Archive - Dec 28, 2009

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A story to illustrate the usefulness of DEMML

Title: A story to illustrate the usefulness of DEMML
Author: Grant Sheridan Robertson
Source: DEMML Blog
Date (published): 23/10/2009
Date (accessed): 28/12/2009
Type of information: blog post
Language: English
On-line access: yes (HTML)
Abstract:
The Distributable Educational Material Markup Language™ (DEMML™) will be both a free and open XML format for marking up educational material in a highly structured yet incredibly flexible manner and a system for authenticating and distributing that content throughout the world, even to areas that have no internet connection at all. Once distributed, no internet connection is required to use the material either. This material is organized and classified to a degree never before attempted, using what turns out to be a rather simple system of encoding the hierarchical tree of all possible educational material right down to the paragraph level.

A Guidebook for Managing Telecentre Networks: Engineering a New Phase of the Telecentre Movement

Title: A Guidebook for Managing Telecentre Networks: Engineering a New Phase of the Telecentre Movement
Editors: Meddie Mayanja, Manuel Acevedo, Silvia Caicedo and Claire Buré
Source: wikibooks.org
Date (published): November/December 2009
Date (accessed): 28/12/2009
Type of information: open-content textbook
Language: English
On-line access: yes (HTML)
Abstract:
A collaborative project of the telecentre.org community. Wikified by Bangladesh Open Source Network with support from Partha Sarker.
via http://twitter.com/ictlogist

A Historical View of Pakistan Telecom Industry and Its Impact on Pakistan Culture

Title: A Historical View of Pakistan Telecom Industry and Its Impact on Pakistan Culture
Author: Babar Bhatti
Source: State of Telecom Industry in Pakistan
Date (published): 28/12/2009
Date (accessed): 28/12/2009
Type of information: blog post
Language: English
On-line access: yes (HTML)
Abstract:
Taimur Sikander has written an interesting article for Dawn about the long way that telecom has come in Pakistan and the impact of mobile phones and telecommunication on Pakistan society. I particularly like how he provides snapshots of the early days, and the way politics, arts and culture were shaped by telecom.