[Asis-l] e-agriculture > Mobile Telephony In Rural Areas

[gerrymck]

Colleagues/

There are a number of major initiatives in the arena of >> Mobile
Telephony In Rural Areas << notably in developing countries by major
national and international bodies.

IMHO> Such activities can / might / will also serve as models for
mobile outreach in the U.S. as well, particularly as replacements [?]
/ alternatives [?] / enhancement(s) / Etc. to Extension  Services in
not only rural areas, but urban areas as well.

/Gerry

Mobile phones are the success story of bridging the rural digital
divide, bringing tangible economic benefits and acting as agents of
social mobilization through improved communication.

Through this new section, you can locate a wide range of materials on
the challenges that rural communities face in enhancing the benefits
of mobile telephony, and look at examples of interesting initiatives
and good outcomes from around the globe:

The Online Forum on “Mobile Telephony in Rural Areas” 17-28 November 2008:

•Detailed Summary of Week I discussions in the Forum
•The Policy Brief, summarizing the key conclusions of the Forum.

Interviews have been published with mobile phone experts Christian
Kreutz, Consultant and Knowledge Activist, and Naimur Rahman, head of
the OneWorld office in South Asia and the LifeLines India project.

At the Knowledge Share Fair in Rome, Italy, a discussion session was
held about “Mobile Telephony in Rural Areas”.

Resources related to rural telephony such as interviews, reports,
booklets, articles, country profiles, and more, have been added to the
e-agriculture Knowledge Base under the topic "mobile phone". Simply
login first to conduct your search and access all the material
available.

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The Spanish language Online Forum on "Mobile Telephony in Rural Areas"
20-30 Abril 2009.

Interviews in Spanish about Mobile Telephony and Rural Development:

•Interview with Dr. Roxana Barrantes- Researcher and Professor in Perú
discusses Mobile Telephony & Rural Development.
•Interview about Traceability, Geo-Traceability & Mobile Telephony for
Rural Development. Ricardo Sánchez Villagrán- Argentina
•Interview: Project in El Salvador facilitates access to information
to farmers with SMS to communicate prices. Raúl Corleto,
FIAGRO•Interview with Hugo Carrión- Researcher with Imaginar. Mobile
Telephony in Rural Areas- Ecuador

Note > e-agriculture represents a partnership of several major
national and international bodies

Note > The e-agriculture Website is hosted by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Source And Links To Listed Resources And Twitter Account Available At

[ http://tinyurl.com/yd6s26q  ]

Over the coming weeks I plan to profile a number of mobile
e-agriculture resources that I’ve discovered in exploring the main
e-agriculture site and its associated links.

If you and/or your colleagues, however, are aware any /all mobile e-ag
activities in the U.S. (as well as elsewhere) I would appreciate
learning about them; Please note as a ‘Comment’ on the blog entry.

Thanks A Million !

Season's Greetings !!!

/Gerry

Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011

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