From Digital Third World to Digital Citizenship

By Dan Robichaud on January 13, 2010 5:43 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
From Digital Third World to Digital Citizenship: by http://halifaxcap.ca  delves into the state of internet access worldwide and asks "How does Canada measure up?"  A podcamp session hosted by HRCAP.


Photo Credit: Michelle Yogis

  • Dan Robichaud (click for bio)  - Robichaud has spent the last decade in voluntary sector management, with a particular focus on the digital divide,  helping Canadian communities increase their online footprint.
  • Andrew D Wright -  Representing Canada`s oldest running Freenet, Chebuctonet, recently presented a CBC Town Hall on the Digital Divide and will be part of our panel and brings years of insight into running not for profit ISPs and public access framework.
  • Barb Allen - A founding member and past Chair of HRCAP and former member of the NSCAP Board, she helped establish the Resource Opportunities Centre, which grew out of the Terence Bay & Area CAP Site, where she managed the facility for ten years. Barb brings the communities of rural Nova Scotia and the issues of public access providers to the table. 
  • Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd (click for bio) -  Assistant Professor of the School of Information Management of Dalhousie University,  Dr. Gruzd's research interests include also Online Communities, Context-aware Information Retrieval and Digital Libraries with the goal of developing Canada’s position as a global leader in new media, animation and games
CAP SITES : This counts as a CAP activity. CAP sites have to participate to a minimum of one regional network activity every calendar year.

HRCAP Hosted a panel to discuss the state of the Internet in Canada and how we measure up. 

Please continue to check our website.  Audio & Video podcasts are will be posted (below, link) as they become available.

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Podcamp 2010  photos and videos  here.

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