FW: [km4dev-l] Open Invitation to the Virtual Forum on "Mobile telephony in rural areas"
Francois Stepman
From: Servo, Luca
(NRRR) [mailto:Luca....@fao.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
11:22 AM
To: KM for Development
Subject: [km4dev-l] Open
Invitation to the Virtual Forum on "Mobile telephony in rural areas"
Dear all,
I would like to invite you to participate to the online forum on "Mobile Telephony in rural areas" which will take place from the 17 to the 28 of November on the e-agriculture platform http://www.e-agriculture.org/18.html?&no_cache=1. As you can see, various members of the KM4Dev list are involved in the facilitation of the discussions (read below the short intro)!
Mobile technology for development seems to be today an excellent solution in support of many development activities. As you remember, we introduced the topic and collected many examples during last summer. Now, this Forum is an occasion to learn more about projects which are using these tools and above all people's ideas and vision for the future. Everyone is heartily invited to take part to the discussions as your attention and contribution can be very interesting and useful for all the participants.
Cheers,
Luca
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Mark your calendar and participate in the Virtual Forum "Mobile Telephony in Rural Areas" 17-28 November 2008
Mobile phones are the success story of bridging the rural digital divide, bringing tangible economic benefits and acting as agents of social mobilization through improved communication. But what are the real challenges that face reaching rural areas, and what are some of today’s most beneficial applications that can help these rural communities, specifically regarding agriculture development?
This Forum will examine the challenges that rural communities face in enhancing the benefits of mobile telephony, and look at some examples of interesting initiatives and good outcomes from around the globe.
Subject Matter experts include:
- Pete Cranston, ICT and New Media in Development Consultant
- Laura M. Drewett, Partner Director, BusyLab Ltd.
- Jawahar Kanjilal, Global Head of Emerging Market Services, Services & Software, Nokia
- Christian Kreutz, Consultant, Knowledge Activist
- AHM Sultanur Reza, Additional General Manager and Head, Community Information Center, Grameenphone Ltd.
- Luca Servo, Communication for Development Consultant, Research and Extension Division - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Nigel Scott, Gamos Ltd
with
- Charlotte Masiello-Riome, Communications Expert and e-Agriculture.org Coordinator
- Michael Riggs, Information Management Specialist for the Asia-Pacific region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Register on the Virtual Forum, if you haven’t already done so. Go to http://www.e-agriculture.org/regform.html
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Luca SERVO
knowledge management consultant . Communication
for development
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla - 00100 Rome, Italy
blog: http://talksharelearn.wordpress.com
twitter: neoluk
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