Thanks to Michael, Peter and Lawrence for giving interesting answers to my questions some while ago. Let’s face it, web2.0 is just a concept, but there is a lot more behind it and even more perspectives on it. I am still curious, so here are some more questions:

Can web2.0 really work on grassroot level or […]

Qu’est ce qu’un podscaste
Le “podcasting” une terminologie trés à la mode avec l’avenement du web.2 existait déja bien avant sa médiatisation même s’il faut attendre 2005 pour mesurer toute la puissance de la technologie.
Le podcasting est un moyen de diffusion de fichiers sonores sur Internet. Il permet aux utilisateurs de s’inscrire à un flux […]

While reading a general dossier about Web 2.0 in Spore the CTA’s information bulletin I came over the short, but very interesting article “Field report from Cameroon”.
Very briefly the platform www.riddac.org is presented (which won the RFI Net Afrique price in 2006 for the best African Website). François Ossama launched RIDDAC, a network for […]

The latest ICT-Update from CTA has an interesting feature about podcasting in Africa. One article deals about Pambazuka News and their experiences of podcasting. Besides the potentials…
Podcasting has the potential to enable activists and ordinary citizens engaged in the struggle for social justice, to plan, produce and edit their own ‘broadcasts’ without an interpretive or […]

I found this chart via the sun light foundation. It is also available in Spanish (sorry could not find any French version). The large version has 8MB and can be printed out as a poster. It visualizes very good the different dimensions of web2.0.

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I stumpled over an interesting interview on Global Voices with Jeff Msangi about his blogging experiences, the growth of Swahili bloggers and its social impact.
I find this growth very stimulating. You know, information is power and therefore the more Swahili blogs out there, the more influential we become as Swahili bloggers. I anticipate, as […]

ICT Update (http://ictupdate.cta.int) magazine is producing a special issue to coincide with the Web2forDev conference. We would like to hear from established projects already using web 2.0, particularly when applied to agricultural and rural development in African, Caribbean or Pacific countries. We are especially interested in initiatives using:

wiki technology
social bookmarking
podcasting, […]

Nous avons le plaisir de vous informer de l’ouverture de la procédure d’inscription à la Conférence Web2forDev. L’inscription est entièrement gratuite mais se fait uniquement sur invitation.
Vous pouvez remplir le formulaire de demande d’invitation ci-dessous si vous êtes en mesure de prendre financièrement en charge vos frais de participation et de séjour (voyage, transport, hébergement […]

We are pleased to inform you that the application for registration procedure for self-sponsored participants is now open.
Registration for the Web2forDev Conference is by invitation only. There are no registration fees to be paid. You may fill in an application form if you are in the position to financially support your participation in terms of […]

The new web does not only offer a great potential for development in different domains, it also has its implications for traditional development aid, said Giulio Quaggiotto and Pierre Wielezynski in their recent article, “Development 2.0: A New Paradigm for the Non-Profit Sector?” The authors highlight different facets of web2.0 (e.g. free development data, the […]