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ISSUE NO 67 USEFUL WEBSITES AND DISCUSSION LISTS

CAPE TELECOMS USERS FORUM LAUNCHES ITS WEB SITE

The Cape telecommunication Users Forum (CTUF) web site is live. Go to http://www.ctuf.za.org . CTUF’s members communicate via an e-mail group on issues pertaining to the state of telco and related ICT issues in South Africa. CTUF made a representation to the Department of Communications in response to the new telco policy directions. CTUF takes on an individual user perspective on these issues, and draws from insights from users in the business, academic, civil society and other sectors. For further information go to the web site.

GHACLAD AND GREENSTAR POISED TO OPEN IN PATRIENSAH

On August 4, 2001, GhaCLAD & Greenstar will launch a new solar-powered, Internet-connected community center in the traditional Ashanti village of Patriensah. Greenstar will sponsor a Digital Culture Festival in the village, recording original art, music, dance and poetry for distribution to consumers and businesses worldwide.

http://www.e-greenstar.com/Ghana/

SOCIAL ISSUES PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE VIA THE NET

Teen Town Meetings - South Africa - creating a comfortable and safe environment for youth to speak out and to each other about sexuality, safe sex, informed choices, HIV & AIDS...
http://www.comminit.com/pdsfeb2001/sld-600.html

Talking Drum Studio - Liberia - began producing programmes on election education and polling procedures...now aims to reduce political and ethnic violence - stressing themes of peace, reconciliation and democratization...
http://www.comminit.com/pds02-23-99/sld-743.html

Zimachitika - Malawi - a radio soap of the Story Workshop Educational Trust (SWET) broadcast on MBC Radio One on family health and gender themes...
http://www.comminit.com/pds04-17-99/sld-784.html

(all via The Drum Beat)

LISA LOOKS AT LOCALIZATION AND LANGUAGES

A second of a series of 3 articles on the subject of the localization industry, vernacular, and minority languages, prepared especially for the LISA (Localization Industry Standards Association in Geneva, Switzerland) is now available for download at:
http://www.lisa.org/2001/q3news/LISAQ3_2001.pdf
or mirror site
http://www.usa-lisa.org/2001/q3news/LISAQ3_2001.pdf

More about Linguistics:
<http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Linguistics/Home_Linguistics.html>

More About Literacy and Dialect Speakers
<http://www.cyberpg.com/literacy/default.asp>

(source: Karen Ellis via Digital Divide)

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