[Rooftops] Re: [msgs] City of Boston WI-FI "summit" Thurs @ Museum of Science (9am - 1pm) (fwd)

[spiegel@media.mit.edu]

I just watched some of the presentations here, and I have to say, I'm 
quite disappointed. There certainly were smart people there, but the 
focus of the summit, was on Wi-Fi only, which was WRONG.

This isn't about a technology issue, and no one stood up there and said 
that. This is a community issue. Its about helping those on the wrong 
side of the Digital Divide learn and help themselves, and giving them 
both the trainingh and the resources to do it.

What disappoints me most, frankly, is that no-one from the Media Lab was 
there to talk about all of the things we know.

Where was someone to talk about all of the Outreach research projects 
that we do, like the Computer Clubhouse, Silver Stringers, and the 
Creating Community Connections projects?

Where were the people to talk about smart radios, and how they will do 
away with many of the interference issues we are experiencing now?

Where was someone to talk about Nicholas' $100 computer, which can do as 
much good in Boston as it can in India and Africa?

This is the stuff WE, as a community, know better than anyone else in 
Boston. And WE, as a community of socially conscious researchers, MUST 
have a voice.

I'm willing to help (though I'm in NYC), since this is one of the 
perspectives I bring to New York through NYCwireless.

Dana Spiegel
Executive Director
NYCwireless
dana at nycwireless.net
www.nycwireless.net
+1 917 402 0422


Stephen Ronan wrote:

> video clips from the summit:
>    http://www.votejohntobin.com/
>      - Steve
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