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Digital World Forum: Low-cost technologies against the Digital Divide

Stéphane Boyera

http://www.w3.org/2008/06/sb_DW_overview/

5th EuroAfrica-ICT Concertation Meeting

Brussels, Belgium, June 26 2008

Background

Digital World Forum on Accessible and Inclusive ICT
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Partners Consortium

ARMINES
cibervoluntarios.org
CSIR
ERCIM
kusamotu & kusamotu
Nematrix
oneVillageFoundation
Orange
PC4D ENSTA
W3C Mobile Web Initiative

Domain: ICT4D

Digital World Forum: paving the road from hope to reality

Scope

Objectives

Project Structure

WP1: Mobile Web for Social Development

An Indian Monk with a mobile phone Mobile Phones offer a scalable and affordable platform to develop and deploy eServices:
  • > 3+billion of mobile phones in the World
  • >80% of the World Population covered by a GSM network
  • The Mobile Web: Unleashing the power of Mobile Phones
    • No interoperability problems
    • Discoverability through portals and search engine
    • Enhanced interaction through forms/voice/multimodal interaction
    • Standardized technologies and development platform

(Photo Source: Der Spiegel)

Structure

W3C launched a new group in May 2008:

Join us at http://www.w3.org/2008/MW4D/

WP2: Low-cost Laptops

WP3: Low-cost Broadband Access and Infrastructure

How to get involved in the project

Conclusion