot-ORG), Phil Christensen (Country Director, AED South Africa), Parthy Chetty, (Education Manager, Intel South Africa), and representatives from the two NGOs that are establishing three Clubhouses in the Johannesburg area.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/intel2.htm [read full article]
Sudan
Information for All: The Sudan Independent Radio Service (SIRS): dot-EDU
[from Issue IV: Summer 2003] With support from USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), the Sudan Independent Radio Service (SIRS) was developed by the Education Development Center (EDC) through the dot-EDU initiative.
The SIRS will provide Sudanese living in the country and in the East African region with information containing no bias toward race, nationality, religious or political affiliation, opinion or gender. Strict political neutrality and independence in program development and partner selection are its credos. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/sudan.html [read full article]
Uganda
Applying the Bangladesh Village Phone Program to Uganda in support of Women Entrepreneurs: dot-ORG
[from Issue IV: Summer 2003] The Academy for Educational Development/dot-ORG, Mobile Telephone Network (MTN) Uganda, a network of microfinance institutions, and the Grameen Technology Center along with its other investors, are partnering to launch Village Phone Uganda (VPU).
The objective of the Village Phone project is to increase access to information and communication services in the impoverished rural villages and to generate new economic opportunity by seeding the creation of phone businesses to be owned by micro-entrepreneurs. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/uganda.html [read full article]
Zambia
Zambia Interactive Radio Instruction Reaches Out-of-School Children: dot-EDU
[from Issue III: Winter 2003] For more than 25 years, Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) has been used to improve the quality of learning in classrooms. In Zambia, it is going beyond this intial purpose to deliver basic education to out-of-school children, especially orphans and other vulnerable children, in community learning centers. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/zambia.html [read full article]
Asia and Near East
Afghanistan
Building Capacity in Afghanistan's Ministry of Communications: dot-GOV
[from Issue II: Fall 2002] Through pilot project funds from the core dot-GOV grant, Internews is providing support to the Ministry of Communications, Afghanistan, by supporting external training of telecommunications staff and by advising the Minister of Communications on telecom policy.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/afghanistan.htm [read full article]
India
Multiple Learning Channels to Attain Education For All in India: dot-EDU
[from Issue V: Fall 2003] USAID/India, the Education Development Center and resource partners have developed a three year project to improve the reach and quality of primary school education in Chhattisgharh, Karnataka and eventually Jharkhand State. The Technology Tools for Teaching and Training (T4) in India project will provide teachers with in-service training to improve content and methods, and multichannel instruction in English, Math and Science using media ranging from interactive radio to a mobile video unit. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/india.html [read full article]
Lebanon
Using ICT for Environmental Education and Youth Empowerment in Lebanon: dot-EDU
[from Issue IV: Summer 2003] The Youth CaN Med (Youth Communicating and Networking - Mediterranean) project is introducing sustainable, systematic technology into Lebanese schools to enhance student's understanding of environmental issues. This USAID/Lebanon dot-EDU project, awarded to the Education Development Center and implemented by iEARN (International Education and Resource Project), is setting the standard for youth empowerment projects through its focus on youth leadership and technical training of students and teachers. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/lebanon.html [read full article]
Morocco
Strengthening Moroccan Women's Political Participation: dot-ORG
[from Issue I: Fall 2002] In July 2002, USAID/Morocco and dot-ORG began a three-month information and communications technology (ICT) training project, aimed at enhancing the political participation of Moroccan women. Forty six women political candidates and NGO representatives participated in two three-day training events where they learned how to use ICTs to enhance political campaigns, strengthen advocacy skills, carryout Internet research for informed decision-making, and better serve their communities.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/morocco.htm [read full article]
Vietnam
