Next 24th and 25th April, 2008, takes place the third edition of e-STAS 2008: Symposium de las Tecnologías para la Acción Social [Symposium on Technologies for Social Action].
I was convinced that the Development Cooperation 2.0 Conference that took place in Gijón in January would have been the event of the year related to the Information Society and Development Cooperation, ICT4D, Nonprofit Technology and so. Well, they will have to share this honor.
e-STAS 2007 was a great event, an event to network, learn and reflect. It was also a conference that succeeded in bringing in very interesting people from all over the world, renowned and respected in their fields. Compared to other events, it really facilitated participation from the audience, both in site and online.
The Program is...
Lady Virginia Mugarra VelardeEducation for HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases prevention
The role of ICTs to educate about sexually transmitted diseases prevention, especially to educate educators.
An important aspect of such education is to ease the communication between the physicists and their patients.
Goals
Train educators about these diseases… and how to educate about them
Sensitize youngsters about prevention
Mobilize policy makers
The main successes are, above all, the speed and spread of information and training, with a strong focus on prevention, which is where information can actually make a difference.
Tools: a platform with three axes (1) content (2) spaces for debate (3) online assistance
María Jesús MedinaCybervolunteering at Iníci@te Programme
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In
Digital Divide,
Online Volunteering,
development,
Telecenter,
ICT Infrastructures,
Open Access,
Digital Literacy,
Telecentre,
Education & e-Learning,
cybervolunteer,
ICT volunteer,
ICT4D,
nptech,
meetings,
Nonprofits
I received an email from Tomas Krag telling me about his new book on wireless networking for the developing world: Together with a group of my friends and colleagues, I have been
working on a book specifically about wireless networking for the developing world. After 4 months of work, we are proud to announce the completion of a
250-page free book, jam-packed with information about building wirelss
networks in the developing world.
It's available as a free download in pdf format, and there's the
option of ordering printed copies from a print-on-demand site in the US
We are currently negotiating with publishers and others to try and get
the book printed and published, so keep an eye open for news on the website
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