Tibet in Exile – a story
by Sky on Jan.21, 2009, under Debris
Thubten Samphel, information secretary (of DIIR- the Department of Information and International Relations) of the Tibetan government in exile in India, has written a fictional account of young Tibetan exiles living in India, entitled Falling through the Roof. —That’s a reference to Tibet as the “roof of the world.” The book isn’t yet available outside of India. It looks like it’s an in-depth introduction to what it feels like to fall out of your native land and end up being educated and living in a foreign culture.
More and more ICT education
by Sky on Feb.02, 2008, under DITG, Tibet
I’m impressed that over the years there has been more and more ICT education taking place in the wake of the DITG founding (that we participated in, in 2005). Recently this took the form of a four-day Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) session for Tibetans in exile in Dharamsala.
You can see what I’ve written about in this blog related to the DITG.
Wireless Summit in India – October 2006
by Sky on Apr.30, 2006, under DITG, Our networked world, Software and online tools
The Tibetan Technology Center (TibTec) announced that it will host the Air Jaldi Summit on wireless technologies in Dharamsala, India in October 2006. This will be an international gathering of experts and “learners” where the latest in community-based wireless will be discussed and showcased. (Press Release)
Free Wireless and Open Knowledge
by Sky on Dec.01, 2005, under DITG, Making organizations work
There’s a lot of excitement around the world, both in undeveloped and developed countries about “free information infrastructure” and about free or inexpensive access to the Internet. The Open Knowledge Foundation Network (OKFN) is one promoter of this concept – it came to my attention this week. An example of the free access principle is the wireless mesh in upper Dharamsala, India (well, almost free), and the rumored possibility that Google may provide free Internet access for the citizens of more than one city in California.
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