e-OTI/OnTheInternet Archives
All articles from e-OTI are available from the archives. Selected articles from previously-issued
printed editions are also available. Complete printed back issues
are available from the ISOC Store.
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May/June 2001
Internet Opens Up New Markets - For Hackers and Viruses As Well
Madanmohan Rao interviews Srivats Sampath, CEO, McAfee
The New ICE Age: TV Meets the Web
Madanmohan Rao reports from the Convergence Summit in Amsterdam
IP Telephony to Have a Dramatic Impact on Asian Voice, Data Communications
Markets
Madanmohan Rao reports from the first iLocus Internet Telephony
conference in Bangalore
Internet Ushers in Fourth Wave of Banking and Finance Innovation
Madanmohan Rao reports from the E-Finance Asia summit in Singapore
Asia Leads the World in Wireless Internet Technology, Markets
Madanmohan Rao reports from the Wireless Internet World 2001 conference
in Singapore.
Internet QoS: Architectures and Mechanisms for Quality of Service
Zheng Wang summarizes his new book
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March/April 2001
Emerging Markets, Pockets of Excellence: India in a Global Internet
Economy
Madanmohan Rao compares and contrasts emerging pockets of excellence
in Internet economies around the world, and evaluates how Asian
countries like India fare in this regard.
Developing the Internet in Developing Nations
By Wendy Rickard
Throughout the developing world, small groups of citizens are
changing their worlds based on the shared belief that information
and communication technology (ICT) can make a difference. In this
issue of OnTheInternet--our fifth annual edition focused on the Internet in emerging
nations--those issues, needs, and solutions are put under the
lens, offering an interesting picture of where we are.
How Real is the Internet Market in Developing Nations?
By Madanmohan Rao
When it comes to the effect the Internet will have on developing
nations, some believe e-commerce will lift sagging fortunes and
others believe the Internet will leave the bulk of this region's
population on the other side of the digital divide. The reality
lies somewhere in between.
Networking in Latin America
By Ermano Pietrosemoli
Though not yet a technology Mecca, Mérida has made significant
strides. It's Wide Area Broadband Wireless Data Communication
Network was recognized by SuperComm'98 as best in Remote Access.
And EsLaRed has trained a thousand networking and applications
professionals since 1992. All of which serves as proof that the
Internet can have an empowering effect on developing regions.
Rethinking Telecenters
By Scott S. Robinson
In Latin America, few are lobbying for public policies that employ
the public sphere to catalyze social development with Internet-based
microbanks. Can a novel use of information and communications
technologies link the First and Second worlds by providing digital
remittance services?
Rural Access by Radio and Internet Helps Close the Digital Divide
By Lynne Gallagher and Djilali Benamrane
Radio is a sure-fire way to deliver information to a wide range
of listeners. The Internet facilitates feedback and response.
Will the convergence of the two help integrate rural areas into
the communications mainstream?
African Chapters and Their Role in Internet Development in African
Countries
By Tarek Kamel and Terry Weigler
With ISOC members from more than 30 African countries meeting
regularly, African chapters of the Internet Society are clearly
beginning to take a leading role in areas of connectivity, content
development, training and public policy.
Paving the Way for Internet-Rich Environments in Developing Nations
By George Sadowsky
In seven years, the Network Training Workshops have trained more
than 2,500 students and been credited with significantly accelerating
penetration by the Internet in developing nations. Find out what
makes this event so successful and why it needs to change.
The Internet in Laos: A Rough Guide
By Madanmohan Rao
Tucked away in southeast Asia, this landlocked communist nation
now faces a new set of challenges in the world of the globalized
Internet.
Electronic Commerce in Nepal
By Larry Press, Seymour Goodman, Tim Kelly and Michael Minges
In 1975 two professors and a gradate student conducted a study
of radio broadcasting and telecommunications in Nepal. At the
time their recommendations went largely unheeded. Twenty-five
years later, interest has been renewed, and the emphasis is on
electronic commerce.
Toward a Knowledge System for Sustainable Food Security
By V. Balaji, K.G. Rajamohan, R. Rajasekara Pandy, and S. Senthilkumaran
Food security in the developing world depends on both knowledge
and skills on the part of farmers. Information and communications
technologies play a significant role in this regard, as evidenced
by a program launched in India in 1998.
From the Secretariat: ISOC Around the World
Some of ISOC's programs and initiatives in developing countries
worldwide.
Papallacta Manifesto
Tele-centros.org proposes policy recommendations to reduce inequalities.
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January/February 2001
Internet Fever Reaches the Top of the World
Sandwiched between the software powerhouse of India and the hardware
dynamo of China, the mountain kingdom of Nepal also seems to be
catching Internet fever. Madanmohan Rao reports from the InfoTech
Summit 2001 in Kathmandu
Local Community Networks: The Human Face of the Internet Economy
Madanmohan Rao reports from the Community Networking summit in
Barcelona, Spain, where 400 delegates from 35 countries gathered
recently or the first annual Global Summit on Community Networking.
Virtual Communities as a Crossroads for Global Knowledge
Marco Padula, Amanda Reggiori, and Cristina Ghiselli discuss "The
Corpus Africanisticum," an experimental prototype demonstrating
the process of the globalization and universalization of knowledge
on the Internet.
E-Dinars, E-Tijara: Tunisia Embarks on Ambitious Internet Plan
Madanmohan Rao reports from the E-Commerce Summit in Tunisia where
Delegates from over a dozen countries gathered in Tunisia's capital
city, Tunis, for the second annual conference called The Internet
and E-Commerce, which focused on national and regional Internet
development.
Any Path Will Do
Robert C. Heterick finds that as traditional colleges and universities
feint, dodge, weave, stumble and sometimes fumble in their move
toward the incorporation of technology- based learning strategies,
a sort of Alice in Wonderland aura permeates the educational landscape--if
you don't know where you are going, any path will do.
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