http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/ en-us 2005-06-08T16:35:43-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000310.html The Digital Divide is a slippery fish but trying to grasp its complex and dynamic nature is absolutely critical to finding solutions. National level studies and those covering particular regions, states, and communities teach us to avoid a “one-size-fits-all” understanding... Mary Stansbury 2005-05-25T17:02:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000309.html New immigrant groups are among the many without easy or common access to high-speed Internet, having limited personal as well as public access. In this article, we identify a few of the barriers new immigrants face in accessing and using... Corry Bregendahl and Cornelia Flora 2005-05-25T17:03:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000324.html The Stockholm Challenge enables ICT community development projects in all parts of the world to share their work. The biennial Stockholm Challenge Awards are accepting entries for the current event until December 31st, 2005. Categories are Public Administration, Culture, Health,... International Editor 2005-05-25T17:05:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000319.html International Paul Pitcher 2005-05-25T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000320.html Nepal I spent the month of November 2004 in Nepal doing technology assessment and planning, and I'm scheduled to go back in late summer, 2005. Working with the non-governmental organization (NGO) Lumanti: Support Group for Shelter in the Kathmandu Valley,... International Patricia Perkins 2005-05-25T18:01:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000321.html Kerala, India The Akshaya Project in the Malappuram district of Kerala in southern India has established the first district-wide e-literacy project in the country, claiming to reach at least one resident in over 600,000 households, representing a population of... International Joyojeet Pal and G.R. Kiran 2005-05-25T18:02:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000322.html Andhra Pradesh, India Democracy, as we all learned in high school, has been defined as government of the people, for the people and by the people. While the first two goals have been to an extent met, the true... International Sanjay Jaju 2005-05-25T18:03:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000323.html Africa spotlighting Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Among the former French colonies of West Africa, Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), gained its independence in 1960 and became one of the first countries in francophone Africa to gain access to the... International Ibrahima Poda and William Brescia 2005-05-25T18:04:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000325.html Resources Editor 2005-05-25T19:00:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000326.html Resources Melissa C. Jeter 2005-05-25T19:01:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000327.html Resources Daniel Schackman 2005-05-25T19:02:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000328.html Atomiclearning.com is a website that provides software training for various Windows and Macintosh applications. Some of the application tutorials for Mac are Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, GarageBand. Windows tutorials include Adobe Reader,... Resources Shannon McCue 2005-05-25T19:03:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000329.html Technology Assistance and Resource Centers, CTCs, and other community organizations provide persons with a variety of needs with technology access and training and other technology-based social services. By using geographic information systems (GIS) and exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) to... Resources Michael Wolf-Branigin 2005-05-25T19:04:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000308.html I am very skeptical of those who call themselves visionaries, thus I hesitate to reveal the scene in my crystal ball. A few members of the OCCN Board have pressed upon me the importance of being ready for the future,... Perspective Angela Stuber 2005-05-25T20:00:00-05:00 http://www.comtechreview.org/spring-summer-2005/000339.html newCube, a sculpture by Paul Hansen, was installed on and around Sol LeWitt’s sculpture, Double Cubes, at UMass/Boston in May ‘05. newCube plays off LeWitt’s minimalist system based approach—essentially extending the system while also questioning many of the underlying... Back Cover Editor 2005-06-08T16:35:43-05:00