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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

WHORLED INITIATIVES

SPAWNING GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES AND MULTINATIONAL ACTIONS

 

'Knowledge paradigms harvesting of bytes and brain accreting wisdom.' ~ G.E. Finnerty Keech

" Goodness must be joined with knowledge. Mere goodness is not of much use, as I have found in life. One must cultivate the fine discriminating quality which goes with spiritual courage and character." Mahatma Gandhi

SIZE=+2>Knowledge-sharing work and research in progress . . .

Focus 'Information and Communications Technology' (ICT)

Bywords 'Diversity' & 'Multidisciplinary'

'Knowledge without wisdom is like a load of books on the back of an ass.' Japanese Proverb

GLOBAL IMPACT OF BIOTERRORISM ON THE WORKFORCE

UNITED STATES Bioterrorism Workplace Health and Safety

Includes links to: High Risk Industries, Monitoring and Preventing Hazardous Work Exposures, Musculoskeletal Disorders in Workers, National Occupational Research Agenda, Occupational and Safety Health Information

 

UNITED NATIONS February 2003 'Job Listings' included the following positions:

"Chief, Weapons of Mass Destruction" and "Chief of Section, Office for Outer Space Affairs"

 

NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT (NAM)

As of February 2003 thirty-three countries were members of both the United Nations and NAM.

NORTH KOREA

 

WHORLED INITIATIVES

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL INTERCOURSE

COMMUNICATIONS

 

LINGUISTICS

(ACL) Association for Computational Linguistics

Simply put, computational linguistics is the scientific study of language from a computational perspective. Computational linguists are interested in providing computational models of various kinds of linguistic phenomena. These models may be "knowledge-based" ("hand-crafted") or "data-driven" ("statistical" or "empirical").

(NLP/CL) Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics

 

Your Dictionary "The last word in words."

 

eMETADATA STANDARDS & ARCHITECTURE 'Public Key Infrastructure'

National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Z39.50

H.323 Voice/Data/Video Standard

INTERNET2

CREN

SPECTRUM POLICY CONFERENCE (FCC SPECTRUM POLICY 1959)

Foster dialog and inter-disciplinary infrastructure intiatives for standards in image retrieval systems and intiatives related to search standards. Query languages must work with informational retrieval standards and metadata harvesting.

CODE

INTERACTIVE

ISO

ANSI

 

web3D.org

The term Web3d describes any programming or descriptive language that can be used to deliver interactive 3D objects and worlds across the internet. This includes open languages such as Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML), Java3D and X3D (under development) - also any proprietary languages that have been developed for the same purpose come under the umbrella of Web3d.
The Web3D Repository is an impartial, comprehensive, community resource for the dissemination of information relating to Web3D and is maintained by the Web3D Consortium.
A Web3D Browser is a piece of software that lets you view and navigate around a 3D scene over the Web, for example a VRML file. These browsers can either be standalone programs or, more typically, they are plugins for common Web browsers such as Netscape Communicator or Internet Explorer.

MIRROR SITES Australia: University of Sydney Switzerland: Relog and AlpNET

WORKING GROUPS includes leading edge code development and standards review.

 

VRML Virtual Reality Modeling Language VRML + JAVA "Late Night. . ."

World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC)

WORLD WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM (W3C)

WiFi Alliance

IEEE

The Electronics Technicians Association

Association for Computing Machinery

 

UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND DISABILITY

Human Factors & Ergonomics Society

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Assoc. of N.A.

National Center for Accessible Media

Mobility International USA

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

OSHA

Disability Info USA

The New Freedoms Initiatives' Online Resource for Americans with Disabilities

Go 4 It

This site provides information on hundreds of IT education, employment, and training programs, and offers users the opportunity to submit their own programs for listing.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Synopsis Section 508 Accessibility Requirements

Electronics and Information Technology Accessibility STANDARDS 36 CFR Part 1194

US Access Board ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT

Wage Gap Analysis

Response to COMMENTS

U.S. Office of Disability Employment (ODEP)

Program on Employment and Disability, ILR, Cornell University

Neighborhood Legal Services includes a good DISABILITY ORGANIZATION LISTING

Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund

CBVH

VESID New York State Vocational Rehabilitation

New York State Office of Advocate for Persons Disabilities (TRAID)

 

www.w3c.org

 

The Hardware Element
IT COMPUTER WORKSTATION

-Evaluating computer system and peripherals.

-Evaluating workstation for universal design functionality.

-Evaluating environmental control units (ECU) efficacy, utility and functionality.
-Developing specifications to support assistive devices and software applications.
-Assessing input devices: touch pads, voice-activated software, voice synthesis, touch screens, switch entry, large keyboards, OCR/scanning, infrared head pointing devices, force-feedback, and/or sip 'n puff.
-Recommending products and/or services.

-Acquiring and evaluating quotes from vendors.

-Technical troubleshooting and repair.

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY The Wetware and Human Element

HUMAN FACTORS

-Evaluating input devices.
-Assessing software applications including scanning keyboards, word prediction, and interactive instructional design.
-Evaluating placement of devices for accessibility.

-Evaluating workstation design.

SPEECH RECOGNITION - SPEECH SYNTHESIS

-Evaluating needs for voice as both an input and output assistive device.

BLIND - LOW VISION

-Evaluating software applications for ease of use and productivity.
-Evaluating optical character recognition (OCR) and optical braille recognition (OBR)

-Evaluating voice processing supports including speech recognition and speech synthesis.
-Assessing and recommending leading edge technology applications and devices that currently includes the force-feedback mouse.

COGNITIVE - LEARNING DISABILITIES

-Evaluations for devices to support comprehension, memory deficits and note-taking.

-Assessing software applications for instructional systems design principles.

DEAF - HARD of HEARING

-Evaluating needs for computer supports including digital imagery and web cam supports.

 

HEALTH AND BIO-TECHNOLOGY

Tele-Medicine
Tele-Therapy
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Equipment


REHABILITATION

Braille System
Multi-media Software for Handicapped

STATISTICS

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE METHODS

User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation: Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Education and Technology

User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations

Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication NSF

 

STATISTICAL DATABASES

NOTE: Counting 'clicks' at web sites to track use (email to a friend, print, save, popularity) provides instant content feedback.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS (HDR)

see UNITED STATES Department of Labor (DOL)

The Progressive Policy Institute

"New Economy Index"

Part I: Knowledge Jobs Based on IT Jobs, managerial, professional, and technical jobs.

Knowledge Jobs

Information Technology Jobs

Managerial Professional and Technical Jobs

Workforce Education

Education level of the Manufacturing Workforce

Part II: Globalization Based on export focus of manufacturing and share of workforce employed by foreign owned companies

 

GLOBALIZATION (DEVELOPMENT) - LABOR RELATIONS

 

eTRADE

Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)

INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO)

NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)

NORTH AMERICAN AGREEMENT ON LABOR COOPERATON (NAACL)

includes North American Labor Markets A Comparative Profile

 

UNITED NATIONS

UN Development Program (UNDP)

Millenium Development Goals

UN National Human Development Reports

NHDR Corporate Policy

UN Commission on International Trade Law (NCITRAL)

UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Technical Supports

National human rights institutions
Administration of justice
Assistance for constitutional and legislative reform
National parliaments
The armed forces
Electoral assistance
Treaty reporting
NGOs and civil society
Training materials
Human rights education
National plans of action

Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) www.ftaa-alca.org/spcomm/e-com/lnkbycte.asp

UNITED STATES

EXECUTIVE

White House

Homeland Security

JUDICIAL

 

National Security Agency

Central Intelligence Agency

Federal Bureau of Investigation

LEGISLATIVE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)

Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)

National Administrative Office (NAO) Facilitating Implementations of NAACL

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Foreign Labor Statistics (FLS)

International Labor Statistics Center (ITC)

Multifactor Productivity (MFP)

INDIA

GATEWAY to INDIA Government home portal

 

MALAYSIA

Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Electronic Government Flagship Application. (MyKad project)

Since 1996, some 279 companies have applied for MSC-status and 216 have been approved. Some are located in the Petronas Twin Towers in the capital as the towers are considered part of the MSC.

Pioneer Companies with MSC Status - Sun Microsystems, Telekom Malaysia MSC, MIMOS and NTT MSC.

Others with MSC Status - Microsoft, Oracle MSC, HP, Netscape, Ericsson, Intel MSC, MEASAT, Sumitomo, NEC, NCR, Lotus, Digital Equipment, EDS, Nortel, Siemens, Fujitsu, DHL, Astro, ICON, Sapura, Sime, Motorola, Binariang, Newbridge, IBM, Lotus, ATI, BT Multimedia, Lucent Technologies, Bridgestone, Nokia, EDS, MCSB and Unisys are among the 136 well-known international and local companies that have been accorded MSC status. 39% - International, 35% - Domestic, 26% - Joint ventures.

