REDD Assessment

I had two days in the Teminabuan, sorong south district to conduct initial studies, this study aims to see the extent to which society is responding to climate change, indigenous people in this district has the potential of forests for carbon trading plan, I am with this program coordinator, Luis, We have visited several villages and a lot of feedback, this is the first study we did in Teminabuan , hopefully the results of this initial study, the workshop  date will be 30 this month.

This research on the financial support from The samdhana institute, in cooperation with Triton foundation.

ICT for the future fishermen papua

Beautiful land of Papua, a rich country, but why do the poor, given Jakarta’s special autonomy, had too much money for development, that development must be for the people, we must build from the needs of society,
People in Papua still working on land and sea, as farmers and fishermen.

The vast sea from north to south, a lot of fish, to help our fishermen, we can create a system of satellite-based fisheries information to help our fishermen,
With this system, I think it will be useful for improving the quality of their lives, good health, education and other economic benefict

following an information technology scheme for fishermen

Let them think about their forests

A few days in this oil town,  I saw  improvement is shown by the children – young people who joined the association triton, they have been conducting a number of events and activities this time is the activity audio-visual basic training, the participants come from the villages in Malamoi

This is the role of the young children in this land, to provide basic knowledge about how to conduct investigations with camera equipment, to document the illegal activities or illegal logging  forests on their land.

An idea which I think is very good for the forest preserve them, as people who love this land, the land papua, I argue that if there are 100 children easily papua throughout this land, then the right – the basic rights of people will start guarded papua from village

This training can be implemented with the support of the Dutch partners, they’ve produced a film with the title “Mother of Tears Malamoi” a 10-minute length movies of course member of moral message for all of us, that would be where the future of our country.

What is our role to our nature, this land is our responsibility, children – young papua, this occasion I was asked to give some material about the use of GPS, to their later report from the villages location where timber harvesting or theft of their woods, I also introduced use google earth to view satellite maps, is an opportunity to introduce to them the benefits of information technology.

Ronni Dimara was a very instrumental in designing all of this, he has been doing a little of what he had, and very important for them to maintain their forests.

I also met a young Malamoi, a very talented  documenting the problem, some of his works was published in several countries, and I am sure this kid will be a professional photografer, if given more opportunities to learn outside the country and even out , This young man named Augustinus Kalalu

The Journey to Kaliki Village Merauke 2009

Since the enactment of this law in 2001, a large amount of funds has poured into Papua. It is estimated that close to Rp 20 trillion has flowed into the region every year for several years, and yet we continue to hear of negative feelings among Papuans in particular about the questionable benefits of the recent special autonomy status. Some say Otsus has failed, although just how it has failed is quite often unclear. It seems some people are not yet convinced that the funds flowing into Papua through Otsus have been utilized for the benefit of the Papuan people.

This year, on September  28 th, we are visited  Kaliki Vilage  Merauke . The journey for to observe about community based on the people . The Vilage People “ Momake Unaf “  was formed in 2006 to develop partnerships to address the development challenges in Merauke. The Vilage people “ Momake Unaf “ seeks to support development effectiveness and sustainability based on multi-stakeholder collaboration and knowledge exchange.

With a new spirit, this year the village people “ Momake Unaf “ will be showcasing local lessons and smart development solutions with the objective of realizing positive change in Kaliki Village . We hope these positive examples will stimulate innovation and encourage better collaboration between  development stakeholders in Merauke

Some of these practices presented at the village people “ momake unaf “ will seem familiar to Teropong  readers . We hope that by presenting them at “ Buletin Teropong “  and encouraging replication in other village  we will be able to get closer to our ultimate goal of more effective development in era especially  Autonomy

Community Development ; ” Build Papua from the Villages “

A while ago we visited a number of villages and sub districts in a number of districts in Jayapura Regency to observe the proscess of  Community Development  and Implementation for Indigenous people.  Based on brief observation, corporate appreciation of  reformation and the realization of Law No 04 Year 2009 and other similar laws is varied.  Those who are apathetic view Corporate Social Responsibility  as  rhetoric  and have not seen significant change  ; for example , corporate public policy is still not in the people’s interests. Suspicion that manipulation exists in corporate effort in still high and criticism  from  the community is not proportional which has the effect of a lack of synergy with development activities . Institutionally, the village governments are the front guard in undertaking development , therefore the village communities must be a priority for public  service polices. It will be very ironic if the majority of Papuans, who are rural area dwellers, don’t enjoy the results of development. In this era of decentralization, the commitment of district governments is not strong enough to push in order that the community at the village level is able to enjoy significant effects of development. This can be seen from the process of the draft Corporate Social Responsibility which do not allocate sufficient amounts to human resource development in villages. This fact contradicts the complaints made by corporate that the level of knowledge of village communities is low which means the cannot participate well in the community development.

