Comments on: Mobile Web East Africa Conference http://www.webfoundation.org/2009/12/mobile-web-east-africa-conference/ Founded by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web, the World Wide Web Foundation empowers people to bring about positive change. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:51:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stéphane Boyera http://www.webfoundation.org/2009/12/mobile-web-east-africa-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-1043 Stéphane Boyera Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:18:17 +0000 http://www.webfoundation.org/?p=2138#comment-1043 Hi Dan, Connectivity, and particularly cost of connectivity is an issue. It is also true that discussion, coordination and cooperation between journalists themselves, and with others living somewhereelse on earth is critical to ensure freedom of information, and verification. That said, the Web Foundation has not connectivity as one of its focus. I personaly don't know which funders is interested in this domain. I would recommend looking at <a href="http://www.knightfdn.org/" rel="nofollow">the Knight Foundation</a> whois focusing on journalism. Anybody else has idea or suggestion ? stephane Hi Dan,
Connectivity, and particularly cost of connectivity is an issue. It is also true that discussion, coordination and cooperation between journalists themselves, and with others living somewhereelse on earth is critical to ensure freedom of information, and verification.
That said, the Web Foundation has not connectivity as one of its focus. I personaly don’t know which funders is interested in this domain. I would recommend looking at the Knight Foundation whois focusing on journalism.
Anybody else has idea or suggestion ?
stephane ]]> By: Dan Whitman http://www.webfoundation.org/2009/12/mobile-web-east-africa-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Dan Whitman Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:34:47 +0000 http://www.webfoundation.org/?p=2138#comment-965 Can funding be available for providing internet connections to African journalists? please see the blog africainfo.ning.com for more information on this. many thanks Dan Whitman Deputy Director (ret.) Office of Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy Bureau of African Affairs Department of State Washington, DC (now professor, American University) Can funding be available for providing internet connections to African journalists?

please see the blog
africainfo.ning.com

for more information on this.

many thanks

Dan Whitman
Deputy Director (ret.)
Office of Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy
Bureau of African Affairs
Department of State
Washington, DC

(now professor, American University)

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