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Public access computer at the Kampala Public Library. The library just formed a partnership with MTN to provide free internet access.
In September 2013, library teams from 10 countries gathered in Medellin, Colombia for the Beyond Access 2013: Latin America event, where participants shared their experiences and ideas about community development.
Ron Carlee (ICMA), Mugo Kibati (Kenya), Lidia Fromm (Honduras), Sangay Khandu (Bhutan)
The Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries event took place on October 3, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together an estimated 400 practitioners, funding organizations, and innovators from around the world to have a conversation about alternative development approaches and to build partnerships.
The Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries event took place on October 3, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together an estimated 400 practitioners, funding organizations, and innovators from around the world to have a conversation about alternative development approaches and to build partnerships.
The event kicked-off with a special roundtable discussion between USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos. Other featured speakers included technology innovator Esther Dyson and representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Day 1 draws to a close with "The Mobile Content Mandate."
You don’t get to decide which device people use to access your content: they do. By 2015, more people will access the internet via mobile devices than on traditional computers; in the US today, nearly one-third of people who browse the internet on their mobile phone say that’s the only way they go online. It’s time to stop avoiding the issue by saying “no one will ever want to do that on mobile;” chances are, someone already wants to. In this session, Karen will discuss why you need to deliver content wherever your customer wants to consume it, and explain how to get started with your mobile content strategy—defining what you want to publish, what the relationship should be between your mobile and desktop site, and how your editorial workflow and content management tools need to evolve.
The Mobile Content Mandate
Karen McGrane, Author, Content Strategy for Mobile
You don’t get to decide which device people use to access your content: they do. By 2015, more people will access the internet via mobile devices than on traditional computers; in the US today, nearly one-third of people who browse the internet on their mobile phone say that’s the only way they go online. It’s time to stop avoiding the issue by saying “no one will ever want to do that on mobile;” chances are, someone already wants to. In this session, Karen will discuss why you need to deliver content wherever your customer wants to consume it, and explain how to get started with your mobile content strategy—defining what you want to publish, what the relationship should be between your mobile and desktop site, and how your editorial workflow and content management tools need to evolve.
The Ghana Library Authority’s mobile library service and ICT van regularly visits rural commmunities. In partnership with EIFL, the service provides people with an opportunity to acquire practical ICT experience and skills bit.ly/1XtGyYJ
Day 1 draws to a close with "The Mobile Content Mandate."
You don’t get to decide which device people use to access your content: they do. By 2015, more people will access the internet via mobile devices than on traditional computers; in the US today, nearly one-third of people who browse the internet on their mobile phone say that’s the only way they go online. It’s time to stop avoiding the issue by saying “no one will ever want to do that on mobile;” chances are, someone already wants to. In this session, Karen will discuss why you need to deliver content wherever your customer wants to consume it, and explain how to get started with your mobile content strategy—defining what you want to publish, what the relationship should be between your mobile and desktop site, and how your editorial workflow and content management tools need to evolve.
The Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries event took place on October 3, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together an estimated 400 practitioners, funding organizations, and innovators from around the world to have a conversation about alternative development approaches and to build partnerships.
The event kicked-off with a special roundtable discussion between USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos. Other featured speakers included technology innovator Esther Dyson and representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Representatives from the government and international agencies discuss access to information at the Beyond Access salon on March 7, 2013.
Representatives from the government and international agencies discuss access to information at the Beyond Access salon on March 7, 2013.
The Mobile Content Mandate
Karen McGrane, Author, Content Strategy for Mobile
You don’t get to decide which device people use to access your content: they do. By 2015, more people will access the internet via mobile devices than on traditional computers; in the US today, nearly one-third of people who browse the internet on their mobile phone say that’s the only way they go online. It’s time to stop avoiding the issue by saying “no one will ever want to do that on mobile;” chances are, someone already wants to. In this session, Karen will discuss why you need to deliver content wherever your customer wants to consume it, and explain how to get started with your mobile content strategy—defining what you want to publish, what the relationship should be between your mobile and desktop site, and how your editorial workflow and content management tools need to evolve.
Day 1 draws to a close with "The Mobile Content Mandate."
You don’t get to decide which device people use to access your content: they do. By 2015, more people will access the internet via mobile devices than on traditional computers; in the US today, nearly one-third of people who browse the internet on their mobile phone say that’s the only way they go online. It’s time to stop avoiding the issue by saying “no one will ever want to do that on mobile;” chances are, someone already wants to. In this session, Karen will discuss why you need to deliver content wherever your customer wants to consume it, and explain how to get started with your mobile content strategy—defining what you want to publish, what the relationship should be between your mobile and desktop site, and how your editorial workflow and content management tools need to evolve.
The Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries event took place on October 3, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together an estimated 400 practitioners, funding organizations, and innovators from around the world to have a conversation about alternative development approaches and to build partnerships.
The event kicked-off with a special roundtable discussion between USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos. Other featured speakers included technology innovator Esther Dyson and representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries event took place on October 3, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together an estimated 400 practitioners, funding organizations, and innovators from around the world to have a conversation about alternative development approaches and to build partnerships.
The event kicked-off with a special roundtable discussion between USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos. Other featured speakers included technology innovator Esther Dyson and representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries event took place on October 3, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together an estimated 400 practitioners, funding organizations, and innovators from around the world to have a conversation about alternative development approaches and to build partnerships.
The event kicked-off with a special roundtable discussion between USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos. Other featured speakers included technology innovator Esther Dyson and representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries event took place on October 3, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together an estimated 400 practitioners, funding organizations, and innovators from around the world to have a conversation about alternative development approaches and to build partnerships.
The event kicked-off with a special roundtable discussion between USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos. Other featured speakers included technology innovator Esther Dyson and representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries event took place on October 3, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together an estimated 400 practitioners, funding organizations, and innovators from around the world to have a conversation about alternative development approaches and to build partnerships.
The event kicked-off with a special roundtable discussion between USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos. Other featured speakers included technology innovator Esther Dyson and representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries event took place on October 3, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together an estimated 400 practitioners, funding organizations, and innovators from around the world to have a conversation about alternative development approaches and to build partnerships.
The event kicked-off with a special roundtable discussion between USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos. Other featured speakers included technology innovator Esther Dyson and representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Mobile Content Mandate
Karen McGrane, Author, Content Strategy for Mobile
You don’t get to decide which device people use to access your content: they do. By 2015, more people will access the internet via mobile devices than on traditional computers; in the US today, nearly one-third of people who browse the internet on their mobile phone say that’s the only way they go online. It’s time to stop avoiding the issue by saying “no one will ever want to do that on mobile;” chances are, someone already wants to. In this session, Karen will discuss why you need to deliver content wherever your customer wants to consume it, and explain how to get started with your mobile content strategy—defining what you want to publish, what the relationship should be between your mobile and desktop site, and how your editorial workflow and content management tools need to evolve.
The Mobile Content Mandate
Karen McGrane, Author, Content Strategy for Mobile
You don’t get to decide which device people use to access your content: they do. By 2015, more people will access the internet via mobile devices than on traditional computers; in the US today, nearly one-third of people who browse the internet on their mobile phone say that’s the only way they go online. It’s time to stop avoiding the issue by saying “no one will ever want to do that on mobile;” chances are, someone already wants to. In this session, Karen will discuss why you need to deliver content wherever your customer wants to consume it, and explain how to get started with your mobile content strategy—defining what you want to publish, what the relationship should be between your mobile and desktop site, and how your editorial workflow and content management tools need to evolve.
The Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries event took place on October 3, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together an estimated 400 practitioners, funding organizations, and innovators from around the world to have a conversation about alternative development approaches and to build partnerships.
The event kicked-off with a special roundtable discussion between USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos. Other featured speakers included technology innovator Esther Dyson and representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries event took place on October 3, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together an estimated 400 practitioners, funding organizations, and innovators from around the world to have a conversation about alternative development approaches and to build partnerships.
The event kicked-off with a special roundtable discussion between USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos. Other featured speakers included technology innovator Esther Dyson and representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries event took place on October 3, 2012 in Washington, D.C. The event brought together an estimated 400 practitioners, funding organizations, and innovators from around the world to have a conversation about alternative development approaches and to build partnerships.
The event kicked-off with a special roundtable discussion between USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos. Other featured speakers included technology innovator Esther Dyson and representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.