The low level of knowledge in village communities must be addressed seriously as opposed to becoming an alleged cause of development problems. Increasing the capacity of rural communities is included in the Corporate  programs contained within the Annual Corporate Development and the Strategic Plan in Corporate Social  Responsibility (CSR). The process of formulating the Corporate Social responsibility should involve the community from the start. The Corporate should also truly prioritize rural development in the human resource development sector and restore the rural community’s trust by placing them as the primary national component in driving Papua development.

Hopefully, this article will lead all stakeholders, especially those in corporate ranks, to reflect on the spirit of  Community Development and not ignore the suffering of the people.  Without awareness of increasing human capacity in rural areas, the related laws and regulations regarding Corporate Social Responsibility , which provide a very strong foundation for the process of building participation, will be wasted.

Sumber : Catatan Pribadi  2009  di Kabupaten Jayapura

Saving more lives on Europe’s roads: mobile phone operators sign up for eCall roll-out

Today, eCall, Europe’s in-car automatic emergency call system, received the full backing of Europe’s mobile phone industry. Representatives of the industry’s GSM Association underlined their commitment to this life-saving technology by signing the EU’s Memorandum of Understanding to implement eCall across Europe. eCall automatically dials 112, Europe’s single emergency number , when a car has a serious accident and sends its location to the nearest emergency service – even when passengers do not know or cannot say where they are. Rolling out eCall requires close cooperation between public authorities, car companies and mobile phone operators and could save up to 2,500 lives each year in the EU when fully deployed and reduce the severity of injuries by 10 to 15%.

“Last month, the European Commission called on Europe’s governments and telecoms and automotive industry to do more to put eCall on the road. I congratulate the mobile phone industry for answering so promptly. By backing Europe’s in-car emergency call system, they have shown their social responsibility and openness to innovative applications of communications technology in daily life,” said Viviane Reding, the EU’s Telecoms Commissioner. “However, the roll-out of the pan-European eCall needs everyone’s co-operation. Today mobile phone operators have shown their commitment to eCall, joining car industry and the majority of EU countries. Six Member States have still not signed the eCall Memorandum of Understanding – Denmark, France, Ireland, Latvia, Malta and the United Kingdom. They should now take their foot off the brake and speed up the introduction of a system that can save lives. Otherwise, the Commission will need to propose legislation next year.”

During a ceremony hosted today by Commissioner Reding, Martin Whitehead, Director of the GSM Association Europe, signed the eCall Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the mobile communications industry .

Spanning 219 countries, the GSM Association unites nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators and more than 200 companies, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, internet companies, and media and entertainment organisations.

To fully deploy eCall, Europe’s car and telecoms industries and national administrations in all EU countries, must ensure that their emergency services, especially call centres, are equipped to handle eCalls. Although the technology is ready and common pan-EU standards have been agreed by industry and emergency services, Denmark, France, Ireland, Latvia, Malta and the UK are still not ready to commit, mainly for cost concerns.

15 EU countries (Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the Netherlands and Sweden) as well as 3 EEA countries (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) have agreed common arrangements for implementing eCall. Another 6 EU countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Luxembourg, Romania and Poland) support eCall and are willing to sign the agreement. The European Parliament is also a strong supporter of the roll out of eCall in cars across Europe.

Background

In August, the Commission called on EU countries and Europe’s car and telecoms industry to do more for the roll-out of eCall in Europe (IP/09/1245 ). The Commission outlined a strategy for speeding up the introduction of eCall in all new vehicles (of all brands and countries of origin) across Europe. The technology would be open to all, and would use the single European emergency number 112 , which is today available across the EU ( IP/08/1968 ).

The Commission has funded eCall projects that make sure the technology works across borders (E-MERGE and GST-Rescue ) and has further supported work on eCall through industry cooperation via the eSafety Initiative.

eCall is one of the priorities of the Intelligent Car Initiative and the Intelligent Transport Systems Action Plan promoting the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to achieve smarter, safer and cleaner road transport ( IP/06/191 ).

In the last two years, the EU provided around €160 million for research into ICT for transport.

Road accidents cost the EU economy more than €160 billion per year. Equipping all 230 million cars in the EU with eCall could save €26 billion annually. The eCall system will also make it easier to manage road traffic congestion and to install services like satellite navigation in cars.

