Hisbiscus Project Introductions from BRE

[BlackRiverEagle]

Name: Bill

Pseudonym: Black River Eagle, BRE, Blackeagle

Blog:  Jewels in the Jungle (http://jewelsnthejungle.blogspot.com/)

Location: Bremen, Germany (I'm also an American abroad.  The last American POW in Germany)

 

I am very interested in how people of all ages are using information technology to communicate and collaborate with one another over great distances.  My career has ranged from engineering management in large defense electronics companies (U.S., Europe) to fostering and supporting IT engineering startups and other small businesses.  At present my focus is on new media and online journalism and the technologies and people who are "busting it out of the box" in the 21st Century.

 

My interest in the Hisbiscus Project is to see if a genuine, open, and honest dialogue about the growing relationship between Africa (incl. government leaders, African citizens and the diaspora) and the government officials and citizens of the People's Republic of China can be created, sustained over time, and be productive for all concerned.

 

I won't be very active in discussions at the beginning due to (severe) time constraints but hope to contribute something useful to the group over time. I am without a doubt the oldest member of our new group, so be patient with "the old man" and his somewhat skeptical and conservative views on new challenges facing you young(er) people.

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[Ethan Zuckerman]

Name: Ethan Zuckerman
Psuedonym: I don't have one, but I'll defend your right to have one to the best of my ability.
Blog: Personal blog is "My Heart's in Accra" - http://ethanzuckerman.com/blog.
Location: Lanesboro, MA, USA. (In the mountains, 250km from Boston.)

I'm one of the co-founders of Global Voices and am involved in a wide range of projects focused on using technology to spark conversation between people around the world, especially between people in different parts of the developing world.

On 3/21/07, BlackRiverEagle <blackri...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Name: Bill

Pseudonym: Black River Eagle, BRE, Blackeagle

Blog:  Jewels in the Jungle ( http://jewelsnthejungle.blogspot.com/)

Location: Bremen, Germany (I'm also an American abroad.  The last American POW in Germany)

 

I am very interested in how people of all ages are using information technology to communicate and collaborate with one another over great distances.  My career has ranged from engineering management in large defense electronics companies ( U.S., Europe) to fostering and supporting IT engineering startups and other small businesses.  At present my focus is on new media and online journalism and the technologies and people who are "busting it out of the box" in the 21st Century.

 

My interest in the Hisbiscus Project is to see if a genuine, open, and honest dialogue about the growing relationship between Africa (incl. government leaders, African citizens and the diaspora) and the government officials and citizens of the People's Republic of China can be created, sustained over time, and be productive for all concerned.

 

I won't be very active in discussions at the beginning due to (severe) time constraints but hope to contribute something useful to the group over time. I am without a doubt the oldest member of our new group, so be patient with "the old man" and his somewhat skeptical and conservative views on new challenges facing you young(er) people.

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Ethan Zuckerman | ezuck...@cyber.law.harvard.edu
Research Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society
413-441-3380 | http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog
http://globalvoicesonline.org | http://worldchanging.com

[Oiwan Lam]

name: Lam Oi Wan
writing places:
inmediahk.net (zh), interlocals.net, globalvoicesonline.org, ahoi.pbwiki.com (personal)
coming soon: openknowledgehk.net
location: hong kong

involve in citizen journalism, cross border translation and open knowledge project.

oiwan

413-441-3380 | http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog
http://globalvoicesonline.org | http://worldchanging.com

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我們的家園, 人民的規劃 -- 318 皇后見
People's planning for our home and our land-- 318 rally to Queen's pier

www.interlocals.net
www.inmediahk.net (chinese)
www.globalvoicesonline.org

[ndesanjo macha]

Name: ndesanjo macha
Blog: Jikomboe: http://jikomboe.com (Swahili: technology and social
                                                       commentary)
         Mwongozo: http://mwongozo.wordpress.com  (Swahili: blogging guide)
         Digital Africa: http://digitalafrica.blogspot.com (English)

Location: Greensboro, North Carolina

I am interested in technology and development in Africa. I am the Sub-Saharan Africa Editor for Global Voices Online.
I am involved with various technology-related project in the US and Africa.
ndesanjo

[Akwe Amosu]

Hi all - so excited to see everyone here - it's all finally happening.

