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CTA: ICT update
01 June 2007
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (ACP-EU)
ICT Update is a bimonthly web magazine with an accompanying printed bulletin and an email newsletter. It is published by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) ACP–EU, P.O. Box 380, 6700 AJ Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Introduction to this issue:
Podcasting has been around since 2004 but it is still very much at the experimental stage when it comes to applying it to development efforts. In this issue we highlight some early initiatives from organizations currently testing the technology, and so far their results are all very positive. By using audio – speech and music – there is no need for expensive printing or distribution costs since the podcast can be downloaded from a single, central site on the web.
Read more: http://ictupdate.cta.int/en/regulars/editorial/(issue)/37
Articles
The popular newsletter, Pambazuka News is using new media to reach an even larger audience. Presenting information that can be watched or listened to will have a greater impact for its audience of social justice activists throughout Africa.
http://ictupdate.cta.int/en/feature_articles/pan_african_podcasting
For those members who can't make it to the regular Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society meetings they can still follow the discussions by listening to the group's podcasts, keeping them up to date with the latest technology stories in the Caribbean.
http://ictupdate.cta.int/en/feature_articles/extending_networks_with_podcasting_in_the_caribbean
New technology is becoming more accessible to rural communities in the Cajamarca region of Peru in this podcasting experiment. Farmers can now get relevant information on the specific crops they grow in a language they understand.
http://ictupdate.cta.int/en/feature_articles/local_content_in_local_voices
It is difficult for large organizations to target a specific audience when they produce information on a wide range of subjects. One solution is to make it easier for people to find their stories.
http://ictupdate.cta.int/en/feature_articles/spreading_your_bets
The big advantage of podcasts is that they can be listened to at any time or anywhere that is convenient. Podcasts are different because listeners can play them back at any time. They can be paused, repeated, shared and stored, and that is really something special. People don't have to remember exactly what the presenter said in that fleeting moment on radio. Susie Emmett of WRENmedia.
http://ictupdate.cta.int/en/regulars/q_a/(issue)/37
Current issue: Issue 37 - June 2007
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