The EU’s Memorandum of Understanding and list of signatories are available at:

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/esafety/doc/esafety_library/mou/invehicle_ecall_mou.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/esafety/doc/esafety_library/mou/list_of_signatures.pdf

The Commission’s strategy for an EU eCall system and the agreement signed by 15 Member States and more than 80 organisations are available at:

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/esafety/ecall/index_en.htm

More information on eCall is available at:

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/news.cfm?item_type=library&item_subtype=audiovisual&tpa_id=144

Today’s press release from the GSM Association Europe is available at:

http://www.gsmworld.com/newsroom/index.htm

Sumber : Komisi Masyarakat Informasi Eropa

The ICT Standard compentecy for Teacher

The ICT competency standards for teachers have been designed by UNESCO and its partners to help educational policy-makers and curriculum developers identify the skills teachers need to harness technology in the service of education.

Developed in cooperation with Cisco, Intel and Microsoft, as well as the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), the standards consist of three parts:

• a policy framework explaining the rationale, structure and approach of the project;
• a competency standards modules’ structure, which crosses the components of educational reform with various policy approaches to generate a matrix of skill sets for teachers; and
• implementation guidelines providing a detailed syllabus of the specific skills to be acquired by teachers within each skill set or module.

SmartDraw for Automatic Drawing

Only SmartDraw draws for you. Start with a SmartTemplate then use simple commands to add shapes and SmartDraw places them in just the right position with the appropriate connections.

Editing is just as easy. To delete a shape, simply select and delete. SmartDraw reformats your chart automatically.

Need make a change? Select the box you want to move, drag it to the new location, and SmartDraw automatically changes all the connections and re-aligns all the shapes.

You can even build entire charts with keyboard shortcuts. For example, add all the boxes you need in a flowchart with the Ctrl and Arrow keys.

Ctrl key and right arrow key next to it show a box added to the right. Do this for up and down also.

To ensure your visual looks as polished as possible, SmartDraw applies a professional design theme automatically. Change to a new theme with a single click.

SWOT Expert

High-Impact with
No Learning Curve

SWOT Expert is based on a clear & simple structure that fits into an overall Strategic Business planning framework. It’s easy-to-follow process walks you through each step prompting you for input as required.

Brainstorming Module

SWOT Expert’s brainstorming module prompts you with questions that help you flesh out your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.

Analysis Module

SWOT Expert’s Analysis Module provides you with drag-and-drop capabilities to match up your strengths and weaknesses with the opportunities and threats they apply to.

SWOT Matrix Report

Once you’ve completed your analysis, the Report Module allows you to create an HTML or RTF formatted report that you can further edit it in your Word Processor and/or paste into a PowerPoint presentation.

Introduction to ISOC

The Internet Society (ISOC) is a nonprofit organisation founded in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet related standards, education, and policy. With offices in Washington D.C., USA, and Geneva, Switzerland, it is dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution and use of the Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world.

The Internet Society provides leadership in addressing issues that confront the future of the Internet, and is the organisational home for the groups responsible for Internet infrastructure standards, including the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).

The Internet Society acts not only as a global clearinghouse for Internet information and education but also as a facilitator and coordinator of Internet-related initiatives around the world. For over 15 years ISOC has run international network training programs for developing countries and these have played a vital role in setting up the Internet connections and networks in virtually every country connecting to the Internet during this time.

The Internet Society has more than 80 organisational and more than 28,000 individual members in over 80 chapters around the world. ISOC has also created regional bureaus to better serve the regional Internet community. The Latin American and Caribbean bureau is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the African bureau in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the South and Southeast Asian bureau in Suva, Fiji.

Through its sponsored events, developing-country training workshops, tutorials, public policy, and regional and local chapters, the Internet Society serves the needs of the growing global Internet community. From commerce to education to social issues, our goal is to enhance the availability and utility of the Internet on the widest possible scale.

The Society’s individual and organisation members are bound by a common stake in maintaining the viability and global scaling of the Internet. They comprise the companies, government agencies, and foundations that have created the Internet and its technologies as well as innovative new entrepreneurial organisations contributing to maintain that dynamic. Visit their home pages to see how Internet innovators are creatively using the network.

At the start of 2008, ISOC launched a set of longer term, strategic activities, called “initiatives”. The initiatives which will drive ISOC’s activities in 2008-2010 are:

• Enabling Access
• InterNetWorks
• Trust & Identity

The Society is governed by its Board of Trustees, elected by its membership around the world.

To contact the Internet Society