W3C

MW4D bi-monthly call

15 Nov 2010

Agenda

See also: IRC log

Attendees

Present
Stephane Boyera (W3C/Web Foundation), Shwetank Dixit (Opera), Stephanie Rieger (Invited Expert), Max Froumentin (Web Foundation), Betty Purwandari (University of Southampton), Christelle Scharff (Ecole Superieure Polytechnique de Dakar
Chair
Stephane
Scribe
Stephane, Max

Contents


<scribe> Scribe:Steph

shwetank you have to call in for zakim to recognize you

<shwetank> ok, im in now

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-mw4d/2010Nov/0008.html

M4D conference

http://109.73.162.110/~humanito/sites/default/files/proceedingsm4d2010_0.pdf

<maxf> http://m4d.humanit.org/ <- conference site

Tools

http://www.w3.org/2008/MW4D/wiki/Mw4d_tools

Stephanie: adopted definition, now should move to review

all: agreed

max: apply methodology on a series of tools ?

steph: yes
... propose data collection tools ? sms gateway ?

Christ: both might be interesting

<maxf> Stephane: other opinions?

<betty> I agree with both tools.

<maxf> Stephanie: OK. Can we find 2 or 3 of each?

<maxf> Stephane: I know of 10 for SMS

<maxf> FrontlineSMS, Kannel, gnokki, MS, etc.

<maxf> for data collection: even more

<maxf> ... frontlineForms, episurveyor...

<maxf> ... surveymonkey, openxdata

<shwetank> +q

shwetank: might be some tools that are not final or beta

including them ?

<maxf> Stephane: as far as we're tracking that we can surely integrate them

<maxf> ... that's my feeling

<betty> Shall we list possible tools on Wiki & mailing list with pros & cons? Later we discuss what we choose.

<maxf> Stephanie: as long as they're stable

<maxf> ... and as long as we can apply the methodology

<maxf> betty: we can put the possible tools on wiki and we [bad line here]

<maxf> Steph: [...] when we have a good package we can apply the methodology.

<steph_> yes

<scribe> ACTION: steph to create a page linked from tools to start listing data collection tools and SMS gateway [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2010/11/15-mw4d-minutes.html#action01]

Impact Analysis

http://www.w3.org/2008/MW4D/wiki/Mw4d_impact

<shwetank> * I also cant hear

<shwetank> ok, now i can make out the voice :)

<betty> Steph: Minimum requirements for data services.

<betty> Steph: We should see from the cost perspective.

<betty> Steph: How many universities do teach how to develop Mobile Web content?

<betty> Some universities in Kenya offer the course in summer.

<betty> Any comments on the framework?

<betty> MW supporting enablers: law, regulation, policy.

stephR: what are you going to measure ?

country ? project ?

Betty: region level

measuring in which state is the region

StephR: existing popular web site might be interesting to catch

getting info on what people are using: social network, shopping, etc

Betty: MW use indicator
... mobile web readiness, content section has some info

<shwetank> +q

shwetank: what will be the source of the indicators ?

per country, there are reports that might be useful

penetration/coverage/reliability

by regulators

good sources of information

<betty> next to the indicators, we can list of mw staholders providing sources of the indicators

<scribe> ACTION: Shwetank to look at TRAI report and see what kind of info provided [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2010/11/15-mw4d-minutes.html#action02]

<scribe> ACTION: Betty to look at regulator of indonesia report and analyze provided info [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2010/11/15-mw4d-minutes.html#action03]

<shwetank> we can add/modify later on

Next Meeting

<steph_> fine for me

DEcember 6

<maxf> works for me

<betty> I can't join on 6 Dec.

<shwetank> actually, now that i think of it, maybe dec 6 might not work for me too

<maxf> thanks! bye

<betty> quit

Summary of Action Items

[NEW] ACTION: Betty to look at regulator of indonesia report and analyze provided info [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2010/11/15-mw4d-minutes.html#action03]
[NEW] ACTION: Shwetank to look at TRAI report and see what kind of info provided [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2010/11/15-mw4d-minutes.html#action02]
[NEW] ACTION: steph to create a page linked from tools to start listing data collection tools and SMS gateway [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2010/11/15-mw4d-minutes.html#action01]
 
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