International E-commerce and Information Infrastructure Policies Conference: dot-GOV
[from Issue III: Winter 2003] Internews Network awarded a sub-grant to the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute for Private Enterprise to convene a workshop on International E-commerce and Information Infrastructure Policies 12-14 November, Hanoi, Vietnam. The workshop encouraged Vietnamese enterprises to engage in global e-commerce and prepare for international e-commerce policy decision related to trade negotiations. The presentations provided an overview of the international frameworks for e-commerce and telecommunications regulation, and the practical issues that affect e-commerce transactions.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/vietnam.htm [read full article]
Europe and Eurasia
Romania
Using Telecenters to Implement Romanian Universal Service: dot-GOV & dot-ORG
[from Issue V: Fall 2003]
Romania, similar to many countries around the world, faces the obligation of bringing universal telephony service to all of its citizens. And similar to many other developing nations, Romania faces enormous constraints in delivering this promise to its rural and poorer communities. USAID, through the dot-GOV and dot-ORG Romanian Information Technology Initiative (RITI), is working with the Romanian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCTI) to build a viable model for the government to deliver telephone and Internet services to these communities. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/romania7.html [read full article]
Tele-cottages to Meet Universal Service Obligations in Romania: dot-GOV
[from Issue IV: Summer 2003]
The RITI-Policy dot-GOV Project has developed a proposal for meeting Universal Service Obligations (USO), an European Union Accession (acquis) requirement. The Romanian draft legislation on USO provides a right for all end users to benefit from the provision of basic communications services at a specified quality level, regardless of their geographical location and, at affordable prices. Many consider universal service as a telephone line for every household. RITI-Policy is taking a community-based approach, where "tele-cottages" provide access to communities for telephone services. This pilot project is a demonstration important to the Ministry of Communications, Telecommunications, and Information Technology because it has the potential to show how policy changes impact the average Romanian citizen. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/romania6.html [read full article]
RITI-Policy Working Hand-in-Hand with the Romanian Regulatory Authority: dot-GOV
[from Issue III: Winter 2003]
The Romanian National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC) and Romania Information Technology Initiative (RITI)-Policy, implemented by Internews Network, continue their work to build a competitive telecommunications market in Romania.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/romania4.htm [read full article]
RITI-Access and Peace Corps Collaborate in Romania: dot-ORG
[from Issue III: Winter 2002]
The Romanian Information Technology Initiative (RITI) - Access project, implemented by dot-ORG, has developed a close working relationship with the Peace Corps/Romania office. RITI-Access and Peace Corps are working together to further economic and social development in Romania through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/romania3.htm [read full article]
Building Romanian Regulatory Capacity: dot-GOV
[from Issue II: Fall 2002]
Internews' Romania Information Technology Initiative - Policy project has completed two initial capacity-building workshops and one US study tour for Romania's newly created National Regulatory Authority for Communications (ANRC).
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/romania2.htm [read full article]
Romania Information Technology Initiative Launches
[from Issue I: Fall 2002] On July 29, 2002 in Bucharest, the Romanian Information Technology Initiative (RITI) was launched by representatives of the Romanian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), USAID, and the DOT-COM Alliance. MCIT Minister Dan Nica and Dr. Kent Hill, USAID Europe and Eurasia Bureau's Assistant Administrator, officiated at the ceremony.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/romania.htm [read full article]
Latin America and Carribean
Brazil
IT Employability Training Begins for Disadvantaged Brazilian Youth: dot-ORG
[from Issue IV: Summer 2003] On May 5, 2003, the USAID/Brazil funded Programa para o Futuro (Program for the Future) officially started training activities in Recife, Brazil. The initiative will prepare the participating youth for employment opportunities as ICT technical support staff in small and medium enterprises, NGOs, and the public sector.
