Using Radios to support Rural Communication

During the Share Fair 09, I had the pleasure to facilitate an interesting session called  “Using Radios to support Rural Communication“. The session was about three main applications of radio in rural development contexts:

Rural and Community Radio,
Educational Radio, and
Radio for promoting good farming practices.

The Session, followed by some 20 people, proposed a first round of [...]

Prodding from the Share Fair 09

Thanks to Nadia Manning-Thomas, my friend in the KM4DEV list, for this interview to Geoff Parcell, who opened the Share Fair 09 with his keynote.
When asked about the highlights of the Fair, Geoff, who is in charge of the knowledge management for the WHO, UNDP, the World Bank and the Swiss Development Agency, noted:
“An additionally [...]

Share Fair 09 already finished

Ok, the Share Fair is well finished and I keep on putting pieces together after that nice, funny, interesting, free, relaxing, tiring, visionary week.

Soon, I’m going to blog some internal reflections.

Count-down for UBUNTU 8.10

MobileActive 08

Mobile for development is definitely taking off and many events which celebrate its applications, can help collecting knowledge and experiences.

This is the time of Mobile Active 08, in Johannesburg, South Africa from 13 to 15 October 2008. Entitled “Unlocking the Potential of Mobile Technology for Social Impact”, this international fair co-organized by SangoNet, will gather [...]

Your DESKTOP online?!?

Some very good ideas to be able to share your desktop with… yourself, wherever you are! I got two suggestions for you: Netvibes and Protopage.
Are you very interested in following news, events and information using RSS? So, test the first. Are you more interested in something like an agenda, with a warmer aspect and different [...]

Feed readers comparison

Good good good, we proceed on getting information about web 2.0.
This time we can know more about Feed Readers. First of all, have a look at the definition of a feed reader or aggregator. Then you can read this interesting article about a comparison among the best online services.

Web 2.0 – next step of the Internet

What is web 2.0?
Have a look around and make the concept yours. You will hear a lot about it in the near future.
Good hints at What Is Web, Dion Hinchcliffe blog, TechCrunch and Innovation Creators.

Learning log – Week #5: mixing text and audio

It was nice hearing voices – It adds the personal touch to it all.
I think integrating audio, if it is possible, in an online workshop would be a brilliant idea.
Comments about sound experiment remind that Africa is rooted in the oral culture and traditions. At times audio messages are not only informative but entertaining. Different [...]

Learning log – Week #5: final comments

“I was especially happy to be exposed to using tools (e.g. Dgroups, blogs, etc) which I had only seen, but never quite understood how they worked. I am glad we have been able to start one D-group as a result of this workshop. I’ll now be looking to identify & advise on areas where [...]

Learning Log – Week #4: tell the group you’re changing hats

“IF we are called on to shift our role, it is useful to tell the group what you are doing.
Transparency is even more important online – otherwise people can make assumptions which are often quite different than our intentions.”

Learning Log – Week #3: many members each take a bit of the load

“The one-man (person) show is untenable and we have to find alternatives and quickly…
I have to chime in again – I can’t resist. This point is CENTRAL to successful network work. It cannot be a hub with one person at the middle and the rest of the network like spokes. There [...]

Learning Log – Week #3: Trust is central

“Very related to norms and agreements is building relationship and trust in a group. Sometimes this is hard. There is a tension caused by a lack of time. When people are busy, they are less inclined to spend time building relationships, and developing trust with others in a network. Yet trust is central for [...]

Learning Log – Week #2: Start ONLINE

“I have found that pre-F2F work online makes F2F meetings more productive. For groups that have to go online and have a chance to be F2F, I usually suggest they start ONLINE first.
This helps people test their sense of others online, gain some identity and trust, then when they go F2F not only does the [...]