IRC log of mw4d on 2009-04-06
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- 11:56:15 [RRSAgent]
- RRSAgent has joined #mw4d
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- logging to http://www.w3.org/2009/04/06-mw4d-irc
- 11:56:19 [steph]
- zakim, this will be mw4d
- 11:56:19 [Zakim]
- ok, steph, I see UW_MW4D IG()8:00AM already started
- 11:56:38 [steph]
- Meeting: MW4D IG bi-monthly meeting
- 11:56:43 [steph]
- Chair: Stephane
- 11:57:11 [steph]
- Agenda: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-mw4d/2009Apr/0002.html
- 11:57:20 [steph]
- zakim, code ?
- 11:57:20 [Zakim]
- the conference code is 6493 (tel:+1.617.761.6200 tel:+33.4.89.06.34.99 tel:+44.117.370.6152), steph
- 11:57:45 [Zakim]
- +steph
- 11:57:56 [steph]
- Present:Stephane
- 11:58:14 [steph]
- Present+Arun
- 12:03:57 [Zakim]
- +??P2
- 12:04:19 [steph]
- zakim, ??p2 is ken
- 12:04:19 [Zakim]
- +ken; got it
- 12:05:24 [Zakim]
- + +035850558aabb
- 12:05:27 [kiwanja]
- kiwanja has joined #mw4d
- 12:05:33 [steph]
- zakim, aabb is lauri
- 12:05:33 [Zakim]
- +lauri; got it
- 12:08:04 [steph]
- zakim, who is here ?
- 12:08:04 [Zakim]
- On the phone I see +91.11.41.29.aaaa, steph, ken, lauri
- 12:08:06 [Zakim]
- On IRC I see kiwanja, RRSAgent, Zakim, steph, Arun
- 12:08:45 [steph]
- zakim, aaaa is arun ?
- 12:08:45 [Zakim]
- I don't understand your question, steph.
- 12:08:54 [steph]
- zakim, aaaa is arun
- 12:08:54 [Zakim]
- +arun; got it
- 12:09:31 [steph]
- zakim, who is here ?
- 12:09:31 [Zakim]
- On the phone I see arun, steph, ken, lauri
- 12:09:32 [Zakim]
- On IRC I see kiwanja, RRSAgent, Zakim, steph, Arun
- 12:14:27 [steph]
- Topic: approval of last meeting minutes
- 12:14:31 [steph]
- approved
- 12:14:44 [steph]
- Topic: Maputo Workshop summary
- 12:23:11 [Raphael]
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- 12:24:27 [Zakim]
- + +41.22.730.aacc
- 12:24:44 [steph]
- present+Raphael
- 12:26:51 [nicolasC]
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- 12:27:51 [nicolas]
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- 12:27:53 [Raphael]
- Was there any example of blocking regulations?
- 12:28:23 [nicolas]
- hi all, sorry mess-up the time, will follow via IRC
- 12:30:06 [steph]
- yes raphael
- 12:30:34 [steph]
- typically the need for community radio to serve has a local hub
- 12:30:50 [steph]
- s/need/need of an isp license/
- 12:30:58 [steph]
- s/has/as/
- 12:31:38 [kiwanja]
- q?
- 12:32:22 [steph]
- ken: impressive evolution in the domain since Sao paulo
- 12:32:29 [steph]
- ken: impressive discussions
- 12:32:37 [Raphael]
- q+
- 12:32:50 [Arun]
- q+
- 12:32:51 [steph]
- ken: ws was a good opportunity and a momentum created
- 12:34:25 [steph]
- raphael: one world asia, e-agriculture.org 1200 farmers in india coverd by lifeline
- 12:34:38 [steph]
- (name of the system) bt, cisco involved
- 12:34:39 [kiwanja]
- steph: good summary of workshop, and evolution since Bangalore/Sao Paulo
- 12:35:22 [steph]
- s/120/120000/
- 12:35:39 [steph]
- raphael: interesting to learn from those
- 12:35:55 [steph]
- strike by the numbers
- 12:36:06 [steph]
- mw4d ig can serve for information sharing
- 12:36:06 [kiwanja]
- arun/raphael: discussion around the agriculture discussion, and a project in India reaching 100,000 farmers
- 12:36:40 [steph]
- raphael: new participant for the group ?