50 boys and girls from disadvantaged communities in Recife are taking part in this integrated IT employability training program which includes supplemental education in Portuguese, math, English, work place and life skills, creativity, and citizenship strengthening activities. A strong internship and e-mentoring program will provide on-going support to these youth during and after the training portion of the program. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/brazil3.html [read full article]
Launch of Brazilian Programa para o Futuro: dot-ORG
[from Issue III: Winter 2003]
On March 19th in Recife, Brazil, USAID/Brazil and dot-ORG hosted an event to official launch of Programa para o Futuro, the USAID/Brazil's project being carried out by dot-ORG, and to highlight the signing ceremony of USAID/Brazil's Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with private and public sector organizations committing themselves to improving employment opportunities for disadvantaged youth. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/brazil2.htm [read full article]
IT Training for Disadvantaged Brazilian Youth: dot-ORG
[from Issue II: Fall 2002]
In partnership with USAID/Brazil, dot-ORG has stated a new 18-month project to develop and carryout an innovative IT training and employability program for disadvantaged Brazilian youth in Recife, Brazil. To implement this challenging project, dot-ORG is partnering with four Brazilian NGOs via sub-agreements. Also, with help from USAID/Brazil and EGAT/EIT/IT, the project team, comprised of staff from dot-ORG and the four collaborating NGOs, is establishing public-private partnerships with local, national and multinational companies to help with this initiative. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/brazil.htm [read full article]
Central America
Building Municipal Government Capacity in Central America: dot-ORG
[from Issue V: Fall 2003]
The dot-ORG project of the Academy for Educational Development (AED) recently initiated the Promoting CONnEctivity among Local Governments in CenTral America (CONNECTA) program, in collaboration with Federación de Municipios del Istmo Centroamericano (FEMICA), and NetAssessment. This USAID/LAC Bureau funded activity is a year-long project to assist municipal governments in Central America to achieve cost effective ways to improve their access to quality training and online information to improve their technical capacity and operational skills through the use of better information management tools. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/connecta.html [read full article]
Using GIS for Analysis and Research in Central America: dot-ORG
[from Issue V: Fall 2003]
In July 2003, the US Geological Service (USGS) through the EROS Data Center has invited dot-ORG to participate in the new Mesoamerican and Caribbean Geospatial Alliance (MACGA). This initiative seeks to increase the use of geographic information systems (GIS) through compatible mapping standards among mapping resource organizations in Central America. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/gis.html [read full article]
Guatemala
Technology for the Little Ones: Enlace Quiché Busy in Guatemalan Primary Schools: dot-EDU
[from Issue V: Fall 2003]
As a part of the efforts in support of bilingual/intercultural education and educational technology, Project Enlace Quiché/USAID has installed eight (8) mini technology centers or as they are called in Spanish- CETEBITOS (Centros de Tecnología Educativa Bilingüe Intercultural para Niños) in the communities of Nebaj, Sacapulas, Ixcan, Santa Cruz del Quiché, and Joyabaj, all located in the department of El Quiché. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/guatemala5.html [read full article]
Changing Lives and Education in Guatemala with Internet Connectivity: dot-EDU
[from Issue IV: Summer 2003] Now in the second phase, the Enlace Quiché project under dot-EDU has seen the opening of an additional seven teacher training centers and all 13 centers gaining satellite Internet connections.
The two principal uses of Internet are to search for information and for communication via online chats and email. While these two uses may seem pretty basic, due to the lack of print materials, such as books, magazines, and newspapers, and very limited library resources, if at all, the Internet is serving the very important purpose of providing these resources, and serving as a rich online library in which to access needed information. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/guatemala4.html [read full article]
Launching the Enlace Quiché Bilingual Web Portal: dot-EDU
[from Issue III: Winter 2003] March 26th will see the launch of http://www.ebiguatemala.org, the bilingual, intercultural web portal, created by Director of Materials development, Mario Torres and the local Enlace Staff. The portal will serve as prime venue for information and educational resources relating to bilingual education and Mayan language instruction and training. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/guatemala3.htm [read full article]
Building of Bilingual Virtual Learning Community Underway in Quiché Region, Guatemala: dot-EDU
[from Issue II: Fall 2002] Proyecto Enlace Quiché uses ICTs to strengthen the training of intercultural, bilingual educators. New plans include the opening of seven additional technology centers, training of new technology center staff, and the creation of a web portal which will serve as a virtual bilingual learning community for Mayan language teachers, community members, and partners affiliated with the project. - Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/guatemala2.htm [read full article]
Supporting Multilingual Education in Guatemala: dot-EDU
[from Issue I: Fall 2002] USAID/Guatemala-Central American Programs (G-CAP) has signed an Associate Award with dot-EDU to expand the success of an existing activity in the Quiché region that is using ICTs to strengthen the training of intercultural, bilingual educators.
This existing activity, Proyecto Enlace Quiché, was conducted under the LearnLink contract and established computer-assisted teacher training centers in five of the region's teacher training schools (escuelas normales).
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/guatemala.htm [read full article]
Haiti
Haiti Distance Education Inside and Beyond the Classroom: dot-EDU
[from Issue II: Fall 2002]
Continuing the progress of previous USAID programs, dot-EDU is working closely with the Haitian Foundation for Private Education (FONHEP) to strengthening and expanding Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) in Haiti. The intervention, which has proven successful in basic primary education, will be examined to see how it can be used to address other audiences and subject matters fit for radio.
- Full Story at dot-com-alliance.org/newsletter/haiti.htm [read full article]
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