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