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technology in africa, as part of the Royal Geographical Society's 21st Century Challenge thing. Looks set to be an interesting evening. Its in central London. Mail me your address if you'd like me to post it to you. I can't make it sadly. First come first served! (waits in anticipation for the rush of emails from millions of excited people) wink.gif

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just noticed how weird the emoticons are on this site

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wink looks like he has a black eye and one eyeball hanging out

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Where and when is it please?

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Oops sorry Wes,

here you go, check out this link: http://www.rgs.org/WhatsOn/21cc.htm

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Wednesday 18 May 2011 at 7pm
Can digital technology offer the countries of Africa realistic economic and educational opportunities?



Panel:

Sir Bob Geldof (chair), Humanitarian and campaigner
Professor Nicholas Negroponte, Founder and Chairman, One Laptop Per Child
Erik Hersman: Founder of Ushahidi, Afrigadget and iHub
Herman Chinery-Hesse: Chairman of theSOFTtribe


21st Century Challenges
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
1 Kensington Gore
London SW7 2AR




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18 May at 7 pm is the date and time for me to rearrange my sock drawer.

Sounds like another ivory tower type discussion for the chattering classes. Yes of course Africa can/will benefit from increased computer use but like everything in that continent it will take forever for the changes/benefits to be seen on the ground.

Looking at the situation in the Ivory Coast with hundreds of people being casually slaughtered by inter tribal conflict the outside world is generally not too clued in to the affairs of various Africian countries so it has to play catch up just to understand the background to that particular situation, and again it is a matter of everything moving so slowly.

In microcosm would increased computer use/access help avert what's happening in the Ivory Coast right now or in two or three years time?

PS Of course digital technologly is more than just pc access.

 

 



-- Edited by noelindublin on Sunday 3rd of April 2011 03:23:07 PM

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you dont want the ticket then noel?

pmsl

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I spen a lot of time watching and listening to various debates political and otherwise. Most of the time I end up confused- though I consider myself reasonably well informed.

These discussions tend to go around in circles leading largely to stalemate. Thank God for  football and sport, where things can get sorted out properly!

I'm sure somebody would like the free ticket.

PS Funnily enough, of the listed panel Bob Geldof is the only one I had previously heard of. Of course that's no reason not to know what the others stand for- I can always google them so that I can't plead total ignorance!



-- Edited by noelindublin on Monday 11th of April 2011 01:23:28 PM

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Due to overunning of contractual filming, Bob has had to pull out of this event.  I wonder if he is filming this programme on a famous French philosopher, in which he had the lead role?



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yes i got a call from the Royal Geographical Society today saying that Bob had filming commitments and had had to pull out. I'm not going anyway cos I'm going away next week.

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