[kictanet] Day 9 of 10:-IGF Discussion, Socio-Cultural Issues

[mwende njiraini]

For your reference: Steps taken for multilingual Internet Available at:
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25641&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html<http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25641&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>

Regards
Mwende

Disclaimer: These comments are the author's own.


On 8/21/08, waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com> wrote:
>
>  The big issue with languages and the Internet is actually scripts.
> Swahili is not a good example since it does not have its own script. Amharic
> in neighbouring Ethiopia is. They have their own script that they use to
> print newspapers, school books, etc. This script is not supported on the
> Internet. 95% of people in the world only understand their native script.
> Those native to the English script as used on the Internet are about 30% or
> Internet users and 13% percent of world population. More content is
> necessary in local scripts and perhaps UNESCO can be the body to coordinate
> all this.
>
> Waudo
>
>
>
> On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:39:25 +0300, "Bill Kagai" <billkagai at gmail.com> said:
>
>  On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 10:27 AM, John Walubengo <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> It can truly open up  opportunities and change their lives.
>>
>
> Have you ever met someone who can 'read and write' swahili but cannot
> 'ditto' english???
>
>
> People make a plan work, a plan alone seldom makes people work (Confucius).
>
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