 

eCommerce 'Web site portal advantages include dynamic design and functionality changes.'

 

SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY PARKS (STP)

(STPI)INDIA

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Computer Applications in Various Socio-Economic Sectors
State-of-the-art Software Packages
Internet and enabling technologies
Electronic Governance
Next Generation High Performance Computing
Technology Development in Major Foreign Languages
Low Cost PCs
Networking and associated products
Database engines

 

E-Commerce

Public Policy to govern such issues as universal access, privacy and information pricing
Technical standards to dictate the nature of information publishing user interfaces and transport in the interest of compatibility across the network.
Public key infrastructure
Payment Methods
Protocols / Standards
eCRM

New departments in Customer Relations Management

*Staff training for eBusiness, Web, eChat and eMail call centers is essential in the integration and coordination of marketing, Internet technology, and sales.

*Interactive business logic promotes scalability, security and manageability with B2B and B2C relations.

*Integration costs should include database mining, wireless communication devices and external service providers.

eSCM Supply Chain Management

PUSH versus PULL

Industry - long production runs to create the physical product = PULLING.

eIndustry - Electronically mediated interactions with real-time management capabilities in process design and databits = PUSHING.

GLOBE ONE, INC.

SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY PARKS

INDIA see STP initiatives for country.

NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTER Meghalaya

UZBEKISTAN

TASHKENT

 

Political Economy of Economic Reforms

Political Economy of Development

South Asian Politics and Political Economy

 

Yet2.com broker intellectual property exchange deals online. Participating member companies agree to provide their entire intellectual property portfolio to the online marketplace, including core and non-core technologies.

Women Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century USA Dept. of Labor

 

ePUBLISH

CLICKABILITY As a thought leader in the space, Clickability has helped to show publishers the content world equivalent of the shopping cart and the check-out. A discrete set of actions that strongly indicate preference has emerged: saving content, printing it out, and emailing it to a friend each tell the publisher much more about what users like and don't like than clicks alone.

cmPublish -- The market leader in enterprise class, hosted content management systems.

· Advanced, enterprise-class features like workflow, history, robust templating
· Integrated options like newsletters, polling, event calendars, slide shows
· 50-70% less expensive than equivalent content management solutions
· Rapid deployment (1-4 weeks)

eBusiness 'Implement disposable infrastructures'

-generate revenue

-user-generated content

-reduces publishing costs

-low skill level if designed right

-multiple IT distribution channels PCs & PDAs

-knowledge industry billing models are volume-based and usage-based

-real-time updates

 

 

Academic software vendor Campus Tech, Inc.

RURAL AND SOCIAL APPLICATIONS

Customised Applications of Electronics in Agriculture
Productivity Improvement – Dry land Farming, Watershed Development
Agri-Electronics Instruments
Instruments for Food and Grain Processing

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Intelligent Machines Sensor-fused Real Time Monitoring & Control.
Autonomous Robotic Technologies with Vision Capacity
Systems for Implementation of Rapid Product Development through Rapid Protyping & Tooling Methods
Systems based on AI, Knowledge and Concurrent Engineering Tools
Modelling & Simulation of Global Manufacturing (Next Generation Manufacturing) Systems through full utilisation of Computers, Networks and the Web
Material Handling Systems
Flexible Manufacturing Systems with Integration Process Planning, Production Planning, Logistics, Resource Management with Integration of Real Time Quality & Performance Monitoring
Mechatronics applied to Integrated Product and Process Development
Precision Manufacturing, Micro/Nano Manufacturing
Technologies for improving efficiency, productivity, energy conservation, safety of operation, maintainablity and reliability of the Infrastructure Sector
Auxiliary Warning, Automatic Train Protection, Accident Prevention, Mobile Communication for Railways, Fleet Management, Data Acquisition, Wagon Identification, Signalling & Traffic Control Systems for Railways
Systems promoting Application of Electronics and IT in Shipping for improving safety and efficiency of operation, Port-Handling & Instrumentation
Technologies for reducing traffic congestion, pollution, improving safety of travel on city roads and highways including Vehicle Classification, Counting, Identification, Traffic Monitoring, Collision Avoidance, Enforcement System and Intelligent Transportation System for Indian Conditions
Technologies for improving fuel economy, pollution reduction, and safety of road travel of automobiles including Engine Management System, Simulators for Driver’s Training, Vehicle Instrumentation etc.
Technologies for Pollution Free Automotive System covering Electric Vehicles/Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Emerging Technologies for Automation & Distribution System for State Electricity Boards and Public Utilities
Energy Conservation Systems
Technologies for Environmental Pollution Monitoring & Control

 

 

 

 

CULTURE

The four oldest recorded languages are said to be GREEK, LATIN, SANSKRIT and TAMIL.