- 12:40:07 [kiwanja]
- q
- 12:40:10 [kiwanja]
- q+
- 12:40:35 [steph]
- ack raphael
- 12:40:37 [steph]
- ack arun
- 12:40:41 [steph]
- ack kiwanja
- 12:40:54 [steph]
- ken: enlighting agriculture and m-banking
- 12:41:14 [steph]
- most tension between top-down approach vs grassroot approach
- 12:41:30 [steph]
- internatoinal consortium vs local people in hte groupnd
- 12:41:53 [steph]
- ken: all systems competing, not open data
- 12:42:19 [steph]
- not sure how to move from pilot to big scale
- 12:42:45 [steph]
- raphael: subject for the wiki: competing solution is interesting to discuss
- 12:43:01 [steph]
- better R&D discussion
- 12:43:19 [steph]
- good to replciate to benefit more people
- 12:43:42 [steph]
- raphael: considered esoko for my liberia project
- 12:43:54 [kiwanja]
- q+
- 12:44:05 [steph]
- but was reluctant to make a solution not coming from liberian
- 12:44:17 [steph]
- but needing to pay yearly
- 12:44:43 [steph]
- focusing on one module only might be enough
- 12:45:47 [steph]
- lots of issues such as electricity
- 12:46:02 [steph]
- importance ofr server to be up
- 12:46:45 [steph]
- stephane: importance of local ownership is very important
- 12:46:52 [steph]
- ken: issue of replicability
- 12:47:01 [steph]
- some things are replicable some are not
- 12:47:26 [steph]
- impossible for people to replicable nokia lifetools or esoko for instnce at local level
- 12:48:30 [Raphael]
- q+
- 12:48:35 [steph]
- ack kiwanja
- 12:48:37 [steph]
- ack raphael
- 12:49:17 [steph]
- raphael: unicef news ?
- 12:50:31 [steph]
- stephane: they were invited, but no time for them ot attend
- 12:51:25 [steph]
- ken: rapidsms and frontline are not exactly similar. they are pushing rapidsms in unicef projects
- 12:51:46 [steph]
- focused on deploying their solutions,
- 12:52:01 [steph]
- not aware of anybody else than unicef to use their tools
- 12:52:13 [steph]
- not focusing on replicability by others
- 12:53:31 [Arun]
- q+
- 12:54:09 [steph]
- ack Arun
- 12:55:44 [Raphael]
- +1
- 12:55:46 [kiwanja]
- q?
- 12:57:53 [kiwanja]
- q+
- 12:58:37 [kiwanja]
- steph: thoughts around a workshop promoting/evaluating mobile tools
- 12:59:16 [kiwanja]
- steph: challenges in regulation and other tech adoption (fibre, etc) which we have little control over
- 12:59:46 [kiwanja]
- steph: discussing latest news on wiki - parts that need work, expansion, etc.
- 13:00:38 [steph]
- ken: what is the audience ?
- 13:01:12 [steph]
- providing practical help
- 13:01:19 [steph]
- what people could actually do today
- 13:02:37 [Raphael]
- q+
- 13:02:51 [kiwanja]
- q+
- 13:05:33 [steph]
- raphael: sorting application based on criteria such as accessbility, replicability,...
- 13:05:59 [kiwanja]
- q-
- 13:05:59 [steph]
- ken: tactical tech doing similar things, partnership possible
- 13:06:59 [steph]
- action: steph to come with a document structure and summary of each section
- 13:08:06 [steph]
- Topic: next meeting
- 13:08:20 [steph]
- Steph: next meeting == doha ictd2009
- 13:08:27 [steph]
- i propose May 11 (may 4 impossible for me)
- 13:09:01 [Zakim]
- -ken
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- -steph
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- -lauri
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- - +41.22.730.aacc
- 13:09:10 [steph]
- rrsagent, make minutes
- 13:09:10 [RRSAgent]
- I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2009/04/06-mw4d-minutes.html steph
- 13:09:25 [steph]
- zakim, make log public
- 13:09:25 [Zakim]
- I don't understand 'make log public', steph
- 13:09:31 [steph]
- rrsagent, make log public
- 13:09:36 [steph]
- rrsagent, make minutes
- 13:09:36 [RRSAgent]
- I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2009/04/06-mw4d-minutes.html steph
- 13:16:56 [Zakim]
- -arun
- 13:16:58 [Zakim]
- UW_MW4D IG()8:00AM has ended
- 13:16:59 [Zakim]
- Attendees were +91.11.41.29.aaaa, steph, ken, +035850558aabb, lauri, arun, +41.22.730.aacc