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| Wireless:
a help line for agricultural development? |
| Wageningen,
The Netherlands |
| 31
May - 1 June 2001 |
| Programme |
Public
session - Thursday 31 May
For
logistical reasons, if you would like to attend
the public session, please a short email to scheepers@cta.nl.
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| 09:00
- 09:15 |
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Welcome |
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Mr
Carl B. Greenidge Director CTA |
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| 09:15
- 09:45 |
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WorldSpace,
a gadget for the urban rich or a help line
for the rural poor in ACP countries? |
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Mrs
Gracia Hillman President of WorldSpace Foundation |
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| 09:45
- 10:15 |
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VSAT
and package radio in rural Africa: a reality
check of promising technologies |
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Mr
Michiel Hegener Science Writer and Journalist |
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| 10:15
- 10:45 |
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WebSat,
high speed Internet access via satellite for
just $2,000 |
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Ir.
P.S. Shawket, Managing Director Telecom Int'l
& Space Consultancy |
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| 10:45
- 11:15 |
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Coffee
break |
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| 11:15
- 11:45 |
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Wireless,
the last help line for agricultural development
in ACP countries? |
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Mr
Mike Jensen, ICT for Development Consultant,
South Africa |
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| 11:45
- 12:30 |
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Panel
Discussion: Is wireless the last help line
for agricultural development? |
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G.
Hillman, M. Hegener, M. Jensen, C.B. Greenidge,
R. Engelhard (moderator) |
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followed
by closed sessions of the Observatory Meeting
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