 

EMPLOYEE conduct policy is country and culture specific.

Policy changes were instituted after his American executive assistant charged a top Indian software executive with sexual harassment. News agencies in India reported 'surprise' and 'shock' by professional colleagues at the charges. CULTURE CLASH: US colleagues differ in perspective than Indian colleagues as 'Eve teasing' is a common occurrence in India. 1997 Sexual Harassment Laws are said to be 'swept under the rug' in 2003.

 

 

VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES

COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY

COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTERS' NETWORK

SOCIAL NETWORKS - create and sustain knowledge-sharing, task-oriented environments.

Online forums, chatrooms and IM conferences

 

MORINO INSTITUTE

"SOCIAL DIVIDE" VERSUS "DIGITAL DIVIDE" AND MORE. . .

Ethnicity and Nationalism

 

TOOLS

Laptops

PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant)

DataLoggers

Inventory Management Scanners

 

 

Work by S. Duarte, UCLA

Globalization and Music Bibliography

Globalization and Literature

Globalization and Education

 

Asian Globalization and Latin American Certificate Florida International University

Commentary CUBA Jesus Zuniga (APIC) Castro calls for common Latin front against U.S.

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SATELLITE ARRAYS

SES GLOBAL

Partners:

AsiaSat

AMERICOM ASIA-PACIFIC

Nahuelsat

Nordic Satellite AB

Star One

 

WiFi (Wireless Fidelity)

WiFi Alliance promotes wireless connectivity.

802.11b 2.4GHz frequency 802.11a 5GHz frequency

 

OFC Backbone F3 IBS Earthstations

NORTEL NETWORKS

Building on our wireless industry experience, leadership, and key achievements in the wireless market, Nortel Networks industry-leading wireless portfolio is comprised of a number of key products for both Radio Access and the Core Network for today's wireless networks based on CDMA, TDMA, or GSM while enabling a clear evolution to next-generation wireless networks based on technologies such as CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV, GPRS/EDGE, and UMTS in the most cost-efficient and simplest way possible.

eLearning

Education Development Center

America Connects Consortium

Distance Learning

Computer Based Training (CBT)

-Adaptive Testing

Interactive Video Instructional Systems

Worker Training

IT-enabled Services

IT awareness

Besides organizing workshops, seminars for various communities, a comprehensive cheaper

computer educational package could be prepared for schools.

Information Kiosks
Call Centres

Digital Content Development / Animation

 

ICT INFRASTRUCTURE

CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE

Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Program (ACP)

VIDEO CONFERENCING - STREAMING

 

H.323 Audio/Video/Data STANDARD

NGI Next Generation Internet

The Next Generation Internet (NGI) Program has been successfully completed and the Federal agencies are currently coordinating advanced networking research programs under the Large Scale Networking (LSN) Coordinating Group. Please see the LSN Website at www.itrd.gov/iwg/pca/lsn.

NSF Middleware Initiative

Internet2

VIDEO DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

(IVR)Interactive Voice Response

(VoIP) Voice over Internet Protocols

What is Internet Telephony?

(SMIL) Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language - pronounced "smile"

 

MIDDLEWARE "Bridges" to connect one electronic device to a home network.

HAVi (Home Audio Video interoperability) specification defines a set of APIs and middleware capable of automatically detecting devices on the network, coordinating the functions of various devices, installing applications and user interface software on each appliance, and ensuring interoperability among multiple brands of devices.

Interoperability
Brand independence
Hot "Plug and Enjoy"
Linked to the Past, Upgradeable in the future

 

UPnP Universal Plug and Play

Jini

Advanced Network Architecture

Convergence

Voice over IP / ATM
Fax over IP
Video-conferencing
Multiservice Networking - multimedia phone etc.
Internet on cable

WLL ( Wireless in Local Loop )
Applications like ones indicated below could be taken up -

Enhancement of bandwidth on conventional lines
Providing IT related services through WLL/ GSM networks

Low cost last mile solutions
IP Multicasting
ADSL ( Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines ) etc.