 

I'm mostly a journalist and editor but just recently an advocate of better polices on africa on behalf of the Open Society Institute's office in Washington, DC.

 

I do increasing amounts of work on the China/Africa  relationship ( i just wrote a piece for Foreign Policy in Focus, at http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/4068) and am increasingly convinced that the most important thing to do is expand 'non-governmental' communication between the two. 

 

i know of a couple of conferences that hope to bring together people from civil society groups and NGOs in Africa and China later this year. One really useful thing we could do on the group pages is maintain a shared calendar where we can pool information about dates - events to blog about, opportunities for meet-ups and travel grants etc.

 

Akwe

 

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skype: akweamosu

[Georgia Popplewell]

Name: Georgia Popplewell (aka GAP)

I Blog at: http://www.caribbeanfreeradio.com/blog

I live in: Trinidad & Tobago (Caribbean)

I am co-managing editor and podcast editor at Global Voices (and outgoing Caribbean editor). My background is in feature journalism and media (video, audio) production. My interests are probably too wide-ranging for my own good. 

[Jacky Peng]

Hi Akwe,

This is a great post.  Can I translate it into Chinese and submit the translation to Chinese translation communities? 

Jacky

[Akwe Amosu]

Please do, if you don't mind a lot of work! It's very long...

Akwe

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akwe....@gmail.com
skype: akweamosu

[Jacky Peng]

it takes longer time to translate then.  :-)

[Emeka Okafor]

Name: Emeka Okafor
I blog at: http://timbuktuchronicles.blogspot.com/ & http://africaunchained.blogspot.com/
I live in New York City

I'm a partner in Caranda Fine Foods, I also co-founded the IPEGroup. Other initiatives include being the Director for TED Global.

413-441-3380 | http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog
http://globalvoicesonline.org | http://worldchanging.com

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我們的家園, 人民的規劃 -- 318 皇后見
People's planning for our home and our land-- 318 rally to Queen's pier

www.interlocals.net
www.inmediahk.net (chinese)
www.globalvoicesonline.org

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Emeka Okafor

Blogs
www.timbuktuchronicles.blogspot.com www.africaunchained.blogspot.com

TED Global "Africa:The Next Chapter"
http://ted.com/tedglobal2007/

Caranda Fine Foods
http://www.carandafinefoods.com/

Direct Expatriate Nationals Investment
www.deniafrica.com

International Private Enterprise Group
www.ipegroup.net

[Boris Anthony]

just getting settled back in... :)

Name: Boris Anthony
Pseudonym: bopuc
Follow me! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bopuc/
Based in Montreal Canada, for now.

I am the architect and designer for all of GlobalVoices' web
properties and projects and identity/branding...
I have consulted (and worked) in design and web technology for such
organizations as The Berkman Center at Harvard Law School, ICANN,
CreativeCommons JP, the Journalism and Media Studies Center at Hong
Kong University, the Interactive Media Department at University of
Southern California, and a host of others in my 12 year career.

Particularly interested these days in aggregators, trends analysis,
geo-coding, "citizen/amateur journalism" efforts, mobile and
everyware, and the like.

:)

B.

On 3-Apr-07, at 11:01 AM, Emeka Okafor wrote:

> Name: Emeka Okafor
> I blog at: http://timbuktuchronicles.blogspot.com/ &
> http://africaunchained.blogspot.com/
> I live in New York City
>

> I'm a partner in Caranda Fine Foods <http://
> www.carandafinefoods.com/>, I
> also co-founded the IPEGroup <http://www.ipegroup.net/>. Other
> initiatives
> include being the Director for TED Global <http://ted.com/
> tedglobal2007/>.

>
> On 3/25/07, Georgia Popplewell <gapopp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>

>> *Name*: Georgia Popplewell (aka GAP)*I Blog at*:
>> http://www.caribbeanfreeradio.com/blog
>> *I live in*: Trinidad & Tobago (Caribbean)

>>>> *Name*: Bill
>>>> *Pseudonym*: Black River Eagle, BRE, Blackeagle
>>>> *Blog*: Jewels in the Jungle ( http://
>>>> jewelsnthejungle.blogspot.com/)
>>>> *Location*: Bremen, Germany (I'm also an American abroad. The last

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>>> --
>>> Ethan Zuckerman | ezuck...@cyber.law.harvard.edu
>>> Research Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society

>>> 413-441-3380 | http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog