[cr-india] Oneworld Radio South Asia launched (early 2004)

[\"B. Shadrach\"]

OKN (www.openknowledge.net) is all about connecting to the Internet 
without being online, Fred.  I was privileged to be invited at a Sarai 
workshop last year when I shared the concepts behind the OKN programme.

As the research progresses, I have no doubt that content sharing over the 
Internet is going to become highly popular in the next years.  yes, the CD 
idea is extremely valuable if you know where the content exists and how to 
package it.  However, you still need a repository of content from which 
groups can choose what to download/access or request for.



cheers
Shaddy




Quoting "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred at bytesforall.org>:

> Given the slow speeds for downloading from the Net in most of India, and
> 
> the inexpensive cost of CD reproduction, wouldn't it make sense to share
> 
> such content via CDs? If nothing else, at least it could inculcate a 
> audio culture among all those waiting for radio to really open up to the
> 
> communities.
> 
> It struck one that even initiatives like Boodhikote in Kolar could do a 
> useful job sharing their content in Kannada among other groups in 
> Karnataka (a south Indian state as big as a large-sized European
> country). 
> It would help to convince a whole lot of other groups that audio content
> 
> makes sense, is affordable, and isn't rocket-science to put together.
> 
> I've just started to build a mini-library (modest, really) of CD-based 
> content. Specially that which is sharable. (Licenses like those from the
> 
> creativecommons.org are being increasingly used in the not-for-profit 
> world, and this is a great development.) Just last night, I was enjoying
> a 
> CD put together by http://www.sarai.net (which incidentally also hosts 
> this list for us) of a seminar they had many months back. It was almost 
> like being there -- better infact, since the audio was so clear... and 
> a much more environmentally-friendly way of doing things since one didn't
> 
> have to travel 2000 kms just to spend three days listening to others.
> 
> We are struggling to cope with two main issues now -- the licenses for 
> transmitters, and the content to put out. If we mix the use of
> inexpensive 
> CDs (less than Rs 15 each), we can immediately tackle the second issue, 
> and get ready to somehow sort out the first. FN
> 
> On Sun, 9 May 2004, Basheerhamad Shadrach wrote:
> 
> 
> > Thank you Fred, for posting the press release on the CR list.  
> > 
> > Radio South Asia is available for CSOs and audio content producers to
> > upload, share and download content on developmental issues.  I
> > understand that Voices is now uploading content in Kannada on this
> file
> > sharing site.  I am also happy to announce that MSSRF have started a
> 15
> > minute audio broadcast of the OKN (Open Knowledge Network  -
> > www.openknowledge.net) content every fortnight at 7.15pm on AIR.  
> > Geeta, my colleague will write more on this to the list members.
> > 
> > Shall I take this opportunity to encourage friends and colleagues to 
> > use Radio South Asia (http://radio.oneworld.net/southasia) to share 
> > their audio content for wider usage.
> > 
> > Warmest regards
> > Shaddy
> > 
> > 
> > Dr Basheerhamad Shadrach
> > Director, OneWorld South Asia
> > C2/6, Safdarjung Development Area
> > New Delhi 110016
> > Phone: 0091-11-51756975,77
> > Fax: 0091-11-51756976
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > 
> > Hi Shaddy: I just noticed this
> > on http://www.thehoot.org 
> > Could you give an update pls? FN
> > 
> > * Oneworld Radio South Asia launched*
> > 
> > *As a platform for audio content exchange South Asia, Radio South Asia
> > will enable organisations and individuals to download and broadcast 
> > audio programmes in South Asian languages to the communities they 
> > serve.*
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B. Shadrach
Department of Information Science
Loughborough University
Loughborough LE11 3TU
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