(GMPLS) Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching emerging standards

DWDM ( Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing )
ATM ( Asynchronous Transfer Mode )
SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy)

SDH/SONET network infrastructure products that enable telecommunication carriers to converge traditional voice-based networks with the new data-dominated networks

Frame Relay
WAP - Wireless Application Protocol
Blue Tooth, 3G
MONET Multiwavelength Optical NETworking Consortium

The objective is to integrate network architecture, advanced technology, network management, and business drivers to achieve high capacity, high performance, cost-effective, reliable, transparent multiwavelength optical networking.

PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS

Cable TV Based Internet Communication and Interactive Broadcasting Value Added Services
Digital Technologies for Audio video Compression Encoding and Decoding Systems
Building Infrastructure for R & D for Telecommunication

 

Network Security

Virtual Private Networks
Intruder Detection System
Firewalls
Screening Routers
Crypto packages
Digital Certificates
Digital Signatures
Certification Authority
New ways of encryption, modulation, data-compression and corresponding hardware developments

Network Management

Network Management Software using SNMP v2
Traffic and Fault management systems
On-line LAN monitor and analyzer for TCP/IP traffic
Gateway Management packages to control access to various network resources
Technologies for providing Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees on Internet

 

NETWORKS

SATELLITE

ONE WAY RECEIVE STREAM TO CONSUMER in conjunction with alternative SEND connection.

TWO WAY SATELLITE UPSTREAM limited to 56K as of 3/2003.

DIAL UP

CABLE

DSL

Ethernet

VLAN

IEEE 1394

RADIO

WIRELESS

WiFi (radio adapter card for PC required)

CAT5E - Type of broadband cable

AP - Access Point

WAP - Wireless Access Point

W POP - Wireless Point of Presence

4G

IEEE 1394 HUB, IEEE 1394 REPEATER HUB
FIREWIRE HUB, FIREWIRE REPEATER HUB Extends FireWire devices up to 235 feet from your computer.

 

CONTENT

STREAMING

AUDIO

WOW Circle Surround (CS) SRSLABS (Japan)

MOTU Mark of the Unicorn 2408MKIII and 828 Firewire Products

IMAGERY

Helix Producer

Web-based Applications

Datamining
Datawarehousing
Digital Libraries
Cultural Heritage libraries
Digitization of documents and information of national and historical importance.

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY R&D SHOPPING LIST 2003

MICROELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS

VLSI Design and Related Software
Power Semiconductor Devices
Micro-Electronic & Fiber Optic Components
Process and Device Simulation
Photonics Switching,, Networking, Multiplexing
Optical Fiber Technology and Simulation
Packaging Technologies

 

STRATEGIC ELECTRONICS

Development of Strategic Electronic Components (including microwave & Millimeter)
Software for Strategic Equipment
High Resolution Direction Finding (DF) Technologies
Future Air Navigation System (FANS)
Computer Controlled 6-Degree Motion Platforms
High Resolution Projection and Display Systems
Data Fusion
Emerging Radar Technologies

MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS

Materials for Strategic Applications
Infrastructure for Printed Circuit Boards
Electro-Mechanical Components including Connectors
Soft and Hard Ferrites
Color Picture Tube/Color Display Tubes
Liquid Crystal Displays
Sensors and Transducers

 

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS & CAPITAL EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT

Digital Low-cost Plants and Machinery/Equipment Development
Digital Consumer Electronics Products
Low-Cost Consumer Electronics Products
Broadcast Products Terrestrial and Satellite Communication

 

 

WATER RESOURCES

Water Resource management
Flood Forecasting
Waste Water Treatment
Irrigation and Canal Automation

 

TRANSPORTATION

Electric Vehicles

 

POWER ELECTRONICS

Technologies of Flexible AC TransmissionSystems
Emerging Custom Power Technologies
Power Quality Improvement Systems
Energy Efficient Power Supplies for critical Applications like Telecom, Computer Installation etc.
Railway Traction Systems for Electric Locomotives, EMU Trains etc.
Intelligent Industrial Drive Controls & Artificial Intelligent Applications including Sensor less Control
Dispersed Energy Systems
Modern Power Electronics for Industrial Heating, Welding and Non Conventional Energy Sources dispersed Energy Systems